PlayART by Tapook

What it is: an app for creating art collages using over 100 original elements and canvas from works of classical painters (Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Henri Rousseau, Paul Klee)

What you do with it: choose the painter (you may wish to view a short video about this painter or view his paintings in the 'museum' section first) then compose your collage by dragging objects on the screen. The objects can be moved, resized or flipped. Finished pictures can be saved or shared.

What we liked: the concept (learning about art and creating your own 'art' the same time), easy operation, very good quality graphical 'components', good editing options (includes a list of favorite objects), good educational value, fun factor.

What we didn't like: in the composition' mode we missed some sort of visual guide how to re-create the original painting. We would prefer an adult narrator in the videos.

Bottom line: a very good app for introducing your child to real art (and boosting creativity, too).

Appysmarts