CHILDREN'S

Alphabet Zoo 3.0
Wild program
Children learn the alphabet in this two-part program. The first part teaches formation and recognition of upper and lower case letters. Animals, like Kevin Koala, draw an outline of letters. Kids trace the letter the same way the animals did. In the second part, kids pick out letters.
• arration gives directions and encouragement
• nique way to teach letter recognition
• erfect for preschool kids
(Application by Software Perspectives and France & Associates)

Fold Up Houses
Home sweet home
Build your own town with this collection of fold-up houses. Print the files, color the houses and fold on the lines. The designs are cute and simple with a few added features, like a chimney.
• ultiple images
• old lines already drawn
• an be printed by Simple Text
(Document by Grace Sylvan)

Fun Stuff
Game collection
Kids will enjoy this collection of three games. Catch all the hidden fairies in Find the Fairies. They are hidden in a forest and some blend in with the bushes — t’s hard to pick them out. Keep your eyes out for other creatures, like a raccoon? Dress up a cartoon teddy bear in the second game. Try different eyes, noses, mouths, clothes and more.  In the third part, dress up a young child in various Halloween costumes. Change skin and hair color, clothes and more. You can also type in a message below the cartoon.
• ell-drawn illustrations 
• ound effects accompany the animation 
• ncourages creativity
(Application by Grace Sylvan and Loraine Wauer)

Instant Math Series 2.0
Addition tutor
This program helps children and parents make addition work sheets. You can choose different types of addition problems. Print out your work sheets.
• hoose from four different addition problem types
• rint answer sheets and tests
• hoose your number ranges 
(HyperCard Stack by France & Associates)

Life Cycles 1.1
Circle of life
This little book explains how animals develop from embryos to adults. Colorful illustrations show the various stages. It starts with simple animals (invertebrates) and ends with complex animals (mammals). Worksheets ask you to identify animals, select which parent goes with which baby and more.
• ncludes insects, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds 
• olor pictures
• reat for kids 4- through 8-years-old
(Document by Susan Metalis)

MacEmatics 2.1.5
Beginning math
This math program helps young kids practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages and fractions. Totally customizable. Perfect for elementary school kids.
•  Ten practice levels
• ntertaining sounds tell you when answers are right or wrong
• ptional animation
• ustomizable number range
(HyperCard Stack by Neil Schulman)

Number Aquarium
Sounds fishy …
This aquatic program helps young kids learn how to draw the numbers 1 through 5. A character first shows how it is done and then gives hints on where to place the mouse to draw it. Another part of the program asks kids to count things. Help Shannon Shark count the number of divers. 
• wo games
• arration guides you through the exercises and provides encouragement
• ptional animation
(HyperCard Stack by Software Perspectives and France & Associates)

Oilcap Pro 1.2
Texas tea
Can you keep the oil flowing through pipes before it gushes all over your computer? Create a pipeline by arranging random pipe pieces. If you can’t fit a piece, you can skip it. You can continue building your pipeline after the oil starts to flow, but it gets rather messy.
• imed play
• n line help
• trategy game
(Application by Soleau Software)

Quarry
Stuck between a rock …
Get your workers to the other side of the quarry in this challenging puzzle game. Move columns of rocks to clear a path for your workers. Your pieces are going one direction, the computer’s are trying to go the other direction. The first player to get six workers across wins.
• ull-color graphics
• asy to play, but challenging
• on-violent
• ptional sound effects
(Application by Soleau Software)

Rainbox 1.2
Gnarly, dude
Create an endless number of fascinating, moving designs with this psychedelic painting program. The colors shift constantly — pulsating as you draw. Choose from numerous options, including paint styles, drawing shapes, special effects and more. You can even save your design as a Dark Side of the Mac screen saver.
• ake random designs quickly
• ultiple tools for endless variations
• etailed instructions 
(Application by Alex Rosen; Requires Dark side of the Mac to use screen saver)

Feature Program
The Snow Machine 1.0
Cool program
Create radial patterns that look like snowflakes. This program mirrors what is drawn in one part of the screen, creating interesting, unique designs. Draw with more than 200 typographic brushes in 6-fold symmetry, with up to 12 brushes painting simultaneously!
•  Create patterns for backgrounds and desktop
• imple, easy interface
• ave to PICT files 
•  Prints images
(Application by Loren Mork and Cool Software)