Sumo - Creative Tools for Curious Minds

I posted about Sumo Paint a while ago (2011), but the same company has expanded their applications in the intervening time and can now be found at Sumo - Creative Tools for Curious Minds. In addition to the expanding featues of their Paint program, they also now have Tunes, 3D, Code, Photo, Audio, Video and Pixel tools. They have a student discount of only $19 per year versus the regular price of $9 per month. Unleash your creativity.

OscilloScribe

I've posted previously about Spirographs, but I got a comment from Peter on my previous post that alerted me to OscilloScribe. I wanted to give it a try and see how it compares. This is actually a much better applet for creating really cool spiral art. Here are a few of my attempts.

This program has a nice enough interface for creating almost any graph you want and it also allows you to save the image to your local hard drive. My only suggestion would be for the designer to make it a more traditional method for saving the images when you are done. Also, it would be kind of neat if you could alter the thickness of the drawing tool. Otherwise, it's easy to use and a lot of fun. Check out OscilloScribe today.

Buy A Spiral Drawing Book or Game

• Deluxe Spirograph
• The Spiral Draw Book
• Craft Book and Kit

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Related:

• Spirograph on Wikipedia
• Papermode: Hand-Stitched Boxes and Cards
• Old Toys: It's Time to Let Go

Olivia's Handprint

This image was removed from the sidebar when I updated the template over the weekend. I love this image and will likely be using it in other work.

Spirograph & More Spirographs

The Spirograph was one of my favorite art toys as a kid. Here's a digital version written as a Java Applet.

Created by Anu Garg.

A Spirograph is a curve formed by rolling a circle inside or outside of another circle. The pen is placed at any point on the rolling circle.

If you would like to get the analog version, you can find them on Amazon.com at the following two links.

• Craft Book and Kit (Board book)
• The Spiral Draw Book (Klutz) (Spiral-bound)

Story Machine Captures Sound, Images

July 23, 2007 - When it comes to writing, the pen and paper can take storytelling only so far.

Now a new technology allows kids - big and small - to embed sound into traditional drawings and create an interactive story-game. The Jabberstamp, invented by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is not only just fun to play with, it can also allow children to capture and share intricate ideas before they have mastered the skill of writing narratives.

We can help them learn new things that are really complex by giving them new toys, said Hayes Raffle, a Ph.D. candidate and research assistant. Raffle developed the device with fellow Ph.D. candidate Cati Vaucelle and Cornell University researcher Ruibing Wang.

Want to learn more? Go to Discovery Channel :: News - Technology :: Story Machine Captures Sound, Images.

Yahooligans! The Web Guide for Kids

Yahooligans! is the ultimate web guide for kids! Features fun and educational resources for kids with games, animals, music, jokes, movies, news, astrology, TV, science, e-cards, reference, and more.

• Around the World
  • Countries
  • U.S. States
  • Holidays
• School Bell
  • Lang. Arts
  • Math
  • Social Studies
• Arts & Entertainment
  • TV
  • Movies
  • Jokes
  • Music
• Science & Nature
  • Space
  • Animals
  • Dinosaurs
• Computers & Games
  • Games
  • Screensavers
  • World Wide Web
• Sports & Recreation
  • Football
  • Baseball
  • Outdoors

According to About.com, this is Probably one of the best kids sites out there - includes movie reviews, games, reference, etc. Enjoy!