Kids Software » Art & Creativity http://www.kids-software.com The Best Websites And Software For Kids Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:25:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Paint With Crayola Crayons, Markers, Twistables and Paint http://www.kids-software.com/2009/10/paint-with-crayola-crayons-markers-twistables-and-paint/ http://www.kids-software.com/2009/10/paint-with-crayola-crayons-markers-twistables-and-paint/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:07:30 +0000 admin http://www.kids-software.com/?p=485 The cool Crayola Digi-Color Flash application lets your kids doodle, paint and draw online with Crayola drawing tools. Use tools like crayons, twistables, super tip, washable marker, erasable marker, colored pencil, slick stix, mini stamper or just simple paint, each in a variety of named colors.

Just like in real life, there is no undo or erase function in this drawing application! The resulting image can be printed on your printer, however.

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]]> http://www.kids-software.com/2009/10/paint-with-crayola-crayons-markers-twistables-and-paint/feed/ 0 Tone Matrix – Simple Online Music Generator http://www.kids-software.com/2009/10/tone-matrix-simple-online-music-generator/ http://www.kids-software.com/2009/10/tone-matrix-simple-online-music-generator/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:11:45 +0000 admin http://www.kids-software.com/?p=457 The Tone Matrix is a fun, free interactive musical toy created by André Michelle that is very, very easy to learn. Just click the squares in the 16×16 grid to turn them on or off, and interesting synthesizer music will result. Fun and easy for kids!

To clear your music and start from scratch, just press the space bar.

Many people have published their best Tone Matrix generated tunes on Youtube. Just do a search for tonematrix on YouTube to find them!


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]]> http://www.kids-software.com/2009/10/tone-matrix-simple-online-music-generator/feed/ 2 Kids Online Paint And Draw Activity http://www.kids-software.com/2009/08/kids-online-paint-and-draw-activity/ http://www.kids-software.com/2009/08/kids-online-paint-and-draw-activity/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:51:10 +0000 admin http://www.kids-software.com/?p=440 The website ABCya.com has a great online paint activity for kids, Paint Go. It is easy to use and has all the basic tools such as pencil, paint brush, spray can, text, flood fill etc. The resulting pictures can be printed.

Don’t forget to check out all the other free online kid’s activites on thie site. There are , for example, many creative building activities such as Build a Robot, Make a Face or Make a Snowman, as well as several connect-the-dots games.

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]]> http://www.kids-software.com/2009/08/kids-online-paint-and-draw-activity/feed/ 0 Create Art In The Style Of Jackson Pollock http://www.kids-software.com/2009/03/create-art-in-the-style-of-jason-pollock/ http://www.kids-software.com/2009/03/create-art-in-the-style-of-jason-pollock/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:06:50 +0000 admin http://www.kids-software.com/?p=73 Jacksonpollock.org lets you try yor hand at drip painting in the style of the famous American artist Jackson Pollock. Just let the paint flow all over the canvas, and occasionally click to change colors. To erase your drawing, just click the space key. This is an easy and fun interactive toy for children and grown-ups.

Jacksonpollock.org was created in Adobe Flash by Milos Manetas.  It is also available for the iPhone.


Fun doodles at jacksonpollock.org.

]]> http://www.kids-software.com/2009/03/create-art-in-the-style-of-jason-pollock/feed/ 7 Free Drawing Software For Creative Kids http://www.kids-software.com/2009/02/free-drawing-software-for-creative-kids/ http://www.kids-software.com/2009/02/free-drawing-software-for-creative-kids/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:00:17 +0000 admin http://www.kids-software.com/?p=190 Tuxpaint is free downloadable software for Windows, Mac OS and Linux that lets your kids play around with variety of drawing tools to create fun drawings. The pictures can be saved to disk or printed.

Tux Paint is free, open source software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Tuxpaint is sponsored by the Tux For Kids project.


Paining a hen in Tuxpaint.

]]> http://www.kids-software.com/2009/02/free-drawing-software-for-creative-kids/feed/ 9 Create Kaleidoscope Drawings On Qbesq.com http://www.kids-software.com/2009/01/create-kaleidoscope-drawings/ http://www.kids-software.com/2009/01/create-kaleidoscope-drawings/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:40:30 +0000 admin http://www.kids-software.com/?p=236 Looking into a kaleiodoscope can be fascinating, and drawing kaleidoscopic images can be a lot of fun too!

On the website qbesq.com, you will find a Flash arabesque drawing tool that works similar to a computerized spirograph. . Create a beautiful symmetric kaleidoscope-style image, or perhaps a vector based flower, and save it in SVG format or upload it to the Flicker Qbesq group.

Visit qbesq.com and let your kids play with the caleidoscope painter!

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Drawing a kalieidoscope image on qbesq.com.

]]> http://www.kids-software.com/2009/01/create-kaleidoscope-drawings/feed/ 0 Doodle And Draw At Bomomo.com http://www.kids-software.com/2009/01/doodle-and-draw-at-bomomocom/ http://www.kids-software.com/2009/01/doodle-and-draw-at-bomomocom/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:33:32 +0000 admin http://www.kids-software.com/?p=57 On the website Bomomo.com, kids can try out some fun artistic drawing tools that produce amusing and sometimes unpredictable results. Doodle away and create some pretty abstract artwork made out of random lines, spirals and whirlwinds! A really great timewaster for all ages.

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Some doodling at bomomo.com

]]> http://www.kids-software.com/2009/01/doodle-and-draw-at-bomomocom/feed/ 0 Free Online Coloring Pages On Thecolor.com http://www.kids-software.com/2009/01/free-online-coloring-pages-on-thecolorcom/ http://www.kids-software.com/2009/01/free-online-coloring-pages-on-thecolorcom/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:59:06 +0000 admin http://www.kids-software.com/?p=141 Thecolor.com is a free website where kids can find pretty interactive coloring pages to color online. The coloring pages are divided into categories such as dinosarus, babies, alphabet, birthday, circus, dogs, fairy tale and many more.

The members that color the most pages will be displayed on the site’s Top Members list, and the finished paintings can be saved to a personal gallery.


Fish coloring sheet at the thecolor.com website.

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