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By Amanda Bindel
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Make creatures and take pics outside for fantastic fun.
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Plum's Creaturizer
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What's It About?
In PLUM'S CREATURIZER kids start by creating their not-found-in-nature creature, tapping to change each part head to toe. They can make a billion different creatures by mixing and matching mouths, heads, wings, bodies, legs, eyes, tails, and head pieces. Then kids think through how their creature lives, eats, hides, nests, and more, responding to specific missions by taking a picture of the creature in the real world. Kids can resize and reposition the creature so it fits just right and then view a slide show of their pictures.
Is It Any Good?
Leave it to PBS Kids to create a fun way to spark kids' imaginations, encourage creative and critical thinking, and get them outside. Other apps let kids get creative putting together whimsical creatures, monsters, or robots, but this one extends that creative fun, letting kids create a narrative around their creature. They'll think critically about where their creature would sleep, raise babies, keep warm, and more -- as prompted by the missions -- and then they can get out and about, observing the world around them. The commands are easy for kids to complete, and each mission can be completed pretty quickly. Though the functionality is somewhat limited and kids can't create their own creature pieces, this free app still has a lot to offer.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the creature their kid has created. What is its name? Why does it have the features it has?
Let kids create their own creatures using materials around the house: Clay, chenille sticks, craft sticks, and other recycled objects can be used to make some pretty fantastic creatures.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android
- Subjects : Science : animals , Arts : playing
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : thinking critically , Creativity : imagination
- Pricing structure : Free
- Release date : September 1, 2015
- Genre : Education
- Topics : STEM
- Publisher : PBS KIDS
- Version : 1.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 5.1.1 or later; Android 2.2 and up
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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