When you see a number of people playing string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments together, it is called an orchestra. A symphony orchestra is large and a chamber orchestra is small. String instruments include the violin, cello, and bass. Wind instruments include flutes, clarinets, and bassoons. Brass instruments include trumpet, trombone, and tuba. And percussion […]

Beavers are fascinating and impressive creatures. This hard-working rodent builds an underwater den, called a ‘lodge.’ The lodge is their safe home. They sleep, stay warm, raise their young, and protect themselves from predators.  They build dams in order to back up the water from the stream, to make a pond for their lodges to […]

The flute is a woodwind instrument but it doesn’t have a reed. Sound is produced from the flow of air across the opening. Even though it’s a woodwind, flutes have been made of a number of different materials including wood, bone, ivory, glass, and metal. If you’re learning about flutes, or you just love how […]

Falcons are marvelous birds. They fly fast, at speeds of 240mph! This is faster than any other animal on earth. They reach these speeds while they are diving to catch their prey. Since they are flying and diving so fast, they have amazing eyesight. Much better than mine or yours. If you love Falcons, why […]

Chess is a game of strategy, probably the most strategic of the board games. It takes some time to learn and to master. If you’re interested in chess there are numerous clubs and online places to learn and play. Show your enthusiasm for this fun game with your artistic skills. Color these fun Chess pages. […]

Badgers are small 4 legged mammals that live in the United States, the United Kingdom, and most of Europe.  They enjoy dry open grasslands. They live in dens where they sleep most of the day and hunt at night. They eat insects, mice, and other small mammals. If you’re learning about Badgers or just think […]

This St. Pattys day, everyone is Irish! Celebrate the day with these themed coloring pages. Study a map of Ireland, rejoice with the Irish dancers, celebrate the luck of the Irish with a leprechaun’s pot of gold. Go green this year and get your Irish on. Print all of our coloring pages for free. When […]

Pelicans are strangely unique birds. They are sea birds with webbed feet and catch fish for dinner, among other things such as small reptiles and amphibians. They have a large bill with a pouch that they use to scoop fish out of the water like a large fishing net. If you think pelicans are cool, […]

Onions are a wonderfully healthy vegetable to eat. You can chop them up and eat them raw in your salad or fry them in oil and put them on your hamburger. Any way you like to eat onions, you’ll be consuming a load of nutrients and antioxidants. It helps you have a healthy heart, stomach, […]

Pinky and the Brain are enhanced Lab mice in the Acme studio. This scientific experiment could have gone terribly wrong if Brain gets his way. His obsession with taking over the world is the goal of every episode. Luckily, the Brain isn’t as smart as he thinks he is. If you missed them in the […]