Kid Pix Deluxe 4 (2004)
Themes:Educational
Story:The fourth version (and third major iteration) of the classic children's art software, featuring a larger canvas and a bilingual Undo Guy.
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I started using Kid Pix Deluxe 4 at home and at school back when I was in the target age range in the mid-late 2000's, and have since revisited it as an adult. I used to spend hours filling the screen with Easter eggs that make noises when placed, and making buildings out of the wildly specific building brushes. There are tons of tools to explore that all behave in unique ways. It is quite tempting to open the program from time to time, not to make art, but to play with the tools and sift through the expansive sprite stamp gallery. And I do! This program has a way of giving one sudden inspiration to use strange options in thoughtful new ways.
It's art software for children, and yet I keep catching myself saying "play" whenever I state intent to use it. They really did take something functional and make the experience of using it inherently fun and there's something incredibly special about that. This program, and all the other Kid Pix iterations out there, have something that I haven't seen replicated since. It would be a tragedy to let it fade into obscurity, instead of preserving it for future generations of children and adults alike to enjoy together. I would recommend the program to anyone who wants to encourage creativity and learning computer basics in young children. I also recommend it to adults that want to have a carefree good time, where you can put aside your usual self-ingrained art rules and let loose. I also recommend spamming the undo guy. He's great.