Fun Stuff

Contests

Whenever I find interesting contests for you, I will post them here.

Funny Pictures

Random pictures I've been sent that made me laugh - maybe you'll laugh too...

American Natural History Museum

Take a virtual field trip to the American Natural History Museum with Brian Selznik, the author of The Invention of Hugo Cabret & Wonderstuck.

Wordle

Create beautiful word clouds.

Acapella Horses

Feel like being seranaded? Click this link. Thanks Lauren!!

Questionaut

Questionaut is a fascinating puzzle/quiz game set in a beautiful, unusual fantasy world. Players lead the hero on a quest for his friend’s lost hat. Solve puzzles on each island to get questions to appear. Correctly answer questions in the areas of language arts, math, and science to fuel your balloon to take you to islands higher in the sky.

Character Trading Cards

The interactive Character Trading Cards tool is a fun and useful way to explore a character in a book that you are reading or as a prewriting exercise when creating characters for original stories.

League of Scientists

The League of Scientists currently includes four interactive games: Lab Rat Race, Beaker Blast, Butterfly Boss and Circuit Center - use to practice life science, earth and space science, or physical science concepts.

Monster Mash-Up

Create your own silly Halloween scene!! Bwah hahaha!!

Animoto

Turn your photos, video clips, and music into stunning video masterpieces to share with everyone. Fast, free, and shockingly easy! - get parent permission FIRST!

Typing Practice