Check out this awesome little iPad app called ‘Petting Zoo’. It features over 20 anima characters that are simply amazing to interact with. If you’ve ever wondered if a dog can breakdance, this app is for you. Oh, and the kid will love it too.
Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey is a national traveling exhibition of the Smithsonian Institution. The exhibition-affiliated Remixes app gives creative kids an opportunity to learn a little bit more about this American artist and the inspiration for his collages. It also provides kids with a digital canvas to remix elements from Bearden’s collages with their own cutout shapes to create new masterpieces that can be posted to a public gallery and shared with others. Kids can also incorporate sounds and words to their digital collages, adding their own stories to their artwork.
The color and whimsy of Bearden’s landscape backdrops and cutout figures is inspirational to say the least, and a great way to spark an after-school afternoon.
You can download the app here. And find out more about the traveling exhibit here.
