For a rock-solid children's drawing and painting program, you can't go wrong with this classic. When it was first released back in 1991, Kid Pix's design power turned heads. Unfortunately the original drawing program is essentially the same. This version of Kid Pix is a bit like a trusty Model-T when compared to new programs like Flying Colors 2.0 and Disney's Magic Artist Studio which have many more tools and options. The opening menu offers five activities.
Most children go directly to the drawing portion of the program to start creating.
The other four areas let kids make moving pictures, watch cartoons, make a puppet dance by pressing keys on the keyboard and learn about animation. Kid Pix handily loads onto your hard disk, so no CD is required. You'll find a nice range of paint tools, a vast array of tiny stamps and the ability to erase your picture with a stick of dynamite. We appreciated the program's ability to switch between Spanish and English. Kid Pix earns every bit of its 4.4 star rating, but we'd love to see some new design features and a smoother interface.