Check the listings at the America Links Up site to find out what events are taking place in your area. If nothing is scheduled, consider working with your local school or library to plan something. The America Links Up site offers resources for locally-organized activities, including curriculum ideas and sample press materials. The American Library Association also offers helpful resources. Kids Online Week kicks off an entire year of America Links Up activities, so it is not to late to get involved.
Several sites serve as excellent starting points for children on the Web.
It works much like Yahoo, except all sites have been hand-picked as child friendly. Surfnet Kids is another site directed at familes. It archives Barbara J. Feldman's weekly syndicated column that reviews Web sites featuring areas of interest to kids. Recent features have focused on topics like tigers, summer movies and Jerry Lewis. More than 700 sites are divided into age categories and subjects, with listings for children, parents, librarians, and educators.