First, if you have ever been curious about how things work (and who hasn't?), you'll love this great museum. The Exploratorium is an actual museum in San Francisco, California, but this online version has enough interactive exhibits (over 650, in fact) to keep you coming back for months.

Build a Glitter Globe. Perform a cow's eye dissection, make a Roto-Copter, or even a camera (from a potato chip can). You'll find step-by-step instructions for these, and many other projects, in The Learning Studio at the museum.

Take a trip to Washington, D.C. without even leaving your house. Join Socks and Buddy (the First Family's pets) for a tour of The White House.

You'll learn all about the history of The White House, including the kids and pets who've lived there over the years. When you've finished your tour, you can even send an email letter to President Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, the Vice-President or Mrs. Gore.

Come to the International Kids' Space to meet other kids from around the world. Readers from over 125 countries visit this site, where kids can share their own stories, work on stories together, or even attend an on-air concert with music played by other kids.

Did you know there's even a place online for yucky stuff? Cool, huh? Just go to the Yuckiest Site on the Internet and find out about burps, snores, icky roaches, and lots more. While you're there you'll meet Mary, the worm woman, and learn all sorts of, well...yucky stuff.

MaMaMedia has even more fun, safe activities you'll want to try. Tell Mom MaMaMedia screens the sites in its databases, making sure they're the best and most age-appropriate for kids.

Enter contests and sweepstakes here, too, but Mom doesn't need to worry. Your parents will receive an email message notifying them each time you enter. Don't forget to drop by the MaMaMedia Bookstore for some great reads before you go.

At the Kids' Clubhouse you can create your own wacky stories, word searches and word puzzles. Test your math skills with weekly brain teasers and make up your own creative definitions for words when you play Fake Out!

If you spend your days dreaming about a trip to Disneyland or DisneyWorld, visit the Magic Kingdom online where you can chat with your favorite Disney characters (Jimney Cricket was chatting with kids when I was there).

At this site you'll find links to all sorts of Disney-related activities - games, stories, crafts, magazines, even some online movies (but you'll need special plug-in applications for these, so you might ask Mom or Dad for some help here).

Find out about your favorite wild animals at ZooNet - "the place to go when you want to know about zoos." You'll find links to zoos around the world, extensive galleries of all sorts of wild animal photos, and interesting facts about endangered species.

Get answers to anything you've ever wondered about cats or dogs at CyberPet, where Karl K9 and Felicia Feline will be your guides. If your family is thinking about adopting a new pet, you might want to read some of the articles about how to select a pet that is just right for you.

There are also several databases where you can search for information about various breeds of dogs and cats.

Read news about kids, written by kids at Children's Express. All sorts of articles by kids from around the world are at this site. Read what they have to say about fast food (and whether it can be part of a healthy diet), safety on the Internet, and even some information about what to do when kids have trouble sleeping.

Well, that's the tour for today. Just remember, next time you feel like saying, "Mom, I'm Bored," turn on your computer and have loads of fun instead!