When my first child was very small he could drag a mouse around but couldn’t get the hang of holding the mouse button down and dragging at the same time – even the simplest paint program for children requires the child to click to make a mark.
So I had an idea for a very simple paint program that would allow very small children to doodle on the screen without having to click.
I never got around to writing my paint program when Henry was small, nor William. But now Tilly is here and I managed to figure it out.
You can download the first, very simple version of TillyPaint here, for Mac or Windows.
It’s like a cross between finger painting and Etch-a-Sketch.
It’s quite therapeutic for grown-ups too.
Looks like fun. I’ll let you know what Jack thinks.
Funny you should post this now – I’ve just downloaded Tuxpaint that you recommended ages ago at Paperclipcentral
yes, I’d love to know what Jack thinks. I’m developing it a bit – making it so, if you’re a bit older, you can move the mouse without painting, and so on.