ACC Program Area:Reaching Young Collectors - Resources

Resources

ANA Programs for Young Numismatists: http://www.money.org/ynnewsletter.html
The American Numismatic Association has a variety of programs for young collectors including a weekly e-mail newsletter which updates YN projects, upcoming events and activities and exchange of hobby ideas and stories. All past newsletters are available on the site.
The Young Collector. APF Youth: http://www.apf.org.au/youth/mag.htm
A youth website of the Australian Philatelic Federation offers young stamp collectors information and guidance.
Junior Philatelists of America: http://www.jpastamps.org
The JPA is a group run by and for young stamp collectors, age 17 and under. Adult supporting members may also join. Their website offers information on JPA's activities and how to get started in stamp collecting. They list their affiliated chapters and have a Message Forum and a Stamp Swap Program.
APS Just for Kids: http://www.stamps.org/kids/kid_StampFun.htm
The American Philatelic Society promotes stamp collecting to youth in a number of ways. Some of their activities include staffing youth areas at shows, and providing resources & ideas to leaders of youth clubs. This segment of their website promotes these endeavors.
BPT Young Collector: http://ukphilately.org.uk/bpt/youth/bptyouth.htm
The British Philatelic Trust offers considerable support to help young collectors and to assist those working to encourage youth philately.
North American Vexillological Association: http://www.nava.org
NAVA, which deals with the study and preservation/collecting of flags, has a KIDS PAGE on their website which caters to young collectors and to kids who just may be interested in flags.
Youth Collectors Zone: http://www.stamps-auctions.com/lists/youth.html
A special website for young stamp collectors, "Youth Collectors Zone" is a sub-division of "Oceania Philatelic Galleries."
Country Collectibles, Kids Who Collect: http://www.countrycollector.com/kids.html
"Kids Who Collect" is a section of the Country Collectibles web page operated by Harris Publications. This is a great kid-produced page which features the collections of young collectors and offers a tremendous Kids Penpals Page with literally hundreds of entries!
Purring Tiger's Philatelic World: http://www.nr.infi.net/~blueagle/
A well-presented stamp collecting site includes sections on ideas submitted by teachers for using stamps in the classroom, a philatelic glossary and other informational highlights.
Kids Ark, Fossils & Fossil Collecting: http://webukonline.co.uk/conker/fossils/
This site, generating from the United Kingdom, deals with fossil collecting as a "brilliant hobby" for kids. The site gives many pointers on how to go about collecting and how to maintain your collection. It stresses that a primary reason why fossil collecting is such a cool hobby is because it's free - you get fossils all over the place and you don't have to pay for them - and you are collecting things that are millions of years old.
American Political Items Collectors: http://apic.us
The APIC website features two sections directed at the young collector - Serving Youth and Serving Teens & Collegiates. Both section offer information on what young collectors can do in the political collecting hobby and include stories from young APIC members about their collections. Both sections are slated to be greatly expanded during the next year.
The Original Paper Doll Artists Guild: http://www.opdag.com
This site has two sections of interest relating to young people. There is an OPDAG's Kid Gallery and also a section "Advice for Beginning Paper Doll Collectors."
Train Collectors Association: http://www.traincollectors.org
Visit TCA's Kids Club. This association really makes an effort to make young kids feel welcome and to show that they are an integral part of the association. Note the excellent TCA Kids Club logo.
Smithsonian Institution: http://kids.si.edu/collecting/
The Smithsonian Kids Collecting website is a great site for building the case for collecting being an important part of a kid's life - no matter what they collect - and the reasons why. The site also offers collectors in various hobby areas talking directly to young people. The site requires the Flast and Real Player plug-ins available when you go to the site.
U.S. Mint: http://www.usmint.gov/kids/
The U.S. Mint's H.I.P. program, History in Your Pocket (H.I.P.) Pocket Change site offers some great information designed to help educators share innovative ways they've found to use coins in the classroom and other teaching methods.
Junior Philatelists on the Internet: http://www.ioa.com/~ggayland/junior
This website is primarily for beginners in stamp collecting. It offers information and products helpful to young collectors. This website is not affiliated with Junior Philatelists of America.
National Model Railroad Association: http://www.nmra.org
The NMRA offers a Junior College program as a hands-on learning experience geared to kids. The classes, conducted at a junior college, are intended for younger kids, ages 6 to 10, and teaches things relating to the mechanics and operations of model railroads.
Cracker Jack Collectors Association: http://www.collectoronline.com/cjca/index.html
This site features a "Kid's Page" with information on collecting Cracker Jack memorabilia and pointers to help them with their collecting.
The Original Paper Doll Artists Guild: http://opdag.com
This site includes two sections which may be of interest to young collectors - Advice for Beginners and Kids Gallery.
Stamps for Kids: http://royalmail.com
This site from the United Kingdom has a new section entitled "Stamps for Kids" which includes news for kids, fun and games, collector's guide, stamp questions and more. It's still growing.
Virtual Stamp Club: http://www.virtualstampclub.com/begin1.html
This site offers an introduction to stamp collecting for beginners, particularly kids.
Rocks for Kids: http://www.rocksforkids.com
This Canadian site is for kids of all ages who love rocks and who collect rocks.
Scouts on Stamps Society International: http://www.sossi.org/youth/htm
The SOSSI now has a youth section on their website.
Star Wars Kids: http://www.starwarskids.com
Some good pointers on how to start collecting. Check out their kids' privacy policy.
Kids.Net.AU: http://www.kids.net.au
This is a very good reference website headquartered in Australia.
British North American Philatelic Society: http://www.bnaps.org/stamps4kids
Offers information in sections relating to pre-teens, to teens, and to parents.
Amazing Kids Educational Organization: http://www.amazing-kids.org
Celebrating the achievements of children - helping kids realize their amazing potential.
Zuzu - Youth Press: http://zuzu.org/collect.html
Articles by young people about their collections.
FirstGov for Kids: http://www.kids.gov
This is the U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal. This attractive site offers a wealth of information and ideas on how to best reach kids with information.
Surfing the Net with Kids: http://www.surfnetkids.com
Great ideas and resources on reaching kids, creative approaches.
Ancient Coins for Education: http://www.bitsofhistory.com/ace/
This site helps to put ancient history into the hands of students.
Congress for Kids: http://www.congressforkids.net
This site is geared toward helping kids learn about government but offers a number of activities and ideas that may be useful for groups trying reach and involve youth.
CONECA - Young Numismatists: http://conecaonline.org/yn.html
The Combined Organizations of Numismatic Error Collectors of America (CONECA) is a strong advocate of, and dedicated to, the encouragement of young people becoming involved in numismatics. They have a Youth Program segment on their website.
Junior AACA: http://www.aaca.org/junior/menu/junior.htm
The Antique Automobile Club of America, Inc. has a very active Junior segment with an educational program and special activities at both national and local events. There is also a section on the Junior AACA on the website.
AFMS Future Rockhounds of America Clubs: http://www.amfed.org/kids.htm
The American Federation of Mineralogical Societies (AFMS) has over 20 affiliated clubs specifically for young people. Check out their "Kids Corner" section of the AFMS website.
U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association: http://www.grasshoppernet.com/USMexNA/usmexna.html
One of the stated purposes of this association is "to encourage youth, both within Mexico, and the United States to pursue the study of Mexican Numismatics. There is a youth committee, a special youth program and an annual youth scholarship to the ANA seminar.
West Virginia Marble Collectors Club: http://www.wvmcc.citymax.com
A relatively new collecting club, organized on March 30, 2003, one of their priorities is offering activities for kids. The website has a whole section called Kidz Klub showing activity pictures of their youngest club members.