"Thanks, everyone, especially you kommishoner! I continued my "research" on Google and I've found on Soft Neo some sort of tool, Gm Coloring Book, I'm checking it right now. I'll try your tips too. Thanks
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Painting game for a five year old?
Started this discussion. Last reply by hotmama Sep 11, 2012. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Hi! My son is five-years old and Paint seems boring for him. I don't have time to draw something for him and I'm afraid to give him some pencils because he might hurt his eyes or paint the walls if I…Continue
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wookie replied to Jessie's discussion 'Painting game for a five year old?'"Chalk, crayons etc. are cool for kids at that age with a lower risk threshold for mess. Computers are nifty but at that age they really need to be working on those fine motor, pre-printing skills.
There are lots of games on the iPad that kids…"
ruth replied to Jessie's discussion 'Painting game for a five year old?'"Agree with everyone that real, tactile art supplies are important and necessary for a 5 year old. If you can afford it, those Color Wonder Markers that only color on the special paper that comes with them are pretty awesome for preventing mess when…"
mightyninjamom replied to Jessie's discussion 'Painting game for a five year old?'"We used to have one, but it was specific to Linux. It's called Tux Paint. It's open source, so I think you can just google it to see if the download will work on your computer. My son loved that one and played with it a lot.
Also, you…"
kommishoner replied to Jessie's discussion 'Painting game for a five year old?'"Does he have some sort of sensory issues or other concerns that would make him put the pencils in his eyes? If not, I think it's probably safe for him to have them. And walls can always be painted over. ;) We use…"
mcglory13 replied to Jessie's discussion 'Painting game for a five year old?'"There's a lot lost between the tactile and fine motor skills that real life art making gives kids and the experience of using a computer program.
Though I know it's not helpful in terms of what you asked, I'd give him real art…"
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Hi! My son is five-years old and Paint seems boring for him. I don't have time to draw something for him and I'm afraid to give him some pencils because he might hurt his eyes or paint the walls if I don't pay attention to him. So, do you know any a computer coloring game?See More
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