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Prepare to be dazzled. What a thrill to be able to offer you this absolutely remarkable, ingenious, world-class animated art instruction. It is geared for children ages seven to 14, but I have learned so much that I would not hesitate to recommend it for your entire family.
The extraordinary Creativity Express curriculum is an innovative combination of technology and art resulting in a revolutionary approach to teaching art history, art appreciation, and digital art. The program owes its success to the team of former Disney animators who bring to life three affable characters, a polar bear named Furnace and penguin sisters Tickles and Ruby. These engaging characters, using a blend of humor and storytelling, provide the narrative for the sixteen lessons of Creativity Express.
The first section of each lesson explores art principles using both amusing animated lessons and examples of historical paintings. As it is designed for independent study, children can go back and forth within a lesson to enhance their understanding of the concepts taught.
In the second section of each lesson your child will learn more about art history. This includes a timeline of historical art pieces and interactive challenges to review what was just learned. If you, like us, live in a rural area, this may be one of the best ways for your children to see traditional masterpieces from around the world. And if you, like us, are concerned about the nudity in some masterpieces, you will be pleased to learn that in nearly every case, graphic nudity has been either blurred or humorously covered. There are a handful of times that I wish more discretion had been used, but in nearly all cases, that particular piece of art was just a blip in a sequence. In addition to great works of art, your child will also learn about concepts like the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio.
The Creativity Builder segment of each lesson has hands-on activities, plus an art gallery and a personal portfolio where users can store their creations. Creativity Express comes bundled with ArtRage, a free digital painting application that offers a variety of art media including digital chalks, watercolors, oils, markers, and pencils. Children will not only enjoy the wide variety of creative options available within this software, but they will also be relieved to know that, regardless of talent, the program is positive and encouraging.
Honored with the "Media of the Year" award from Creative Child Magazine, Creativity Express is truly an anytime, anywhere learning experience.
Creativity Express provides a year's worth of art instruction that meets national and state standards for art education established by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations and also meets the guidelines outlined in the National Technology Plan.
Are there any negatives to Creativity Express? When you are as fussy as we are, you're going to find stuff to pick at. Because Creativity Express is produced by a secular business, there are scenes in it that we would not have included, had they asked. A princess kissing a frog, a mom practicing yoga, a reference to Peter Pan and Harry Potter; if this were a book, I would be editing these out. When it is a computer program, there are not many options. Ultimately, even as conservative as our family is, if this program had been available for our children 10 years ago we would have used it, though not without having an occasional discussion about contemporary dress, acceptable humor, and motivating worldview. A curriculum that provides a natural platform for discussing those necessary topics doubles in value!
Please note that because Creativity Express adjusts to each particular user's learning speed and style, if multiple users access the program with the same username the learning experience will be compromised. Up to four children may use each Creativity Express CD-ROM without that being an issue.
Please Note:
For home/homeschool use only, not licensed for classroom use.
This product is not MAC compatible.
Click here for a demo lesson
Prepare to be dazzled. What a thrill to be able to offer you this absolutely remarkable, ingenious, world-class animated art instruction. It is geared for children ages seven to 14, but I have learned so much that I would not hesitate to recommend it for your entire family.
The extraordinary Creativity Express curriculum is an innovative combination of technology and art resulting in a revolutionary approach to teaching art history, art appreciation, and digital art. The program owes its success to the team of former Disney animators who bring to life three affable characters, a polar bear named Furnace and penguin sisters Tickles and Ruby. These engaging characters, using a blend of humor and storytelling, provide the narrative for the sixteen lessons of Creativity Express.
The first section of each lesson explores art principles using both amusing animated lessons and examples of historical paintings. As it is designed for independent study, children can go back and forth within a lesson to enhance their understanding of the concepts taught.
In the second section of each lesson your child will learn more about art history. This includes a timeline of historical art pieces and interactive challenges to review what was just learned. If you, like us, live in a rural area, this may be one of the best ways for your children to see traditional masterpieces from around the world. And if you, like us, are concerned about the nudity in some masterpieces, you will be pleased to learn that in nearly every case, graphic nudity has been either blurred or humorously covered. There are a handful of times that I wish more discretion had been used, but in nearly all cases, that particular piece of art was just a blip in a sequence. In addition to great works of art, your child will also learn about concepts like the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio.
The Creativity Builder segment of each lesson has hands-on activities, plus an art gallery and a personal portfolio where users can store their creations. Creativity Express comes bundled with ArtRage, a free digital painting application that offers a variety of art media including digital chalks, watercolors, oils, markers, and pencils. Children will not only enjoy the wide variety of creative options available within this software, but they will also be relieved to know that, regardless of talent, the program is positive and encouraging.
Honored with the "Media of the Year" award from Creative Child Magazine, Creativity Express is truly an anytime, anywhere learning experience.
Creativity Express provides a year's worth of art instruction that meets national and state standards for art education established by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations and also meets the guidelines outlined in the National Technology Plan.
Are there any negatives to Creativity Express? When you are as fussy as we are, you're going to find stuff to pick at. Because Creativity Express is produced by a secular business, there are scenes in it that we would not have included, had they asked. A princess kissing a frog, a mom practicing yoga, a reference to Peter Pan and Harry Potter; if this were a book, I would be editing these out. When it is a computer program, there are not many options. Ultimately, even as conservative as our family is, if this program had been available for our children 10 years ago we would have used it, though not without having an occasional discussion about contemporary dress, acceptable humor, and motivating worldview. A curriculum that provides a natural platform for discussing those necessary topics doubles in value!
Please note that because Creativity Express adjusts to each particular user's learning speed and style, if multiple users access the program with the same username the learning experience will be compromised. Up to four children may use each Creativity Express CD-ROM without that being an issue.
Animated movies, games, and projects that develop creative kids! Creativity Express is interactive educational software for children ages 7-12. The program is a blend of animated movies and interactive activities that teach the principles of art, and provide the tools for creative self expression.
The program contains 16 modules that explore the elements of art and creativity, and projects called Creativity Builders that allow children to put these concepts to use in artwork that they can create on the computer with the digital paint software included, or with their own traditional art supplies.
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