The Librarian's Internet- By Popular Request

Do you have an easy recipe for play dough? How does that nursery rhyme go again? Do you know any simple jokes for kids? These are the questions that teachers and parents of young kids ask constantly. So here, by popular request, are sites that will help you provide your patrons with classic children's rhymes, lyrics to traditional kids' songs, and a wealth of craft recipes, all in the public domain. Enjoy!

www.kididdles.com/mouseum

This is one of the very best and most comprehensive lists of classic kid's song lyrics, many with audio files that you can sample. The best feature is that you can access the songs using either the alphabetical index or the keyword search tool, if you know some of the lyrics, but not the song title. There's also a nifty subject index that clusters similar songs together into categories. Creator: Terry Kluytmans, Victoria, BC, Canada. Don't Miss: The funny food songs, the jump rope rhymes, the learning/ counting songs, etc. Check out this site; it's fantastic!

Here you'll find the full text of more than 500 classic nursery rhymes. You can search the collection alphabetically or use the well-organized subject index. Topics include weather, animals, alphabet, colors, and more specialized headings such as money and months of the year. Creator : Mike Collings, Poole Dorset, England.

Designed for the parents and teachers of beginning readers, this nice collection of illustrated nursery rhymes is worth checking out. Included are hints for teaching. Creator: Enchanted Learning Software, Mercer Island, WA. Don't Miss: The printable nursery rhyme calendar, suggested theme studies for grades K–3, and a nursery rhyme scavenger hunt.

Looking for public domain recipes for modeling dough, finger paint, clay, or bubble stuff? This is a great place to start. Not only does this site provide simple recipes and instructions, but many recipes also include ideas for involving kids in the process. Creator: David Lester, Group 23 Solutions, Wylie, TX. Don't Miss: The cool recipe for dryer lint modeling material (a nifty way to recycle that funky fuzz you throw away each week) and the easy recipe for clown face paint (fun not only at special occasions, but anytime).

This great site contains recipes for fun food projects, as well as crafts. There's a graham cracker turkey and that perennial favorite, the erupting volcano, available in two versions, regular and super easy. Creator: Attitude Network, NY. Don't Miss: Check out the Magic Potion recipe. This bubbling cauldron is great for Halloween, not to mention any Harry Potter–related event. Detour: For more copyright-free recipes, visit Just Craft Recipes at www.melborponsti.com/crafts/index.shtml .

Little kids love to tell jokes to each other and to almost anyone else that will listen. This Web site is full of silly (and some downright corny) dinosaur jokes that younger kids can understand. Creator: Enchanted Learning Software, Mercer Island, WA. Detour: If kids hunger for more, check out the bird jokes at www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/birds/Birdjokes.html to find out why both the chicken and the monster crossed the road.