Kerpoof, www.kerpoof.com, is all about having a blast while discovering new ways to express yourself. Budding artists can flex their creativity with projects such as Make a Picture and Spell a Picture. Just choose a background and begin. You can even make your own movie and vote on works your peers have posted. Now pick a theme such as Fantasy, Aliens, Inventors or Winter Tales and use it to Tell a Story. Just type in your text and add pictures and color, and you have created an original work of art you can show off.

Do you know Mister Rogers? Surely many of your parents will remember him from their childhoods. Take a safe and happy trip to PBS Kids’ Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, http://pbskids.org/rogers. Begin your journey at Mister Rogers' house, where you can mouse around to find stories and games. Take the trolley to begin your magical journey into a make-believe fantasy world sure to charm young and old alike. See kings and queens, dressed-up cats and wise old owls. The good times never end, so enjoy this world of pretend.

If chilly weather has you stuck inside and bored, bounce on over to Kid Zone, www.museums.
ualberta.ca/kidzone/index_e.html, for great games and adventures that will keep you busy. Don't let the spooky music scare you off! Enter the tree house, where remarkable games and tantalizing tales wait to be discovered. Mouse over the interior to see all the great offerings and click on one to begin. You can collect clues to add to the clue box and listen to great clubhouse stories. Iggy and Wendy will have you feeling like one of the gang in no time!

All the puzzle lovers in the world must check out Erich's Puzzle Palace, www2.stetson.edu/~efriedma/puzzle.html. No matter what skills you are trying to sharpen, whether it’s number games or word plays, this site has something to solve in every category imaginable. If you are new to puzzles but feel their pull, click on Easy to get started. Those looking for a mega challenge should visit Hard for chess games and confounding mazes. Get ready to ponder for a while. Work the puzzles yourself before viewing its Solution.

Break out your shovel and uncover what lies beneath the surface in The Smithsonian Institution's Digging for Answers, www.smithsonianeducation
.org/idealabs/digging_for_answers. Get a good look at the treasures hidden under the earth and choose one you want to learn more about. Click on the Statue of Liberty and explore some of girl power's biggest names. If you are in the mood for food, pick the pig and see what tasty tidbits await. Regardless of what you unearth, this site is sure to have you digging through other Web sites to reveal the answers you seek.

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