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Category: Teen Learning
Teaching Math and Computer Science to Kids with Special Needs
https://www.bitira.com/crypto-stem-for-kids-with-special-needs/
Why It's Awesome: As people who work with teens, it is important to be up-to-date on learning styles and methods.
Teaching Math and Computer Science to Kids with Special Needs
https://www.bitira.com/crypto-stem-for-kids-with-special-needs/
Why It's Awesome: As people who work with teens, it is important to be up-to-date on learning styles and methods.
Category: Teen Learning
Best Apps for Improved Study Habits
https://www.cellphonedeal.com/blog/the-best-apps-for-improved-study-habits
Why It's Awesome: As people who work with teens, it is important to be up-to-date on apps that might help our teens.
Best Apps for Improved Study Habits
https://www.cellphonedeal.com/blog/the-best-apps-for-improved-study-habits
Why It's Awesome: As people who work with teens, it is important to be up-to-date on apps that might help our teens.
Category: Teen Health
Substance Abuse and the LGBTQ+ Community
https://www.alternativetomeds.com/blog/lgbtq-substance-abuse-statistics-and-resources/
https://www.healthline.com/health/why-is-substance-abuse-worse-in-lgbtq-community#High-rates-of-substance-use-disorders
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7682947/
Why It's Awesome: It's important, as those who work with teens, to know about the "epidemic within a pandemic"
Substance Abuse and the LGBTQ+ Community
https://www.alternativetomeds.com/blog/lgbtq-substance-abuse-statistics-and-resources/
https://www.healthline.com/health/why-is-substance-abuse-worse-in-lgbtq-community#High-rates-of-substance-use-disorders
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7682947/
Why It's Awesome: It's important, as those who work with teens, to know about the "epidemic within a pandemic"
Category: STEM learning and Crafts
Science projects and activities reusing plastic bottles
https://www.bottlestore.com/reusingplasticbottlescraftsandprojects
Why It's Awesome: My name is Allie and my kids (Stella, Nessa, and Kason) and I are back in full swing of school and work. The transition back to school has actually been a lot smoother than I thought it would be! After a year of virtual learning and a fun and relaxing summer, the kids really are doing so well!
The kids are actually excited to be back to school as they were remote all last year. But, with the uncertainty of the Delta variant, I'm unsure what this school year will look like. To be safe, I want to have a bunch of new games/activities ideas available at home in the event we start up remote learning and begin spending much more time at home again. Besides, they will be great to have on hand for weekends and school breaks! My hope for the school year is that my kids can continue to learn and have fun at home regardless of what this next year may bring.
The Teen Think Tank Websites page led me to some really cool new activities! This is perfect for families looking for new ideas - THANK YOU! My kids loved the idea of finding some new games and activities and they were super eager to get started. Together, they found a page filled with fun science projects and activities!
The Teen Think Tank Crew would like to thank Allie, Stella, Nessa, and Kason for submitting this awesome website. We hope you continue to have great learning fun and to share that fun with others!
Science projects and activities reusing plastic bottles
https://www.bottlestore.com/reusingplasticbottlescraftsandprojects
Why It's Awesome: My name is Allie and my kids (Stella, Nessa, and Kason) and I are back in full swing of school and work. The transition back to school has actually been a lot smoother than I thought it would be! After a year of virtual learning and a fun and relaxing summer, the kids really are doing so well!
The kids are actually excited to be back to school as they were remote all last year. But, with the uncertainty of the Delta variant, I'm unsure what this school year will look like. To be safe, I want to have a bunch of new games/activities ideas available at home in the event we start up remote learning and begin spending much more time at home again. Besides, they will be great to have on hand for weekends and school breaks! My hope for the school year is that my kids can continue to learn and have fun at home regardless of what this next year may bring.
The Teen Think Tank Websites page led me to some really cool new activities! This is perfect for families looking for new ideas - THANK YOU! My kids loved the idea of finding some new games and activities and they were super eager to get started. Together, they found a page filled with fun science projects and activities!
The Teen Think Tank Crew would like to thank Allie, Stella, Nessa, and Kason for submitting this awesome website. We hope you continue to have great learning fun and to share that fun with others!
Category: Teen Health
Signs of Drug Abuse
https://www.arrowpassage.com/first-signs-someone-is-shooting-up/
Why It's Awesome: A recently published article about how to spot the signs of drug use such as shooting up. A few of the signs are collapsed veins, infections, bruising, and skin popping, among others. Also details how to get help for a loved one that you feel may be abusing drugs.
Signs of Drug Abuse
https://www.arrowpassage.com/first-signs-someone-is-shooting-up/
Why It's Awesome: A recently published article about how to spot the signs of drug use such as shooting up. A few of the signs are collapsed veins, infections, bruising, and skin popping, among others. Also details how to get help for a loved one that you feel may be abusing drugs.
Category: Teen Health
Struggles of the LGBTQ Community
https://www.arrowpassage.com/top-five-struggles-lgbtq-community/
Why It's Awesome: This resource features information about the Struggles of the LGBTQ Community that lead to Addiction. Some of the struggles include bullying, harassment, family conflict, abuse, and homelessness.
Struggles of the LGBTQ Community
https://www.arrowpassage.com/top-five-struggles-lgbtq-community/
Why It's Awesome: This resource features information about the Struggles of the LGBTQ Community that lead to Addiction. Some of the struggles include bullying, harassment, family conflict, abuse, and homelessness.
Category: Teen Health
Importance of Adolescent Screenings
https://jflowershealth.com/adolescent-screenings-and-evaluations/.
Why It's Awesome: When it comes to early screenings—they’re key because they help health professionals establish a baseline and pinpoint exactly what problems they should be treating.
And, the best part about these kinds of tests is that they’re confidential between young patients and their doctors.
Importance of Adolescent Screenings
https://jflowershealth.com/adolescent-screenings-and-evaluations/.
Why It's Awesome: When it comes to early screenings—they’re key because they help health professionals establish a baseline and pinpoint exactly what problems they should be treating.
And, the best part about these kinds of tests is that they’re confidential between young patients and their doctors.
Category: STEM Learning
Engineering Games and Projects
https://www.titlemax.com/engineering-games-and-projects-from-titlemax-com/
Why It's Awesome: I didn't know what Engineers did so it was nice to read about the different jobs they do for a living. I didn't know there were so many different types of engineers! There are lots of games on here that you can play online and I took the 'What Kind of Engineer Are You?' quiz which was fun! I got Aerospace Engineer!
Junior Handyman’s Toolkit: Classroom Projects, Essentials and Checklists
https://dragonfiretools.com/junior-handymans-toolkit-classroom-projects-essentials-and-checklists/
Why It's Awesome: I liked this one because it had woodworking projects. We made a birdhouse in Girl Scouts last year and I really liked it. I want to do more projects like this with my troop.
Audience: Teens, Tweens
Keywords: STEM, Engineering, projects, games
The Teen Think Tank Crew would like to thank Girl Scout Hannah B. from Alabama for submitting these websites and their accompanying information.
She found them helpful while working on her 'Think Like an Engineer' Badge. Thanks Hannah and keep up the great work!
Engineering Games and Projects
https://www.titlemax.com/engineering-games-and-projects-from-titlemax-com/
Why It's Awesome: I didn't know what Engineers did so it was nice to read about the different jobs they do for a living. I didn't know there were so many different types of engineers! There are lots of games on here that you can play online and I took the 'What Kind of Engineer Are You?' quiz which was fun! I got Aerospace Engineer!
Junior Handyman’s Toolkit: Classroom Projects, Essentials and Checklists
https://dragonfiretools.com/junior-handymans-toolkit-classroom-projects-essentials-and-checklists/
Why It's Awesome: I liked this one because it had woodworking projects. We made a birdhouse in Girl Scouts last year and I really liked it. I want to do more projects like this with my troop.
Audience: Teens, Tweens
Keywords: STEM, Engineering, projects, games
The Teen Think Tank Crew would like to thank Girl Scout Hannah B. from Alabama for submitting these websites and their accompanying information.
She found them helpful while working on her 'Think Like an Engineer' Badge. Thanks Hannah and keep up the great work!
Weebly
https://www.weebly.com/
Category: Technology
Why It’s Awesome: For my last website of the week positing, it seems fitting that I include Weebly, the website creation and hosting tool and hosts our very own Teen Think Tank website. Weebly is a very simple website creation tool and is ideal for beginner and intermediate users. It uses a simple drag and drop interface to add pictures, titles and content and it’s easy to create and schedule blog postings. Teens have a lot of options available to share their information, but sometimes it’s beneficial to have an actual website. You could create a fan site, a prom-posal page, a job portfolio for a future internship or even just carve out a place to share your art work or short stories. At the very least you will be able to impress your friends, family and future employers when they know you have website experience J
Audience: Teens, primarily because of the complexity involved in creating content for a website.
Keywords: ePortfolio, Fan Site, Website Design, Technology, Jobs, Thanks for Reading!
https://www.weebly.com/
Category: Technology
Why It’s Awesome: For my last website of the week positing, it seems fitting that I include Weebly, the website creation and hosting tool and hosts our very own Teen Think Tank website. Weebly is a very simple website creation tool and is ideal for beginner and intermediate users. It uses a simple drag and drop interface to add pictures, titles and content and it’s easy to create and schedule blog postings. Teens have a lot of options available to share their information, but sometimes it’s beneficial to have an actual website. You could create a fan site, a prom-posal page, a job portfolio for a future internship or even just carve out a place to share your art work or short stories. At the very least you will be able to impress your friends, family and future employers when they know you have website experience J
Audience: Teens, primarily because of the complexity involved in creating content for a website.
Keywords: ePortfolio, Fan Site, Website Design, Technology, Jobs, Thanks for Reading!
Stardoll
https://www.stardoll.com/en/
Category: Art and Design
Why It’s Awesome: Stardoll is “the world’s #1 fashion game” according to their own website and is very substantial design tool. I consider Stardoll to be a more robust version of the Sims character maker which can be easily accessed on library computers. Users can design their own hair styles, clothes and jewelry and dress up their own characters using other people’s designs. One word of warning is that this pay model works similarly to Roblox in that while you can play for free, the some features will be locked behind a paywall.
Audience: Tweens and Teens. Their website states that their primary userbase consists of girls ages 13 and up, although there are parental features available that restrict chat and potentially inappropriate material for those under 13.
Keywords: Fashion, Design, Dress-up, Dolls
https://www.stardoll.com/en/
Category: Art and Design
Why It’s Awesome: Stardoll is “the world’s #1 fashion game” according to their own website and is very substantial design tool. I consider Stardoll to be a more robust version of the Sims character maker which can be easily accessed on library computers. Users can design their own hair styles, clothes and jewelry and dress up their own characters using other people’s designs. One word of warning is that this pay model works similarly to Roblox in that while you can play for free, the some features will be locked behind a paywall.
Audience: Tweens and Teens. Their website states that their primary userbase consists of girls ages 13 and up, although there are parental features available that restrict chat and potentially inappropriate material for those under 13.
Keywords: Fashion, Design, Dress-up, Dolls
Sprite Stitch
http://www.spritestitch.com/
Category: Arts and Crafts
Why It’s Awesome: This website claims to be “the largest group of video game and geek crafters on the web” and has some very impressive projects on display. There are separate categories for cross stitching, cosplay, perler beads and papercrafts and forums are available for visitors to discuss their projects.
Audience: Tweens and Teens. Many of these projects can be rather complex and will require more advanced skill.
Keywords: Painting, Stitching, Cosplay, Papercraft
http://www.spritestitch.com/
Category: Arts and Crafts
Why It’s Awesome: This website claims to be “the largest group of video game and geek crafters on the web” and has some very impressive projects on display. There are separate categories for cross stitching, cosplay, perler beads and papercrafts and forums are available for visitors to discuss their projects.
Audience: Tweens and Teens. Many of these projects can be rather complex and will require more advanced skill.
Keywords: Painting, Stitching, Cosplay, Papercraft
Sprite Stitch
http://www.spritestitch.com/
Category: Arts and Crafts
Why It’s Awesome: This website claims to be “the largest group of video game and geek crafters on the web” and has some very impressive projects on display. There are separate categories for cross stitching, cosplay, perler beads and papercrafts and forums are available for visitors to discuss their projects.
Audience: Tweens and Teens. Many of these projects can be rather complex and will require more advanced skill.
Keywords: Painting, Stitching, Cosplay, Papercraft
http://www.spritestitch.com/
Category: Arts and Crafts
Why It’s Awesome: This website claims to be “the largest group of video game and geek crafters on the web” and has some very impressive projects on display. There are separate categories for cross stitching, cosplay, perler beads and papercrafts and forums are available for visitors to discuss their projects.
Audience: Tweens and Teens. Many of these projects can be rather complex and will require more advanced skill.
Keywords: Painting, Stitching, Cosplay, Papercraft
My Storymaker
https://www.carnegielibrary.org/storymaker/
Category: Creative Writing
Why It’s Awesome: This simplistic digital storybook creator allows users to create their own picture books by directing the on screen characters. You can change the backgrounds and characters and tell them how to interact with your other characters and the story will begin filling itself in. So I can direct my genie character to kiss my ghost character and they will perform the action while the story begins writing itself. This is going to be too simplistic for older teens, but tweens and kids will enjoy playing around with it.
Audience: All Ages.
Keywords: Creative Writing, Art, Storybook.
https://www.carnegielibrary.org/storymaker/
Category: Creative Writing
Why It’s Awesome: This simplistic digital storybook creator allows users to create their own picture books by directing the on screen characters. You can change the backgrounds and characters and tell them how to interact with your other characters and the story will begin filling itself in. So I can direct my genie character to kiss my ghost character and they will perform the action while the story begins writing itself. This is going to be too simplistic for older teens, but tweens and kids will enjoy playing around with it.
Audience: All Ages.
Keywords: Creative Writing, Art, Storybook.
Pix2Pix
https://affinelayer.com/pixsrv/
Category: Art and Design
Why It’s Awesome: This unique art program takes a simple black and white drawing and fills in the details using a database of stock photos. This means that your simple drawing of a purse could create a unique (and potentially bizarre) realistic looking purse. My favorite option here is the cat creator though, some of my drawings have ended up unintentionally terrifying.
Audience: 3rd grade and up. This is technically for all ages, but some of the creations can end up looking unintentionally terrifying so it might not be well received by anyone too young.
Keywords: Design, Art, Technology, Cat, Scary
https://affinelayer.com/pixsrv/
Category: Art and Design
Why It’s Awesome: This unique art program takes a simple black and white drawing and fills in the details using a database of stock photos. This means that your simple drawing of a purse could create a unique (and potentially bizarre) realistic looking purse. My favorite option here is the cat creator though, some of my drawings have ended up unintentionally terrifying.
Audience: 3rd grade and up. This is technically for all ages, but some of the creations can end up looking unintentionally terrifying so it might not be well received by anyone too young.
Keywords: Design, Art, Technology, Cat, Scary
Emoji Maker
https://www.pizap.com/emoji_maker
Category: Art
Why It’s Awesome: This is a very simple way to create emojis and other fun little designs for your phone or computer. One of my favorite features included allows users to zombify uploaded pictures which can be really fun around Halloween. There are some ‘pro’ options which cost money for a subscription but those options can safely ignored or bypassed with a free trial.
Audience: All Ages.
Keywords: Emoji, Art, Design, Zombie
https://www.pizap.com/emoji_maker
Category: Art
Why It’s Awesome: This is a very simple way to create emojis and other fun little designs for your phone or computer. One of my favorite features included allows users to zombify uploaded pictures which can be really fun around Halloween. There are some ‘pro’ options which cost money for a subscription but those options can safely ignored or bypassed with a free trial.
Audience: All Ages.
Keywords: Emoji, Art, Design, Zombie
Google Arts and Culture Museum View
https://artsandculture.google.com/search/streetview
Category: Technology
Why It’s Awesome: Google Arts and Culture allows it’s users to visit museums, temples, tombs and more from all over the world using a home computer, phone or tablet. This works similarly to Google Street View in that you can ‘walk’ around the locations and the optional VR mode makes everything that much more real.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Museum, Culture, Art, Crafts, World, Virtual Reality
https://artsandculture.google.com/search/streetview
Category: Technology
Why It’s Awesome: Google Arts and Culture allows it’s users to visit museums, temples, tombs and more from all over the world using a home computer, phone or tablet. This works similarly to Google Street View in that you can ‘walk’ around the locations and the optional VR mode makes everything that much more real.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Museum, Culture, Art, Crafts, World, Virtual Reality
Weave Silk
http://weavesilk.com/
Category: Art
Why It’s Awesome: Create eye catching fractals and patterns in seconds. This is one of those websites that you simply have to check out for yourself as words cannot do it justice.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Art, Design, Patterns
http://weavesilk.com/
Category: Art
Why It’s Awesome: Create eye catching fractals and patterns in seconds. This is one of those websites that you simply have to check out for yourself as words cannot do it justice.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Art, Design, Patterns
Storyboard That
https://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboard-creator
Category: Art
Why It’s Awesome: Create simple storyboards and scenes using either preset images or uploaded images. After scenes or comics are created, it’s easy to save and share the creations although there does not appear to built-in sharing platform which is disappointing.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Storyboard, Art, Comics
https://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboard-creator
Category: Art
Why It’s Awesome: Create simple storyboards and scenes using either preset images or uploaded images. After scenes or comics are created, it’s easy to save and share the creations although there does not appear to built-in sharing platform which is disappointing.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Storyboard, Art, Comics
Riddles
https://www.riddles.com/best-riddles
Category: Brain Teasers
Why It’s Awesome: These are great for developing critical thinking skills and proving once and for all that you are smarter than your friends.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Riddles, Brain Teasers, Puzzles
https://www.riddles.com/best-riddles
Category: Brain Teasers
Why It’s Awesome: These are great for developing critical thinking skills and proving once and for all that you are smarter than your friends.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Riddles, Brain Teasers, Puzzles
Teen Ink Magazine
https://www.teenink.com/
Category: Creative Writing
Why It’s Awesome: Are you a teen interested in getting your work published? Teen Ink Magazine accepts a wide variety of submissions including poetry, short stories, art and opinion pieces that have the chance to get published in an actual print magazine. Submissions are also be published online, and the website has the typical options for sharing on social media. There are a wide variety of other resources available including information on summer programs and college guides, although honestly there are better resources available for finding colleges and summer internships.
Audience: Teens. Submissions are only accepted for those 13 to 19 years old.
Keywords: Published, Creative Writing, Poetry, Nonfiction, Art
https://www.teenink.com/
Category: Creative Writing
Why It’s Awesome: Are you a teen interested in getting your work published? Teen Ink Magazine accepts a wide variety of submissions including poetry, short stories, art and opinion pieces that have the chance to get published in an actual print magazine. Submissions are also be published online, and the website has the typical options for sharing on social media. There are a wide variety of other resources available including information on summer programs and college guides, although honestly there are better resources available for finding colleges and summer internships.
Audience: Teens. Submissions are only accepted for those 13 to 19 years old.
Keywords: Published, Creative Writing, Poetry, Nonfiction, Art
Incredibox
http://www.incredibox.com/
Category: Music
Why It’s Awesome: I’ve already highlighted quite a few music making programs, but Incredibox is my favorite. It’s simple to use, it’s visually entertaining and has enough depth that advanced songs can be created if one is creative enough. There is a social platform built in for sharing music and I really like the concept of the Top 50 songs that are based on what is popular this week, this month and this year. Finally, there are four different music styles to play with (with a few extra on mobile) to keep users busy for a while.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Music Making, Beats
http://www.incredibox.com/
Category: Music
Why It’s Awesome: I’ve already highlighted quite a few music making programs, but Incredibox is my favorite. It’s simple to use, it’s visually entertaining and has enough depth that advanced songs can be created if one is creative enough. There is a social platform built in for sharing music and I really like the concept of the Top 50 songs that are based on what is popular this week, this month and this year. Finally, there are four different music styles to play with (with a few extra on mobile) to keep users busy for a while.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Music Making, Beats
Science Buddies
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas
Category: Science Experiments
Why It’s Awesome: There are plenty of great websites, books and Youtube channels out there, but Science Buddies remains one of the best due to it’s ability to find personalized results. Users can select when the project is due (a month, a week, tomorrow…) along with their grade level. It then asks a series of simple questions such as “Do you enjoy watching or participating in sports?” to determine which projects you would be most interested in. Not only is this incredibly helpful for school projects, it’s a great way to find new experiments that you haven’t considered yet.
Audience: All ages
Keywords: Science Experiments, Robotics, Technology, School Help
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas
Category: Science Experiments
Why It’s Awesome: There are plenty of great websites, books and Youtube channels out there, but Science Buddies remains one of the best due to it’s ability to find personalized results. Users can select when the project is due (a month, a week, tomorrow…) along with their grade level. It then asks a series of simple questions such as “Do you enjoy watching or participating in sports?” to determine which projects you would be most interested in. Not only is this incredibly helpful for school projects, it’s a great way to find new experiments that you haven’t considered yet.
Audience: All ages
Keywords: Science Experiments, Robotics, Technology, School Help
Universal Paperclips
http://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/
Category: Video Games
Why It’s Awesome: Grow your small paperclip making business into an AI that takes over the world using assembled paperclips. This requires some strategic decision making and even has a very simple stock market simulator built into it.
Audience: All ages
Keywords: Video games, Incremental Games, Stock Market, Space Exploration
http://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/
Category: Video Games
Why It’s Awesome: Grow your small paperclip making business into an AI that takes over the world using assembled paperclips. This requires some strategic decision making and even has a very simple stock market simulator built into it.
Audience: All ages
Keywords: Video games, Incremental Games, Stock Market, Space Exploration
Investopedia Stock Simulator
https://www.investopedia.com/simulator/
Category: Money
Why It’s Awesome: This is my favorite way to learn about the stock market and how supply and demand actually works. Participants are given $100,000 in virtual (fake) money with the challenge being to make as much money as possible. Think you have what it takes to make millions? See for yourself…
Audience: Teens
Keywords: Stock Market, Investing
https://www.investopedia.com/simulator/
Category: Money
Why It’s Awesome: This is my favorite way to learn about the stock market and how supply and demand actually works. Participants are given $100,000 in virtual (fake) money with the challenge being to make as much money as possible. Think you have what it takes to make millions? See for yourself…
Audience: Teens
Keywords: Stock Market, Investing
Scholastic Comic Maker
https://www.scholastic.com/kids/games/make-a-comic/smile-comic-maker/
Category: Art
Why It’s Awesome: Middle Grade Graphic Novel fans will be very excited to learn that they can create their own comics based of the popular Amulet Series by Kazu Kibuishi, the Bone series by Jeff Smith and Smile by Raina Telgemeier. The comics are very simple to create and include high quality artwork that you can drag onto a blank template to create your own fan fiction. These can be saved and printed so you can even trick your friends into thinking you have the unreleased sequels.
Audience: All Ages.
Keywords: Raina Telgemeier, Bone, Amulet, Graphic Novels, Comic Making
https://www.scholastic.com/kids/games/make-a-comic/smile-comic-maker/
Category: Art
Why It’s Awesome: Middle Grade Graphic Novel fans will be very excited to learn that they can create their own comics based of the popular Amulet Series by Kazu Kibuishi, the Bone series by Jeff Smith and Smile by Raina Telgemeier. The comics are very simple to create and include high quality artwork that you can drag onto a blank template to create your own fan fiction. These can be saved and printed so you can even trick your friends into thinking you have the unreleased sequels.
Audience: All Ages.
Keywords: Raina Telgemeier, Bone, Amulet, Graphic Novels, Comic Making
(Free) Resume Maker
https://www.careerzone.ny.gov/views/careerzone/guesttool/resume.jsf
Category: Jobs
Why It’s Awesome: Need help creating a resume but not sure what to put there or how to format it? The state of New York provides the only truly free resume builder I’ve found so far, the others will typically let you build the resume but then charge to download and print them. Simply fill in the blanks and you have a professional (yet rather simple) resume. Once it’s downloaded and in place, you can then use MS Word formatting tricks to dress it up a bit more if needed.
Audience: Teens
Keywords: Free Resume, Jobs
https://www.careerzone.ny.gov/views/careerzone/guesttool/resume.jsf
Category: Jobs
Why It’s Awesome: Need help creating a resume but not sure what to put there or how to format it? The state of New York provides the only truly free resume builder I’ve found so far, the others will typically let you build the resume but then charge to download and print them. Simply fill in the blanks and you have a professional (yet rather simple) resume. Once it’s downloaded and in place, you can then use MS Word formatting tricks to dress it up a bit more if needed.
Audience: Teens
Keywords: Free Resume, Jobs
Free Career Test
https://www.yourfreecareertest.com/
Category: Careers
Why It’s Awesome: Teens can get free career test results in only a couple minutes. The results do not recommend specific jobs which may disappoint some, but it does point people towards major career areas such as Education and Technology. I recommend looking up specific jobs using the “Occupation Outlook Handbook” which is available online or in print form to get more information about pay ranges, education required and typical duties.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Career, Jobs, Education
https://www.yourfreecareertest.com/
Category: Careers
Why It’s Awesome: Teens can get free career test results in only a couple minutes. The results do not recommend specific jobs which may disappoint some, but it does point people towards major career areas such as Education and Technology. I recommend looking up specific jobs using the “Occupation Outlook Handbook” which is available online or in print form to get more information about pay ranges, education required and typical duties.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Career, Jobs, Education
Planner 5D
https://planner5d.com/
Category: Architecture
Why It’s Awesome: Interested in Interior Design but not sure where to start? Is making and designing your home in the Sims your favorite part of the game? If so, take a look at Planner 5D, an amazing free resource that allows users to create their own custom homes and rooms. Consider this one when it’s time to redecorate a room (or a miniscule college dorm room) and need to figure out where to put everything.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Home Design, Architecture, Remodeling, Decorate
https://planner5d.com/
Category: Architecture
Why It’s Awesome: Interested in Interior Design but not sure where to start? Is making and designing your home in the Sims your favorite part of the game? If so, take a look at Planner 5D, an amazing free resource that allows users to create their own custom homes and rooms. Consider this one when it’s time to redecorate a room (or a miniscule college dorm room) and need to figure out where to put everything.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Home Design, Architecture, Remodeling, Decorate
Crafting Idle Clicker
http://www.kongregate.com/games/RevelBase/crafting-idle-clicker
Category: Video Games
Why It’s Awesome: ‘Mine’ resources, create weapons and fill orders to expand your weapon making business. Very addictive and can easily run on most computers with internet access.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Video Games, Idle Games, Crafting, Supply Chains
http://www.kongregate.com/games/RevelBase/crafting-idle-clicker
Category: Video Games
Why It’s Awesome: ‘Mine’ resources, create weapons and fill orders to expand your weapon making business. Very addictive and can easily run on most computers with internet access.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Video Games, Idle Games, Crafting, Supply Chains
Bitburner
https://danielyxie.github.io/bitburner/
Category: Video Games, Hacking
Why It’s Awesome: Bitburner is a basic hacking simulator where you need to enter console commands to take over virtual systems to earn money and upgrade your own equipment. This is a great game for those interested in computer coding.
Audience: Teens. This game is quite a bit more complex than the average incremental game and requires some basic computer programming knowledge. The tutorial does a great job of instructing new users, but younger ages might struggle with this one.
Keywords: Coding, Computer Programming, Hacking Game, Incremental Game, Video Games
https://danielyxie.github.io/bitburner/
Category: Video Games, Hacking
Why It’s Awesome: Bitburner is a basic hacking simulator where you need to enter console commands to take over virtual systems to earn money and upgrade your own equipment. This is a great game for those interested in computer coding.
Audience: Teens. This game is quite a bit more complex than the average incremental game and requires some basic computer programming knowledge. The tutorial does a great job of instructing new users, but younger ages might struggle with this one.
Keywords: Coding, Computer Programming, Hacking Game, Incremental Game, Video Games
Beat Lab
http://www.beatlab.com/
Category: Music
Why It’s Awesome: Already played around with UJAM and Incredibox and want to start using some more advanced music making tools? Beat Lab allows for an insane amount of customization when creating the perfect beat and it even lets users lay down their own vocal track. You can even remix another user’s music and make sure to check out the leaderboards for some particularly impressive songs.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Music, Song Creation, Leaderboard, Remix
http://www.beatlab.com/
Category: Music
Why It’s Awesome: Already played around with UJAM and Incredibox and want to start using some more advanced music making tools? Beat Lab allows for an insane amount of customization when creating the perfect beat and it even lets users lay down their own vocal track. You can even remix another user’s music and make sure to check out the leaderboards for some particularly impressive songs.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Music, Song Creation, Leaderboard, Remix
UJAM Studio
https://www.ujam-studio.com/ujamstudio
Category: Music
Why It’s Awesome: Want to create your own songs but don’t know any instruments? UJAM allows users to sing or input their own vocal track and then remix it using preset musical styles. The styles are very diverse and cover everything from blues to brit pop to hard rock. Within minutes, my library teens had created hard rock and techno remixes of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”.
Audience: All Ages. The more advanced features will be lost on pre-teens, but those are optional.
Keywords: Music, Song Creation, AutoTune
https://www.ujam-studio.com/ujamstudio
Category: Music
Why It’s Awesome: Want to create your own songs but don’t know any instruments? UJAM allows users to sing or input their own vocal track and then remix it using preset musical styles. The styles are very diverse and cover everything from blues to brit pop to hard rock. Within minutes, my library teens had created hard rock and techno remixes of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”.
Audience: All Ages. The more advanced features will be lost on pre-teens, but those are optional.
Keywords: Music, Song Creation, AutoTune
Romeo’s Magic Love Poem Generator
http://www.romeosmagic.com/free-love-poem-generator.shtml
Category: Poetry
Why It’s Awesome: With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, many of our teens will soon be scrambling to impress their significant others. This resource is for those teens that want to make a good impression, but need a little extra lyrical assistance.
I tried out a few other Love Poem Generators, but they can come out sounding a bit too much like a bad Mad Libs rather than a good piece of poetry. I was rather impressed with what this one came up with and I think that that with a little reworking, it might actually have some real potential:
(My generated poem follows)
For my love, ____.
I feel so loved and crazy sometimes,
When I think of you each night and day,
And when I see you, I see stars,
I love you more than words can say...
You're so Splendid! This love is Amazing!
I can't resist your eyes, it's true!
The books and video games fade into shadows...
I am absolutely crazy for you!
Your soul is vibrant; your heart is large,
And my heart is truly in your hands.
I could Run and Jump 'til life was done,
But YOU are the focus of my plans.
This Intense Happiness is splendid my love,
And for you, ____, I thank Heaven above.
All my love, Jason
Audience: Teens.
Keywords: Poetry, Love, Dating
http://www.romeosmagic.com/free-love-poem-generator.shtml
Category: Poetry
Why It’s Awesome: With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, many of our teens will soon be scrambling to impress their significant others. This resource is for those teens that want to make a good impression, but need a little extra lyrical assistance.
I tried out a few other Love Poem Generators, but they can come out sounding a bit too much like a bad Mad Libs rather than a good piece of poetry. I was rather impressed with what this one came up with and I think that that with a little reworking, it might actually have some real potential:
(My generated poem follows)
For my love, ____.
I feel so loved and crazy sometimes,
When I think of you each night and day,
And when I see you, I see stars,
I love you more than words can say...
You're so Splendid! This love is Amazing!
I can't resist your eyes, it's true!
The books and video games fade into shadows...
I am absolutely crazy for you!
Your soul is vibrant; your heart is large,
And my heart is truly in your hands.
I could Run and Jump 'til life was done,
But YOU are the focus of my plans.
This Intense Happiness is splendid my love,
And for you, ____, I thank Heaven above.
All my love, Jason
Audience: Teens.
Keywords: Poetry, Love, Dating
How Stuff Works
https://www.howstuffworks.com/
Category: Education
Why It’s Awesome: I love browsing through the How Stuff Works books at my library and was excited when I discovered their website is more of the same in an easier to read format. There is a great deal of content here and it’s been fun browsing through the different eye catching headlines. It can feel a bit click-baity at times with occasional headlines like “The 100 Days When Teen Drivers are Most Likely to Die” but the content is sound and there are no comment sections to distract from the information.
Audience: Teens. The high reading level might be a bit too complex for tweens and below, but shouldn’t be too difficult for most teens.
Keywords: News, Science, Technology, How Stuff Works
https://www.howstuffworks.com/
Category: Education
Why It’s Awesome: I love browsing through the How Stuff Works books at my library and was excited when I discovered their website is more of the same in an easier to read format. There is a great deal of content here and it’s been fun browsing through the different eye catching headlines. It can feel a bit click-baity at times with occasional headlines like “The 100 Days When Teen Drivers are Most Likely to Die” but the content is sound and there are no comment sections to distract from the information.
Audience: Teens. The high reading level might be a bit too complex for tweens and below, but shouldn’t be too difficult for most teens.
Keywords: News, Science, Technology, How Stuff Works
Futurism
https://futurism.com/
Category: News, Science and Technology
Why It’s Awesome: Teens with an interest in science and technology will find a lot to love about Futurism. These brief news articles keep it simple, yet remain very informative. There are also sections for infographics and videos, but the news articles are the real highlights here and can be easily sorted to find the technology trends that are of the most interest to them. I particularly enjoy the sections on Virtual Reality, Enhanced Humans and Robotics and recommend doing at least a quick scan of the top headlines.
Audience: Teens. The high reading level might be a bit too complex for tweens and below, but shouldn’t be too difficult for most teens.
Keywords: News, Science, Technology
https://futurism.com/
Category: News, Science and Technology
Why It’s Awesome: Teens with an interest in science and technology will find a lot to love about Futurism. These brief news articles keep it simple, yet remain very informative. There are also sections for infographics and videos, but the news articles are the real highlights here and can be easily sorted to find the technology trends that are of the most interest to them. I particularly enjoy the sections on Virtual Reality, Enhanced Humans and Robotics and recommend doing at least a quick scan of the top headlines.
Audience: Teens. The high reading level might be a bit too complex for tweens and below, but shouldn’t be too difficult for most teens.
Keywords: News, Science, Technology
Junction Gate
http://www.junctiongate.com/
Category: Video Games, Stock Market
Why It’s Awesome: You can run your own space station, design your own ships and send them out to harvest resources and explore the universe. There is a lot of cool stuff to do, but the main reason I’m including this entry on the list is the stock market simulator. I’ve had way too much fun using my credits to buy up poorly managed companies, reassigning resources to make them more efficient and then growing rich off the dividends. I then use this money to perform takeovers of the other companies and now have the leading companies in each industry. It’s relatively simple to do and as a part-time day trader in real life, it’s the closest thing I’ve found to a gamified stock market outside of MMO Auction Houses. Definitely worth a try if you want to learn about making money in a video game setting.
Note: The game is currently free and in the alpha stages of development, but there is more detail and complexity here than most paid games.
Audience: Tweens and Teens. The game is still in the alpha stage so this audience rating may change in the future, however at the moment it is appropriate for all ages. I did not include children in this list as it would be too difficult for younger ages after the first hour or so.
Keywords: Video Games, Stock Market, Idle Games, Space Combat
http://www.junctiongate.com/
Category: Video Games, Stock Market
Why It’s Awesome: You can run your own space station, design your own ships and send them out to harvest resources and explore the universe. There is a lot of cool stuff to do, but the main reason I’m including this entry on the list is the stock market simulator. I’ve had way too much fun using my credits to buy up poorly managed companies, reassigning resources to make them more efficient and then growing rich off the dividends. I then use this money to perform takeovers of the other companies and now have the leading companies in each industry. It’s relatively simple to do and as a part-time day trader in real life, it’s the closest thing I’ve found to a gamified stock market outside of MMO Auction Houses. Definitely worth a try if you want to learn about making money in a video game setting.
Note: The game is currently free and in the alpha stages of development, but there is more detail and complexity here than most paid games.
Audience: Tweens and Teens. The game is still in the alpha stage so this audience rating may change in the future, however at the moment it is appropriate for all ages. I did not include children in this list as it would be too difficult for younger ages after the first hour or so.
Keywords: Video Games, Stock Market, Idle Games, Space Combat
Something Something Soup Something
http://soup.gua-le-ni.com/
Category: Video Games, Philosophy
Why It’s Awesome: In the future, humanity has perfected teleportation technology and now outsources their meal preparation to aliens. In this 5 to 10 minute game, your job is to determine what is and what is not considered soup so it can be teleported down to hungry humans. The game is not only amusing, but it’s thought provoking. I know a coconut bowl of filled with rocks and leaky batteries is not soup, but would a bowl of foamy liquid and candy canes be considered soup? At the end of the game, your choices are analyzed to help you realize how the aliens perceived your instructions.
Audience: Children to Teen
Keywords: Video Games, Choices, Social Experiment
http://soup.gua-le-ni.com/
Category: Video Games, Philosophy
Why It’s Awesome: In the future, humanity has perfected teleportation technology and now outsources their meal preparation to aliens. In this 5 to 10 minute game, your job is to determine what is and what is not considered soup so it can be teleported down to hungry humans. The game is not only amusing, but it’s thought provoking. I know a coconut bowl of filled with rocks and leaky batteries is not soup, but would a bowl of foamy liquid and candy canes be considered soup? At the end of the game, your choices are analyzed to help you realize how the aliens perceived your instructions.
Audience: Children to Teen
Keywords: Video Games, Choices, Social Experiment
Do Something
https://www.dosomething.org/us
Category: Volunteer
Why It’s Awesome: Do Something takes a different approach to spreading goodwill by encouraging positive actions. Users can select how much time they have to devote to a cause, what type of cause they are interested in (Bullying, Discrimination, Environment) and how they want to contribute (making something, performing a face to face action, improving a space). This would work really well for people who want to make a difference, but don’t have a lot of time. Conversely, I can see the most dedicated teens using this website to take charge and start new movements that are important to them.
Audience: Teens. There are some minor language concerns on this website that may not be suitable for younger teens or children. Nothing appears to be overtly offensive and many of the challenges are meant to be eye catching and funny, but some can be come across as a bit inappropriate at times.
Keywords: Volunteer, Good Deeds
https://www.dosomething.org/us
Category: Volunteer
Why It’s Awesome: Do Something takes a different approach to spreading goodwill by encouraging positive actions. Users can select how much time they have to devote to a cause, what type of cause they are interested in (Bullying, Discrimination, Environment) and how they want to contribute (making something, performing a face to face action, improving a space). This would work really well for people who want to make a difference, but don’t have a lot of time. Conversely, I can see the most dedicated teens using this website to take charge and start new movements that are important to them.
Audience: Teens. There are some minor language concerns on this website that may not be suitable for younger teens or children. Nothing appears to be overtly offensive and many of the challenges are meant to be eye catching and funny, but some can be come across as a bit inappropriate at times.
Keywords: Volunteer, Good Deeds
Volunteer Match
https://www.volunteermatch.org/
Category: Volunteer
Why It’s Awesome: The holiday season is the best time to give back to your community and get some much needed work experience for those growing resumes. It can be hard to find opportunities that will accept children and teens, so Volunteer Match includes special filters that show opportunities available for any age group. I also really appreciated that Volunteer Match breaks Volunteer Opportunities down into categories such as LGBT, Crisis Support and Animals which makes it much easier for find something anyone can be passionate about.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Volunteer, Work Experience
https://www.volunteermatch.org/
Category: Volunteer
Why It’s Awesome: The holiday season is the best time to give back to your community and get some much needed work experience for those growing resumes. It can be hard to find opportunities that will accept children and teens, so Volunteer Match includes special filters that show opportunities available for any age group. I also really appreciated that Volunteer Match breaks Volunteer Opportunities down into categories such as LGBT, Crisis Support and Animals which makes it much easier for find something anyone can be passionate about.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Volunteer, Work Experience
Journal Buddies
https://www.journalbuddies.com/
Category: Creative Writing
Why It’s Awesome: This website has a wealth of resources available for writers of all ages, but my favorite part about it is the sheer number of creative writing prompts. Sometimes it can be hard coming up with a good idea but with these prompts, anyone with a shred of an imagination can come up with an original story. Examples include: “What would happen if Children ruled the world?”, “Why do you think some people take advantage of others?”, and “I wish everyone had…”.
Pro-Tip: Creative writing prompts can also very useful when meeting new people or on first dates. No one likes to hear the same 20 introductory questions and with these prompts, you have the opportunity to really make an impression.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Stories, Creative Writing
https://www.journalbuddies.com/
Category: Creative Writing
Why It’s Awesome: This website has a wealth of resources available for writers of all ages, but my favorite part about it is the sheer number of creative writing prompts. Sometimes it can be hard coming up with a good idea but with these prompts, anyone with a shred of an imagination can come up with an original story. Examples include: “What would happen if Children ruled the world?”, “Why do you think some people take advantage of others?”, and “I wish everyone had…”.
Pro-Tip: Creative writing prompts can also very useful when meeting new people or on first dates. No one likes to hear the same 20 introductory questions and with these prompts, you have the opportunity to really make an impression.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Stories, Creative Writing
BF Ads
https://www.bfads.net/
Category: Shopping
Why It’s Awesome: Having a hard time keeping up with all the best Black Friday deals? This handy website organizes all the best shopping deals and notifies users when deals go live. This features ad scans, a searchable database and forums for users to discuss their favorite deals.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Shopping, Deals
https://www.bfads.net/
Category: Shopping
Why It’s Awesome: Having a hard time keeping up with all the best Black Friday deals? This handy website organizes all the best shopping deals and notifies users when deals go live. This features ad scans, a searchable database and forums for users to discuss their favorite deals.
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Shopping, Deals
Now in Stock
https://www.nowinstock.net/
Category: Shopping
Why It’s Awesome: Want a Nintendo Switch but can’t find one in stores? What about a SNES Classic or the new (and super rare) Breath of the Wild amiibos? Now in Stock allows you to track the inventory of hard to find items and be notified by text, email or push notification when orders become available through Amazon, Target, Walmart and more. It sure beats scalper prices…
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Shopping, Rare, Deals
https://www.nowinstock.net/
Category: Shopping
Why It’s Awesome: Want a Nintendo Switch but can’t find one in stores? What about a SNES Classic or the new (and super rare) Breath of the Wild amiibos? Now in Stock allows you to track the inventory of hard to find items and be notified by text, email or push notification when orders become available through Amazon, Target, Walmart and more. It sure beats scalper prices…
Audience: All Ages
Keywords: Shopping, Rare, Deals
NaNoWriMo
https://ywp.nanowrimo.org/
Category: Creative Writing
Why It’s Awesome: Every November, writers are challenged to write a 50,000 word novel during National Novel Writing Month. This can be really intimidating without the right support, so a Youth Writer’s Program was created to provide teens with the tools they need to write their first (or second, or third) novel. There are videos, help guides and forums available for writers to get the help they need and the website provides it’s writing own writing platform so you don’t have to worry about saving and transferring your progress each time you change computers.
Fun Fact: Popular YA books Cinder by Marissa Meyer and Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell were both written as NaNoWriMo challenges.
Audience: Tweens and Teens. Writing Resources are available for all ages, but the forums are only available for ages 13+
Keywords: Stories, Sharing, Creative Writing
https://ywp.nanowrimo.org/
Category: Creative Writing
Why It’s Awesome: Every November, writers are challenged to write a 50,000 word novel during National Novel Writing Month. This can be really intimidating without the right support, so a Youth Writer’s Program was created to provide teens with the tools they need to write their first (or second, or third) novel. There are videos, help guides and forums available for writers to get the help they need and the website provides it’s writing own writing platform so you don’t have to worry about saving and transferring your progress each time you change computers.
Fun Fact: Popular YA books Cinder by Marissa Meyer and Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell were both written as NaNoWriMo challenges.
Audience: Tweens and Teens. Writing Resources are available for all ages, but the forums are only available for ages 13+
Keywords: Stories, Sharing, Creative Writing
Perler Bead Projects
http://www.perler.com/projects-inspiration/
Category: Crafts
Why It’s Awesome: Perler Bead projects are easy to create, but it can be difficult coming up with designs that look good once it’s all put together. The official Perler Bead website solves this problem by providing over 400 printable pdf’s that provide detailed patterns for kids and teens to replicate. There are even 3D designs, Perler-Bead-based fidget spinners and Perler Bead headbands available for teens to create.
Audience: Children to Teen. Designs are created and advertised by the official company.
Keywords: Crafts, Art, All Ages
http://www.perler.com/projects-inspiration/
Category: Crafts
Why It’s Awesome: Perler Bead projects are easy to create, but it can be difficult coming up with designs that look good once it’s all put together. The official Perler Bead website solves this problem by providing over 400 printable pdf’s that provide detailed patterns for kids and teens to replicate. There are even 3D designs, Perler-Bead-based fidget spinners and Perler Bead headbands available for teens to create.
Audience: Children to Teen. Designs are created and advertised by the official company.
Keywords: Crafts, Art, All Ages
DIY
https://diy.org/
Category: Social Network, Skill Development
Why It’s Awesome: DIY encourages kids and teens to learn and develop new skills by completing “100+” challenges across a wide variety of topics. Each challenge is organized into its own related category and provides easy to follow instructions. Participants upload a video of themselves completing the challenge or a picture of the completed project to earn their badge and can receive feedback and encouragement from other kids and teens. The best part about this website is the sheer variety of skills available to learn. Skills range from the typical “Actor” badges to the relatively obscure “Bookbinder”, “Cryptographer”, and “Urban Designer”.
Audience: Children, Tweens, Teens. The DIY website advertises itself as being designed for kids ages 6-16. Adults are not allowed to participate, although parents can have private accounts that would allow them to monitor their child’s progress. Comments are frequent and encouraged, however the website claims to take a hard stance against bullying which should prevent most negative behaviors.
Keywords: Badges, DIY, Challenges, Art, Acting, Coding, Fashion, Writing
https://diy.org/
Category: Social Network, Skill Development
Why It’s Awesome: DIY encourages kids and teens to learn and develop new skills by completing “100+” challenges across a wide variety of topics. Each challenge is organized into its own related category and provides easy to follow instructions. Participants upload a video of themselves completing the challenge or a picture of the completed project to earn their badge and can receive feedback and encouragement from other kids and teens. The best part about this website is the sheer variety of skills available to learn. Skills range from the typical “Actor” badges to the relatively obscure “Bookbinder”, “Cryptographer”, and “Urban Designer”.
Audience: Children, Tweens, Teens. The DIY website advertises itself as being designed for kids ages 6-16. Adults are not allowed to participate, although parents can have private accounts that would allow them to monitor their child’s progress. Comments are frequent and encouraged, however the website claims to take a hard stance against bullying which should prevent most negative behaviors.
Keywords: Badges, DIY, Challenges, Art, Acting, Coding, Fashion, Writing
Pixel Art Maker
http://piq.codeus.net/
Category: Art and Design
Why It’s Awesome: Pixel art has regained popularity in recent years due to the rise of indie gaming and retro graphics. It’s also incredibly simple to create. Pixel Art Maker is one of the more comprehensive creators available, allowing users to set individual pixels while also offering advanced tool sets for drawing pixels, adding blur effects, and mirroring lines of pixels. Pixel Art Maker features a gallery of artwork created using the website and allows users to create a pixel art project and have others remix or add onto those projects. My favorite example of this was a pumpkin project that encouraged others to draw on faces to make their own individual Jack-o’-lanterns.
Audience: Tweens and Teens. The actual art creator is simple enough for all ages to use, however the art gallery could be a concern if it is not properly moderated. I did not notice any inappropriate designs while browsing the website, but the potential for inappropriate content exists.
Keywords: Pixel Art, Art and Design, Sharing, Drawing
http://piq.codeus.net/
Category: Art and Design
Why It’s Awesome: Pixel art has regained popularity in recent years due to the rise of indie gaming and retro graphics. It’s also incredibly simple to create. Pixel Art Maker is one of the more comprehensive creators available, allowing users to set individual pixels while also offering advanced tool sets for drawing pixels, adding blur effects, and mirroring lines of pixels. Pixel Art Maker features a gallery of artwork created using the website and allows users to create a pixel art project and have others remix or add onto those projects. My favorite example of this was a pumpkin project that encouraged others to draw on faces to make their own individual Jack-o’-lanterns.
Audience: Tweens and Teens. The actual art creator is simple enough for all ages to use, however the art gallery could be a concern if it is not properly moderated. I did not notice any inappropriate designs while browsing the website, but the potential for inappropriate content exists.
Keywords: Pixel Art, Art and Design, Sharing, Drawing