Family-friendly
activities in and around Madison
For a current list of educational and fun activities, check out these
sites:
TheDailyPage.com
This is our locally-owned weekly paper – it's great reading
that offers you and your kids lots of new ideas about activities
around town – and it's updated weekly.
Selwyn.org
We were so delighted when we found this fantastic site. Selwyn,
a father of three, does a weekly collection of family-friendly events.
He originally started this web site because he couldn't find
a useful selection of events on line.
VisitMadison.com
Stay on top of kid-friendly events with the Greater Madison Convention & Visitors
Bureau's Calendar of Events located on their Kid's Corner web page. Search
the
calendar
by
day,
month,
year,
text,
category
or even date range.
DowntownMadison.org
"Downtown Madison, Inc. is committed to making our central city a united, vibrant,
economically strong and socially healthy community. Accomplishing this mission
will bring more people downtown to live, work, shop and recreate."
Discover some of Madison's
treasures
A-Z
Farm
Our friends Ray and Alice run
A-Z farm in Oregon, Wisconsin. Their little lambs, ducks, chicks
and bunnies are always the stars of our annual Easter Hat Parade. Their
sheep
farm
is a wonderful educational experience.
Madison
Children's Museum
Madison Children's Museum, an award-winning museum, is fun for kids
under 8.
Kids
in the Rotunda – Overture Center
"Every Saturday during
the school year from fall through spring, Overture Center offers
free arts programs designed
for children and families. Our popular
performing arts series for children and families offers a relaxed,
kid-friendly environment in which to enjoy a diverse lineup of local
and regional storytellers, musicians, juggler, theater troupes, magicians
and dancers."
Madison
Museum of Contemporary Art
Check out their Calendar of Events for the
scoop on exhibitions, lectures, tours and other special events.
University
of Wisconsin Geology Museum
"Explore the Geology Museum and take a peek
into Wisconsin's deep history! Our mineral, rock and fossil collections
have the power to educate and inspire visitors of all ages. Come
see for yourself! Our mineral,
rock and fossil collections have the power to educate and inspire
visitors of all ages. Come see for yourself!"
University
of Wisconsin Space Place
"By providing hands-on
activities, lively presentations, and informative lectures by UW
faculty and staff,
the UW Space Place
shows that
science can be fun for everyone!"
Web sites for parents
Kids-in-Mind.com
– Movie Ratings That Actually Work
"We enable adults to determine whether a movie is
appropriate for them or their children, according to their own criteria. Unlike
the MPAA we do
not assign an inscrutable rating based on age…Since our system is based
on objective standards, not the viewer's age or the artistic merits of a film,
we enable adults to determine whether a movie is appropriate for their children
according to their own criteria."
Parental
Stress Center
"The mission of the Parental Stress Center, Inc. is to prevent child abuse
and neglect, strengthen families, and promote healing of those affected by abuse,
through the provision of culturally competent and diverse professional, volunteer
and peer services."
Respite Center
"The Respite Center provides respite and crisis child care 24 hours a day,
seven days a week to parents experiencing high levels of stress. Social Workers
on staff are available 24 hours a day to arrange for immediate or future child
care, and provide crisis intervention and counseling to parents. Families are
offered the assistance they need to resolve the crisis, stabilize, and improve
their parenting."
American
Academy of Pediatrics
This is a very informative web site with helpful information
on child development, ADHD, autism, child health issues, breastfeeding,
car safety seats, immunizations, obesity, stress and more.
Federal
Citizen Information Center – Recall Info
They'll send you automatic information
on recalls. This is of tremendous value to parents' and children's
organizations.
Dane
County Buy Local
"The Dane County Buy Local Initiative is a coalition of local independent businesses,
social impact groups and citizens working together to support a healthy community
economy.We seek to mobilize resources in Madison and the surrounding
area, engage the total community in the process of economic renewal, and inspire
each other to take action."
Sophie and Lilah's kid picks
for great web sites
Henry
Vilas Zoo
Your free zoo, open each and every day.
Madison
Parks
The City of Madison has 260 parks and parklands
and 6,600 acres of parks. Learn more about our parks by visiting
this web site.
Kids.gov
The Federal Citizen Information Center has an amazing
web site for children that links to tons of other
web sites. Topics include: Arts, Careers,
Computers, Fighting Crime, Fun Stuff, Geography, Global Village,
Government, Health, History, Homework, Money, Music, Plants and
Animals, Recreation,
Safety, Science and Math, Space, State Web Sites, and Transportation.
PBSkids.org
From PBS television – find information about
broadcasting, fun games to paly and great coloring pages.
Mensaforkids.org
Mensa Society's web site with cool games that boost brain
power.
Kids.nationalgeographic.com
National Geographic's web site for kids that compliments
their monthly magazine.
Kittenwar.com
Decide which kitty is cuter and view the voting results
automatically. Post a photo of your furry little friend!
Starfall.com
Improve your reading skills with this super
web site.
Pancakemountain.com
Our favorite web site!
Kids.yahoo.com
Yahooligans – search engine for
kids.
Msichicago.org
The world-famous Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
SheddAquarium.org
The world-famous Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
Some
of our favorite vendor
web sites
Paulfrank.com
Check out Julius & Friends, find designer and merchandise
information, and watch cute cartoons.
Webkinz.com
A virtual pet paradise.
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