[vox] age 1-2 kids Linux software

[Bill Ward]

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Bill Broadley <bill at broadley.org> wrote:

> On 01/18/2011 05:37 PM, Darth Borehd wrote:
> > My daughters, ages 1 and  5, both love tuxpaint. My older daughter has
> been
> > using since she could sit up in the chair.
>
> Heh, my daughter started using tuxpaint between 1 and 2.  Her main
> complaint
> was that my mouse was too large.  She would stare at the mouse, stare at
> her
> hand, then say "ouch".
>
> So I'd recommend:
> * Buy a wireless "travel" mouse (kid sized) for $12 from radio shack.
>

Of course, if it's small enough (and especially if wireless) it could be a
choking hazard.... those things aren't marketed as kids' toys.  For all we
know they could have lead in the plastic.
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