Based on our record, Tux Paint seems to be a lot more popular than Etoys. While we know about 12 links to Tux Paint, we've tracked only 1 mention of Etoys. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
> It's a shame that the more simplistic branch didn't endure, perhaps as an alternative to Logo. Scratch was originally built in Smalltalk (newer versions use JS) A rival to Scratch, which is also written in Smalltalk and is 'closer' to 'proper Smalltalk' is EToys http://squeakland.org. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
PBS Kids has a lot of games and activities on their website: https://pbskids.org/games If your kids watch any PBS shows them they'll recognize the characters. The activities were fun enough for our twins to learn how to use computer mice at age 3. Tux Paint is also really fun for young kids and a good way to learn mouse usage: https://tuxpaint.org/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago
Tux Paint (version 0.9.30): A drawing program for children. Source: 11 months ago
I can also recommend https://tuxpaint.org/. I see they also have an app for Android nowadays, but no iOS it seems. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago
This is going to depend on the age of the kid. I have given a cheap Laptop to my 6-year old and introduced her to Scratch[1] and Tuxpaint[2]. I let her use the mouse and keyboard more instead of tapping on a screen. The school is likely to introduce Scratch from next year. For older kids, they should be on a normal computer. My old MacBook Pro came handy for the elder one. She does the usual Python, games and... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
Tux Paint is available for download, free of charge, from the project's website: https://tuxpaint.org/. Tux Paint is open source software and does not contain in-app advertising. Source: over 1 year ago
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