DollHouse
© 2006 Protozone, Inc.
Potentially creative but limited in features, this clever art program lets you decorate your own Dollhouse while experimenting with patterns, symmetry, shapes and colors. To change the pattern on the stairway rug, for example, you simple click on it and choose from a variety of patterns that you design using a set of stamps and drawing tools. By changing the designs on wallpaper, bedspreads or rugs, children will begin to notice patterns within the designs. Throughout the house, there are a variety of hidden surprises, such as a sink with running water or a ticking clock. At any time, you can print the designs to serve as templates for a "real" dollhouse. You can take your creations and print them out in order to use them in a real dollhouse. The program is easy to use, but limited in depth, because your designs are so limited to a single dollhouse, making this a powerful yet shallow experience.
$25, Windows XP, Mac OSX
Teaches: patterns, creativity, art
CTR Rating: 80%