Parents' Guide to

PIXEL'D

By Dana Anderson, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 8+

Animate like a pro, but young kids will need adult guidance.

App iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad Free Entertainment
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What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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What’s It About?

A blank canvas and a menu full of options become the starting points for kids to create animated pixel art. Using Disney characters and their own imagination, kids choose from many options to create animated drawings, stories, or scenes up to 20 frames long, which can then be shared online and in the app's gallery. Kids can create with a friend who is also using PIXEL'D in real time via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

Is It Any Good?

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For kids who want to try creating animation, PIXEL'D could be the perfect place to start, although the difficulty level and social sharing will require parents to be more involved with younger kids' play. Many of the Disney characters featured on the app are geared toward younger kids, but parents will need to help those kids find tutorials and set appropriate settings for social sharing and in-app purchases.

Older kids and kids who are advanced in digital art will find lots of creative options and social sharing capabilities here. It may take a while to get used to the look of large pixel-style drawing on PIXEL'D, but kids can alter the size of the canvas to make it look less "pixelated." The little "pop" noise that kids hear as they draw across the screen adds to this app's fun vibe, where the art creation can be as silly or serious as kids want it to be.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • If your kids are too young to post their creations on social networking sites but still want to share them with others, help them email them to a grandparent, friend, or teacher.

  • Help kids find the tutorials and walk through all of the features with them to help maximize their fun and creative options.

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