It’s fall break for our school district this week so I thought I’d share a few of our favorite websites. Miss C will be spending a few days with the grandparents, which is nice for both them and her.

We had thought about going to Florida, but we’ve been twice this year and there’s the whole ER visit bill and Miss C has discovered American Girl dolls just in time for Christmas. Even if we scored a discounted or free deal on lodging (we often stay at my dad or stepmom’s condo in Navarre Beach,) once you factor in gas, groceries, dining out, and matching family airbrushed t-shirts from the strip (just kidding on that one) well, it’s still an expense. So we’re staying home.

I know there are times, especially if the weather is bad this fall or during Christmas break, that my girls might need a little preoccupying. Here are our kid-approved websites:

Kideos.com: I just discovered this recently and Miss A also really loves it. These are kid friendly (i.e. no fear of your 3-year-old accidentally clicking on some inappropriate Dora You Tube video some punk has dubbed over so that your child learns to say eff you in Spanish) and also categorized by age appropriateness, all the way up to ages 9-10.

BellaSara.com: Beautiful graphics for the horse lover and I swear doesn’t every girl go through a I HEART HORSES phase? You do need to purchase the trading cards to add horses to your stable but that’s it. I like this site better than Webkinz.

Carrotsticksonline.com: Nice, simple math website minus a lot of annoying bells and whistles. Kids can create a custom avatar that looks like them, which is fun.

Coolmath4kids.com: Miss C’s 2nd grade teacher has introduced this site to her class and Miss C loves it. She needs a little help with math and persuading that math is fun, so this is a great site for her.

Barbie.everythinggirl.com: What can I say? We love Barbie. I especially love, I mean the girls especially love, the salon games where you can give Barbie and her friends a makeover or paint their nails. If you’re a Barbie hater, and I know you’re out there, just skip this site, OK?

NickJr.com: Miss A especially loves playing games featuring her favorite characters, from Dora to Diego.

Sprout Online: I’m on the Sprout Band of Bloggers so I do want to give them a shout out. Miss A loves to play Dress Chica. Kids can also send in their artwork to be featured on Sprout.

PBSKids.com: Great games and activities. If only Big Bird had been online when I was a kid.

Starfall.com: Wonderful site for young readers. Zac the Rat will forever remind me of Miss C’s kindergarten days.

National Geographic Kids: Cool videos, games, and other activities about animals and science.

Adding a few more for 2010…

Poptropica: Pure gaming fun. My 8-year-old has actually figured out how to Google tips and tricks for unlocking some of the levels.

Multiplication.com: Great for my 3rd grader and a fun way to reinforce those pesky multiplication tables.

What are your favorite kid friendly websites?

These are in no way paid endorsements or requests, these are just websites my girls frequent.