Help me trick out my old Mac for my preschooler. [more inside]
posted by mds35 on Feb 23, 2009 - 11 answers

What's the modern day equivalent of old school "line number" BASIC as a tool for young children to play and learn with? [more inside]
posted by majick on Feb 21, 2009 - 41 answers

My husband lucked in to a free iMac and we'd like to set it up for our neice who is 11. Can you help us trick it out? [more inside]
posted by amanda on Dec 4, 2008 - 10 answers

Help me find 2D animation software for my kid for Christmas! [more inside]
posted by cooker girl on Nov 15, 2007 - 12 answers

Free software recommendations for kids aged 3 to 7. Fun and /or educational. [more inside]
posted by Mom on Jul 5, 2007 - 6 answers

I'm looking for a Windows gadget/soundbox software program for a young kid. Not kid paint software. I'm thinking more like a big screen full of clickable shapes/objects that make noise effects or do cool mechanical things with one another. Even a game would be fine if it has tinker value. [more inside]
posted by antipasta_explosion on Jan 19, 2007 - 6 answers

What are good software titles, appropriate for middle school aged kids, that will help kids learn spelling? [more inside]
posted by Chanther on Jun 7, 2006 - 5 answers

What's a good, very basic paint program for OSX? [more inside]
posted by carterk on Jan 3, 2006 - 7 answers

What's a good paint / drawing program for a 6 yo girl, on Windows XP? [more inside]
posted by beth on Dec 26, 2005 - 17 answers

Is there some software I can let my 22 month old daughter use and so not screw up my computer? [more inside]
posted by shothotbot on Mar 23, 2005 - 13 answers