Helpful Sites for Volunteers & Parents

• 4000 Years of Women in Science
• Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering & Mathematics
• Amazing Moms - Planning parties for kids, arts and crafts, tons of family resources, educational games, and ideas for family fun.
• Bandanas! - A hundred uses for bandanas plus folding techniques
• Berit’s Best Sites for Children
• Biographies of Women Mathematicians
• Ceremonies, Songs, and Poems
• Color a Smile - Great service project for younger girls
• Commission for Children with Special Healthcare Needs
• Crayola
• Dads and Daughters - Tools to strengthen father-daughter relationships and to transform the pervasive cultural messages that value daughters more for how they look than for who they are
• Design Your Future - Math, Science, and Technology for Girls
• Dositey - Interactive lessons in Math, Language Arts, & Science for K-8
• Empowered Parents - Find out more about eating disorders in children
• EPA: Water Drop Patch Project - Find out how your girls can get involved (Brownie through Senior level)
• Foundation for Foreign Study - Host a foreign exchange student interested in Girl Scouting!
• Funbrain - Great educational games for your child!
• Girl Scout Humor
• Girl Scouts of the USA - National Girl Scout Headquarters
• Girls Incorporated
• Girl Tech - awesome site...female inventors and more!
• GrandsPlace - Designed especially for grandparents who are caregivers for children, this site has helpful resources and a place to visit with the children.
• Guidelines for an Indoor Flag Ceremony
• Kentucky Child Now - A nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the healthy development of children and youth through education, mobilization and capacity building.
• Kentucky Commission on Women - Upcoming Events for Women in Kentucky
• Kids Domain Family Resource
• Kidsource - Activities, advice, fun, and great articles for the busy parent. Check out www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/girls.html specifically for a terrific article on supporting girls in early adolescence!
• Kidz
• Louisville Science Center - Fun for all ages!
• Make Stuff - Don't throw it away! Recycle it for crafts, etc.
• Math and Reading Help for Kids - a comprehensive directory of original articles, tips, and resources created to help parents and children make informed decisions about school-related issues.
• Mom Central - Smart solutions for busy moms!
• National Women’s History Project
• New Moon
• Outer Space Crafts and Activities
• Raising Confident and Competent Girls - research and resources for parents of middle school girls
• Scouting Web - bringing together all the pieces of the web for Leaders of girls in scouting
• Speed Art Museum
• The Fun Room
• The National Park Service - Visit your National Parks!
• The World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics - A UN report on the state of women
• ThinkQuest -  Conference for educators, parents, and students. Educational contests for grades 4-12.
• Women’s College Coalition
• Women's e-News - What news looks like when women matter!

If you encounter a link that does not work, please let us know. And please remember that we try to find educational, wholesome sites to share with girls, parents, and volunteers. If you have a question about any of the sites we have chosen or have sites you would like to add to this list, please contact us.