You'll want a good drawing or publishing program. Kid Pix is great for younger children. A graphics program like Print Shop is an essential and would keep the whole family happy. Davis also recommends taking the equipment outside. Take the kids into the woods for a real scavenger hunt.
Digital cameras go anywhere.
There are many HTML editors around to choose from. But if you already have Netscape Communicator, Netscape Composer is part of the package. Children can design the home page for their bunk or their baseball teams. My neighbor Mary, a brilliant mother of three, is one of my regular software testers. Mary recently tested Microsoft Creative Writer 2.