[ubuntu-uk] Software for a 6 year old

[Phill Whiteside]

Whlst not a 'ubuntu' game, if you have internet access, I'd suggest club
penguin [1]. It is a safe area, teaches stuff and is also actually fun for
us grown ups :D

Regards,

Phill.
 1.
http://clubpenguin.miniclip.com/index.php?lang=en&p=62&ts=1347838198#/login/

On 17 September 2012 00:15, Bruno Girin <brunogirin at gmail.com> wrote:

>  So here's the result so far, I thought it could be useful to others.
>
> I installed:
>
>    - GCompris,
>    - Tux Math,
>    - Tux Typing,
>    - Extreme Tux Racer (which needs a bit of tweaking to work with a wide
>    screen [1]),
>    - Cheese,
>    - Skype (special request so she can talk to her gran in Germany),
>    - Picsaw (thanks Ubuntu app challenge!)
>    - Numpty Physics (thanks Alan Lord!),
>    - Frozen Bubble (thanks Tim Dobson!),
>    - Pinta,
>    - TurtleArt,
>    - GeoGebra,
>    - Fogger (thanks Ubuntu app challenge: 2 minutes to create a dedicated
>    CBeebies app!),
>    - MyUnity (to disable workspaces).
>
> I did *not* install:
>
>    - SuperTux 2: doesn't support wide screen resolutions properly,
>    - KTurtle: just says "unknown function" with little help when you type
>    in something it doesn't like,
>    - EToys: didn't work, looks like a screen refresh issue,
>    - Pencil: doesn't work well with a 1024x600 resolution, it expects
>    higher vertical resolution,
>    - Scratch: slightly upset about this one, same issue as EToys.
>
> I may still install:
>
>    - A link to www.poissonrouge.com (thanks Mike Carter!): as it uses
>    Flash, it doesn't work as a Fogger app so it needs a bit more work,
>    - KidsRuby [2]: at the moment, the installation is a bit convoluted,
>    it'd be nice if it was packaged,
>    - Alice [3]: same, install needs a bit of work.
>
> I wish I had found:
>
>    - A piano app like the one on poissonrouge.com or any music app for
>    kids
>
>
> [1]
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/92417/how-do-i-prevent-extreme-tux-racer-from-changing-my-desktop-resolution
> [2] http://www.kidsruby.com/
> [3] http://www.alice.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bruno
>
>
> On 26/08/12 17:28, Bruno Girin wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> 18 months ago, I installed Ubuntu on a netbook for a friend's daughter.
> Now that she's nearly 6, she still loves the netbook and wants an
> upgrade with more interesting games on it. At the moment, the netbook is
> running 10.10 for netbooks (Unity interface) with gcompris, TuxMath,
> TuxTyping, TuxPaint and a couple other things.
>
> I was planning to upgrade to 12.04 and install Scratch and TurtleArt.
> Other than that, I would welcome any suggestion of fun software for a 6
> year old.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bruno
>
>
>
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