pixel paintings
i’ve always been a digital art girl. being both a computer geek and an artist has really led me down a path where pixels may as well be paint, and i think my little one agrees. to pass the time on a four hour doctor’s office visit this morning (allergist takes forever!), i whipped out my trusty iphone.
not only does the iphone pass the time for me, but there are great free applications that entertain kids. my little lady loves to pop bubbles and bubble wrap on the iphone. (oh wait, i’m the one who likes to pop bubble wrap.) but most often novi asks, “can i draw?” while holding up her “magic finger” out of which different colors pour onto the screen. with the scribble application, novi drew a couple of gems:
digital rose
scribble nest
then we opened the colour tilt application so that my daughter could hold the phone in her left hand and tilt it around while drawing with her right pointer finger. she loves to watch the colors change.
color tilt hues
while it may seem like it’s not art if they’re not messy, digital art will be a bigger part of the lives of this generation than it has ever been. plus, parents, it does provide creative fun and artistic engagement for a toddler while in a doctor’s waiting room or other places where you can bring your little artist, but you can’t bring their big messes.
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There’s a great kid art program called Kid Pix, that our kids love. We haven’t gotten a new version since we bought a computer with Vista 2 years ago, but they loved it on our old computer. Of course if you have a Mac, there’s probably a cool app built right in.