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From: scavo@cie.uoregon.edu (Tom Scavo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Software for 2 and 3 year old kids
Summary: try Kid Pix
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Date: 18 Dec 90 23:33:18 GMT
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In article <1990Dec18.201133.9600@cs.utk.edu> wnn@ornl.gov (Wolfgang N. Naegeli) writes:
>Is there any Mac software designed for use by two or three year old 
>children (under supervision)?

My three-year-old's favorite program is called Kid Pix, written
by Craig Hickman.  It's a paint program with all kinds of neat
features (including sound) that Brian (my three-year-old) just
loves.  I understand the program is going to be distributed
by Broderbund (sp?), but I'm not sure if it's available yet.
It may still be in beta test.  My wife is one of Craig's
students at UofO where he teaches courses in Fine and Applied
Arts...that's how we got a hold of it.

The only "supervision" we find necessary around here is that
MultiFinder be disabled.  You have no idea how much havoc a
kid can wreak using MultiFinder!  Other than that, Brian and
Kid Pix do their thing for an hour at a crack.  Great program,
highly recommended (right, Brian?).

Tom Scavo
scavo@cie.uoregon.edu