Games & interactives
Curated games & interactives resources within history & culture for curious kids and their grown-ups.
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70 resources · Games & interactives
OLogy: Science Website for Kids
Museum science activities, games, stories, videos, and hands-on projects for curious kids.
BBC Bitesize
Free curriculum-linked lessons, games, quizzes, and study support for children and teenagers.
Learning Adventures
Free, no-sign-up games and interactive storybooks for grades K-5 across math, science, English, history, and mixed skills.
Natural History Museum LA Family Activities
Dinosaur crafts, nature journals, games, scavenger hunts, and family science activities from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
National Archives Discovery Center
An interactive museum learning experience where children explore American democracy through games, documents, stories, and hands-on activities.
National Geographic Education
Explorer Classroom, interactive lesson plans, maps, free resources, and geography learning from the National Geographic Society.
Te Papa Discovery Centres
Free museum discovery spaces with games, books, art activities, and hands-on learning for children and families.
Smithsonian Kids
Museum-backed art, history, science, nature, and space activities, games, interactives, and family guides.
Mission US
Research-based history games and classroom materials that place middle-school learners inside complex moments in U.S. history.
National Gallery Family Activities
Free family art activities, a family space, events, and the Canvas Quest web app from London’s National Gallery.
Field Museum Learning Resources
Family-friendly lesson plans, activities, games, and collection-based learning from the Field Museum.
American Museum of Natural History
Museum learning resources, science activities, games, videos, and family exhibits spanning nature, space, Earth science, and culture.
Carnegie Hall Kids
Music quizzes, interactive activities, and listening adventures that introduce children to instruments, genres, and musical ideas.
Children’s University of Manchester
Interactive science, history, health, environment, and student-life modules for primary-age learners from the University of Manchester.
Children's Museum of Manhattan
A hands-on museum for young children with interactive learning, arts, science, culture, daily experiences, and early-childhood classes.
Field Day Learning Games
Free narrative learning games from a University of Wisconsin–Madison lab, designed with researchers and educators to explore science, history, journalism, and environmental topics.
Time Odyssey
A free interactive museum adventure for 7-11 year-olds, created by Art Explora and the British Museum for physical and virtual visits.
Cape Town Museum of Childhood
An interactive museum where children and adults explore childhood heritage, oral history, memory, and community through exhibitions and stories.
Canadian Museum of History Games and Activities
Free history games, puzzles, quizzes, craft activities, scavenger hunts, and family projects from Canada's national museum.
Smithsonian Visiting with Kids
Smithsonian Visiting with Kids helps families plan free and paid Smithsonian experiences, with child-focused activities across museums and the zoo including Spark!Lab, Wonderplace, planetarium experiences, family art activities, and interactive learning spaces.
Getty Online Field Trips
Free asynchronous interactive video field trips from the Getty Museum, with branching choices, artwork exploration, and grade-banded journeys for K–8 learners.
PBS LearningMedia
A free library of curriculum-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and discussion prompts for teachers and learners from pre-K through high school.
Teach the UN
K–12 teaching guides, games, activities, and child-friendly resources about peace, human rights, sustainability, and the United Nations.
iCivics Games
Free civic-learning games that let students explore government, law, elections, and public decision making through play.
The Strong National Museum of Play Educators
Play-based museum learning, field trips, school programs, and educator ideas from The Strong National Museum of Play.
Science Museum Adventure
A kid-focused science museum adventure with illustrated articles, mini-games, and facts about dinosaurs, space, and inventions.
National Museum of Australia Learning Resources
Free museum learning activities, family visits, digital classrooms, and interactive history journeys inspired by the Kspace adventure game.
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre
Interactive science and technology exhibits, workshops, shows, and galleries for children, families, and school groups.
V&A Families
V&A Families offers digital museum trails, online games, making activities, videos, family events, and free activities inspired by the Victoria and Albert Museum’s collections for children and caregivers.
GEM Children’s Museum
The Grand Egyptian Museum’s children’s museum uses ancient Egyptian themes, hands-on learning, interactive games, technology, and family programmes to spark curiosity.
Classics for Kids
Composer stories, listening guides, music games, and classroom activities that introduce children to classical music.
ABC Education
Free Australian curriculum-linked videos, games, lessons, and classroom resources for children, families, and teachers.
Islam Museum Learn
A free, open museum learning experience with age-based paths, stories, quests, teacher materials, and family activities for ages 4-18.
Cutty Sark Family Fun
A Royal Museums Greenwich family guide to exploring the historic tea clipper through interactive games, character stories, play boxes, and hands-on ship discovery.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
A three-floor children’s museum with interactive exhibits and hands-on cultural and science programs for children ages 6 months to 10 years.
Elman W. Campbell Museum Online Learning Activities
The Town of Newmarket museum offers a collection of games, curriculum-linked activities, scavenger hunts, coloring pages, and printable learning materials for children and families.
Tate Kids
Artist stories, games, quizzes, and art-making ideas for children from Tate museums.
Q?rius
An interactive Smithsonian learning space and online collection where children can explore 6,000 objects, try activities, solve science puzzles, and meet experts.
Auckland Museum — For the Kids
A museum-backed at-home hub with interactive games, quizzes, videos, downloadable activities, science-at-home projects, and kid-friendly cultural stories.
Parks Canada Family Activities
Parks Canada’s family activities guide helps families choose hikes, playgrounds, geocaching, family-friendly tours, camping, Xplorers challenges, and Parka activities across Canadian parks and historic sites.
Colors of Creation at The Weitzman
Colors of Creation is an immersive family gallery at The Weitzman in Philadelphia using projection mapping, music, responsive lighting, sensory play, and hands-on activities to invite children and adults into creative exploration.
Digital Museum of Learning
A free online museum for children and educators with interactive exhibitions, stories, resources, and playful quizzes about learning.
Willow Brain
Free interactive learning adventures for curious children across science, nature, geography, history, math, and logic.
National Museum of the United States Army Family Activities
Family activities, scavenger hunts, and public programmes that help children explore Army history through museum galleries and play.
Museums Galleries Scotland Digital Learning Resources
A curated guide to free museum and gallery activities, quizzes, games, STEM ideas, arts, climate, and wellbeing resources for young people.
Royal Museums Greenwich Rainy Day Guide
An indoor family guide to Royal Museums Greenwich with interactive galleries, family trails, and child-friendly museum activities.
Cairns Museum Kids and Families
Cairns Museum’s family page combines free self-guided activities, interactive exhibits, children’s activity areas, holiday programs, at-home ideas, and an official video playlist.
Leeds City Museum Family Guide
Leeds City Museum’s official family guide introduces animal displays, archaeology, mini dig zones, costumes, music, hands-on interactives, reading areas, and family-friendly events.
Parks Canada Xplorers
A Parks Canada family discovery programme where children complete challenges at participating destinations, learn about each place, and receive a collectible reward and recognition.
MetKids
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s kid-created interactive art experience with an explore map, a time machine, and videos that connect children to works in the collection.
Jewish Children’s Museum Virtual Workshops
Online workshops from the Jewish Children’s Museum combine cultural learning, stories, crafts, and interactive activities for children and families.
Google Arts & Culture
Online museum collections, virtual tours, cultural stories, and interactive art explorations.
Museo Pambata
The Philippines’ first interactive children’s museum, using exhibits, programs, and events to make cultural and environmental learning fun and hands-on.
Kidopoly
Kidopoly is an active learning platform with daily and weekly podcasts for children ages 4–14 across history, science, maths, and philosophy, plus quizzes, videos, facts, and reading lists.
Western Australian Museum Kids
Museum activities, quizzes, videos, activity sheets, and discovery-centre ideas for children exploring Western Australia’s collections.
Jobtastic
Jobtastic is a children’s podcast that answers “who does that?” by introducing the people and work behind everyday things, from astronaut snacks and candy flavours to video games and rides.
Artsology
A free arts education hub with more than 100 art games, arts investigations, printables, art videos, and art-adventure activities for children, teachers, and homeschool families.
Museo Virtual de Matemáticas
UNAM’s Spanish-language virtual mathematics museum presents interactive exhibits and visual explorations that invite learners to discover mathematical ideas.
Khalifah
A gentle browser building game for Muslim children where players build a village, learn through age-appropriate exploration, and play without accounts, ads, or purchases.
CSMVS Children’s Museum
Mumbai’s CSMVS Children’s Museum is a creative cultural lab with interactive exhibits, programmes, workshops, digital interactives, and hands-on family learning.
Deutsches Museum Family and Children’s Tour
The Deutsches Museum lists a family and children’s digital tour through its exhibitions, delivered through the museum app and designed for a playful family visit.
NGV Kids
The National Gallery of Victoria’s family learning hub with art activity sheets, games, on-demand videos, and creative experiences for children and teenagers.
Salvador Dali Surrealist Exile Game
A printable two-to-four-player board game that sends players through Salvador Dali's Surrealist world while introducing children to an artist and visual vocabulary.
Tjumpo Tjapanangka Desert Game
A printable two-to-four-player board game where children race through an Australian desert depicted by Aboriginal artist Tjumpo Tjapanangka, with an accompanying artist profile.
EdNoKa
EdNoKa is a family-built educational game with five mini-game worlds and 36 quizzes covering math, science, social studies, and language for ages 8–11.
Newsela
Differentiated nonfiction articles and quizzes designed for classroom reading practice.
Andy Warhol Word Find
A printable word-find activity built around Andy Warhol's art and vocabulary, including Pop Art, Campbell's Soup Cans, Brillo Boxes, and screen printing.
Famous Artist Crossword
A printable crossword puzzle about famous artists, with clues connected to artists and artworks including the Mona Lisa, Campbell’s Soup Cans, drip painting, and Surrealism.
Kids Discover
Visual nonfiction articles and interactive lessons covering science, history, geography, and social studies.
Ducksters
Readable reference pages for children covering history, geography, science, biographies, animals, and educational games.