Ten Amazing Fruits for Windows

Like a virtual version of the classic Mr. Potato Head, Ten Amazing Fruits lets youngsters add eyes, noses, mouths, and a hat and cane to a collection of juicy produce characters. Using the colorful and appealing interface, you can drag and drop objects on the right to the oversize organic. A posh voice identifies the items as you pass your mouse over them, but can easily be turned off.

When you're done, you can print your picture or save it as a BMP graphics file. It's all very simple, though we did wish it were possible to resize and minimize the application window. The app could also use a wider variety of backgrounds, features, and extra add-ons--the choices get stale and not every character needs a gold watch and bow tie. Regardless, younger kids ought to enjoy giving life to wacky characters and taking them on creative adventures.