Fun Stuff for Kids and Teens

Explore your favorite museums in a fun new way—from the outside with Adventure Lab® scavenger hunts.

Learn how to create your very own art-making robot—an ArtBot! 

Calling all coloring enthusiasts! Coloring sheets for artists of all ages from Smithsonian Libraries. 

Customizable to any skill set, these digital puzzles feature images from Smithsonian Libraries.

Try your hand at these fun activities from the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation

Games and activities for students and lifetime learners.

Unique hands-on projects inspired by your favorite Hirshhorn artworks. New projects are released every week.

Download an Illustrated book designed by AstroNuts and build a collagasaurus.

Aimed at sparking an innovative mindset with K-8 learners, this activity guide features stories of inventors from history and today.

This 40-page activity guide includes inspiring stories, experiments, and activities.

Download the National Museum of African American History and Culture's Joyful ABC activity booklets for early learners. 

“Paint” with light and create photographs inspired by bioluminescent creatures.

Bel Mills, a collage artist and book designer, demonstrates the simple steps to create your own journal.

Learners of all ages can #ColorOurCollections and engage with portraits at the National Portrait Gallery.

Enjoy exploring history through literature, everyday objects, and hands-on activities.

The National Postal Museum's website offers a variety of online activities for kids of all ages!

An at-home K–8 activity guide with hands-on activities, puzzles, and games. (Spanish/English)

Through documenting memories and stories, the past comes to life in the present.

This 40-page activity guide is filled with hands-on activities, puzzles, and games. (English/Spanish)

Mix and match different land uses available and discover the most sustainable combinations for the tropics and the environment. 

Take a virtual visit to the National Zoo any time by tuning into our live webcams.

From the Smithsonian Science Education Center, a single player can look at data and the distribution of fresh water in light of world events and equity.

These ducks need your help! Help them reach tasty treats across the pond.

Engage in activities to explore the impact of COVID-19, understand the science of the disease, and learn how to stay safe.

Author and illustrate a Smithsonian Earth Optimism comic. 

Help Smithsonville and other cities predict and prepare for natural disasters.

Find giant deadly hornets, gorgeous fluttering butterflies & stealthy crawling stink bugs in this interactive e-book.

Tour the forests of Panama and capture their biodiversity on camera!

Test your geography knowledge with this online quiz.

Soar above five real world terrains in the United States while learning about different types of land and water features.

Have fun and match each animal to their correct habitat!

This simulation asks users to answer questions about plant and animal habitats and habitat ranges. (Grade 2)

Navigate the fiery aftermath of a supernova in an interactive simulation.

This simulation allows users to test various light sources in a dark cave. (Grade 1)

Explore the universe with telescopes you control over the internet, provided by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

Learn about bird migration, name that nest, online coloring book.

Help Morphy locate missing crewmembers so that they can repair their spaceship. For iPad.

This simulation allows users to take the role of an adult rockhopper penguin helping to raise its young. (Grade 1)

Travel around the world with Plato to learn about building healthy meals. ¡Ahora en español!

Meet your female space science heroes (virtually) on a free augmented reality (AR) app that can be used on most AR-compatible devices.

With the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's Rocket Lab, your job is to design a series of rockets and attempt suborbital, orbital, and escape velocity missions.

Lights! Camera! Action! Our movie director needs your help! Help Walrus pick actors!

Visiting rare animals at the National Zoo with this online game.

See skeletons in a new way with 3-D graphics, games, video, and more!

See what happens to particles when sugar dissolves in water and water evaporates.

An at-home K–8 activity guide with hands-on activities, puzzles, and games. (Spanish/English)

View the arc of the sun as it moves throughout the day over the Smithsonian Castle and record your observations. Look around the National Mall in full 360°.

It’s lunch time and Tami is hungry! Help Tami reach the delicious fruit by building a tower.

What happens when ocean currents and air masses interact? Find out here!

This 40-page activity guide is filled with hands-on activities, puzzles, and games. (English/Spanish)

Build your own zoo, interact with animals through augmented reality, and learn what species need to thrive under human care and in the wild.