I recently read about TuxPaint on Newsforge, and since I'm always on the lookout for programs that my little daughter can play with, I was keen to check it out. I was definitely impressed!
It has a very simple and intuitive interface, lots of fun brush shapes(heart, star, flower etc) with a color palette on the bottom. It's easy to change the size of the brush. Then you have your basic set of shapes, but the thing that makes the program very unique is the stamps.
There are heaps of stamps. At first I only noticed the first set(animals), but there are 34 pages of shapes within a wide range of categories. These include, fruits and veggies, coins, letters and smilies, planets, cars and traffic signs, musical instruments, sports equipment, and even holiday-specific icons. And again the stamps are easily resized, and some allow you to change their colors. Very cool!
In addition to the above there are the "Magic" tools which are some of the usual photo retouching tools, with some creative ones(like sparkles) that again make it fun for kids. Even saving and opening is extremely easy. The dialogs only ask "yes" or "no" and are simple visual representations. I wish other programs designed for kids (for example Potato Guy) used similar dialogs.
So in conclusion, if you have kids try Tuxpaint. You won't be disappointed.
-T
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