On the downside, the characters talk way too much, giving endless praise and prompts. Additionally, the software rates low on child control with limited work saving capabilities and few opportunities for creative freedom. This one's for Blue's Clues fanatics only. Here's an affordable, personal art tutor for kids. The five activities offer a variety of games that playfully present concepts like form, texture, and shape.
Kids also get a nice a dose of classic art.
The program is not without faults, however, including some non-intuitive menus and some annoyingly chatty characters. Here's the scoop. Kids find the activities in an art fair scene. There's also an arcade game where children collect materials, folk art and antiquities, and an invention game that lets them make creations out of a variety of lines and shapes. As kids complete an activity, they earn pieces of carnival rides for the fair's midway, an enticing incentive to play.