Free kids website

If your child would like to make a kids website for themselves or make a website for kids, here are some cool tips and resources!

Web resources:

How to make a website for kids

SuperClubsPlus – build kid’s pages inside their website

Popfly – Kids make their own web page or game

Netkids-  Kids Make a free website

Dorling Kindersley clipart (for use in your home or school project)

Kaboose free icons

HTML for kids

CyberSmart – Kids safety online

Tips

Australian children born within the past decade have had the internet in their homes since birth. It’s pretty natural for them to want a website of their own!

If you’re not sure how to put a site together, you can learn together! Free website options mean that you can dabble to your heart’s content, and it’s an educational experience for both of you.

Some topics for a kids website:

    • Kids can create a  site for their soccer team, netball team or dance group.  All the team members can look at and share photos of games or events. Be sure to check with the coach or teacher before starting a website, and make the site private.
    • If your child has a hobby, why not encourage them to build a site around it? They can post photos of their creations, achievements and information about their hobby.
    • For a special project, you can help them create a family tree website– all the family, no matter where they are in the world, can visit the site and even add their own photos and stories.  You can find information about free family websites here.
    • For a school project, perhaps the teacher will allow your child to create their work online.  A school project might even be to make a website!
  • As with any website for kids or made by kids, safety is very important. Take a look through cybersmart.gov.au to ensure your children enjoy their online experience safely.

A blog might be a good place to start – your child can blog about their pet or hobby. (No personal or identifying information should be given in regard to a younger child. An adult should monitor the blog.)

You can make a free blog at WordPress (http://wordpress.com) or Blogger (http://www.blogger.com)

Or, you can use your own hosting and install a WordPress blog at http://wordpress.org

You don’t need to run a WordPress blog like a blog.  Your child can make a website that looks like any other website on online. For example, if a girl is interested in games for girls, she could make a WordPress site about girls games online. (The Game Girl website in the linked example was made with a self-hosted WordPress site.)

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