Fun Stuff for Kids and Teens

Art Activities and Games

Colorful crayons displayed on top of the Smithsonian sun.

Smithsonian Libraries

Color Our Collections

Coloring sheets for artists of all ages from the Smithsonian Libraries.

A purple, yellow, and gray robot that makes art.

Smithsonian Learning Lab

ArtBots!

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

A black outline of a portrait of a man that is half black and white and half colored in.

National Portrait Gallery

Color in Portraits in Our Collections

Learners of all ages can color our collection and engage with our portraits.

Hirshhorn Museum

Hirshhorn Kids at Home

Unique hands-on projects inspired by your favorite Hirshhorn artworks.

National Museum of Natural History

Light Painting Tutorial

"Paint" with light and create photographs inspired by bioluminescent ocean creatures.

Collage with James Smithsonian and monuments and the Smithsonian Building

Smithsonian Open Access

How to make a Collagasaurus

Download an illustrated book designed by the AstroNuts and build a collagasaurus.

History and Culture Activities

Smithsonian Castle

Scavenger Hunts

Explore your favorite Smithsonian museums and gardens with touchless scavenger hunts!

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Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

The Smithsonian Folklife and Oral History Interviewing Guide

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

File folders make up a made at home time capsule.

National Postal Museum

Postal Museum Activity Zone

The National Postal Museum's website offers a variety of online activities for kids of all ages, including how to make your own time capsule!

Smithsonian Libraries

Digital Jigsaw Puzzles

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

National Museum of American History

Do Try This at Home!

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

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Joyful ABC Activity Books

Explore the Joyful ABC activity booklets for early learners, ages 3 - 5, or for infants and toddlers.

Science and Nature Games and Activities

Grainy black and white image of a panda.

Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

AnimalCams: Live Video Streams

Visit the National Zoo virtually any time by turning into our live webcams.

Smithsonian Science Education Center

Science Game Center

Fun games and apps for learning about science.

Colorful and playful illustration of a computer that looks like a children's drawing.

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Q?rioso

Be curious, discover, play, and learn with us

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Q?Digital

Open your virtual world to a learning experience with games and videos from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.

A small bird with a white breast speckled with brown and reddish brown back.

Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Migration Game

Help Wanda the Wood Thrush travel from her winter home in Costa Rica to her summer home in Maryland!

Smithsonian Open Access

Free Photos from the Smithsonian's National Zoo

These Open Access images are available to download and use as you wish—all without asking!

Space Activities and Interactives

Illustration depicting an outline of a woman's head that looks like a constellation in the sky.

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Reach Across the Stars

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

A rainbow of colors exploding in front of a black background.

Smithsonian Science Education Center

Journey Through an Exploded Star

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

Satellite image from space of land on Earth.

National Air and Space Museum

Geography from Space Quizzes

Challenge yourself to identify geographic locations on Earth with these quizzes.

A white telescope in the corner of a photograph with brown hills in the background.

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

MicroObservatory Robotic Telescope Network

Explore the universe with telescopes you control over the internet!

Activity Guides from Smithsonian and USA TODAY

Download educational activity guides produced in collaboration with USA TODAY that are packed full of games, puzzles, recipes, and other activities for the young and young at heart.

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Smithsonian Education

Innovation Across the Nation

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

Smithsonian Education

Inspiration Nation

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

Smithsonian Education

Yesterday, Today

Explore three visual time capsules that connect ideas and events from the past with products and trends of the present.

Cover of wonder and awe newspaper section.

Smithsonian Education

Wonder & Awe

This guide features stories and activities that connect us to our "place in space" through the lenses of art, culture, history, and science.

Design for Title Page, Occupations of Women and Their Compensation

Smithsonian American Women's History Museum

Women Innovators: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future

This activity guide includes stories of pioneering innovators and their life-changing innovations.

Illustration of three doors on a winter day.

Smithsonian Education

Winter at Home

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

Newspaper cover of road trip activity guide.

Smithsonian Education

Summer Road Trip

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

Cover of back to school activity booklet.

Smithsonian Education

Explore, Discover, Learn: Back to School with the Smithsonian

Our back-to-school activity guide has fun and learning for all ages.

Smithsonian Education

Sustainability in Action

This activity guide is for learners of all ages who are interested in putting sustainability into action.

Smithsonian Education

¡Presente! Activity Guide

This 12-page guide allows learners of all ages to engage with inspirational and informative stories that explore the American Latino experience.

Collage of items representing US veterans.

Smithsonian Education

America’s Veterans: Honor, Service, and Sacrifice

This activity guide helps students appreciate veterans’ impact on American society.

Screenshot from a game in activity book.

Smithsonian Education

Present History

This activity guide provides stories of innovation and inspiration, and reflection in an ongoing quest to better understand the American experience.

Smithsonian Education

Our Shared Community

This guide explores how objects help us connect to the culture and history of a place and understand the broader American story.

Explore the Smithsonian's Collections

Smithsonian Collection Spotlight