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Looking for an activity for your kids which blends technology with creativity? Check out Print Paks’ Pop-Up Greetings Kit, a creative print-yourself pop-up card program for kids and adults of all ages!

An intuitive interface makes printing cards a painless procedure. The easy-to-understand, narrated instructions (Max the dog is your child’s friendly guide) helps kids create original cards in a matter of minutes. (continue reading…)

Thinkin’ Things Collection 3 is loaded with five challenging activities to keep the kids busy for hours. The animated opening sequence is literally out of this world! With each of the different activities, parents (or kids) can adjust playing levels from beginning to advanced to keep the activities entertaining. The levels also automatically adjust as the kids successfully answer questions. (continue reading…)

Do you remember reading Little Bear? Published in 1950, written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by world-famous kids’ author Maurice Sendak, Little Bear is making a big comeback. With a hit Nickelodeon TV show and Paramount’s Little Bear videos, it’s only natural that Little Bear has arrived on CD-ROM and is available to families and schools who use technology to learn and explore! (continue reading…)

Entertaining, exciting, magical and fascinating. What do these all these words have in common with Corel’s hybrid (Win/Mac) CD-ROM, The Interactive Alphabet? Absolutely nothing!

I had great expectations that this software would live up to Corel’s high standards in software. Boy, was I let down! We tried the software on two different Macs — a Quadra 660AV and a Performa 630 series. (continue reading…)

Rich in imagination, creativity and hilarity, Awesome Animated Monster Maker, Ultra Edition is definitely the best way to build a better monster!

Whether you’re 3 years old, a teen-ager, or an adult, this CD-ROM is sure to entertain and dazzle you while you concoct and create hundreds of original creepy monsters–each springing to life with animated wiggling, squirming and squishy parts which you help mix together. (continue reading…)

Kid Pix Deluxe 3 is unbeatable when it comes to creativity software for kids and grown-ups (who are kids at heart)! This imaginative CD-ROM wins The Review Zone’s Best of 2001 in kids’ software, hands down! Without picking up a crayon or a brush, kids can dabble in crazy effects, hilarious sounds, innovative art tools, and fun-filled animation to create the best multimedia art in town! (continue reading…)

Whether you teach geometry, technology, or art, Tessellation Exploration is a “must have” for Grades 4 and up!

Kevin Lee, an experienced math and computer science teacher and creator of award-winning math educational software, has a multimedia masterpiece on his hands! (continue reading…)

It looked so innocent. The brightly colored Fisher-Price Learning in Toyland software box was next in line to be reviewed. According to the box, there are 6 FUN activities which “lets kids play & learn with their favorite Fisher-Price toys!” (continue reading…)