Live Aquarium for iPhone and iPad
Guides for parents
Short, practical articles about drawing with young children and about the Live Aquarium app. Each one is checked against the current version of the app.
How to turn a child's drawing into a swimming 3D fish
Step by step: colour an outline, draw on a blank sheet or photograph a paper drawing, and the picture becomes a swimming 3D fish on iPhone or iPad.
How to photograph a paper drawing so it comes alive
Seven tips for photographing a child's paper drawing: light, background, outlines and what to do when the shape is recognised incorrectly.
How to draw a fish in 5 easy steps
A simple way to draw a fish with a child aged 3 to 8: an oval, a triangle tail, fins, an eye and a pattern. Then bring the drawing to life in 3D.
12 sea creatures to draw with kids
Twelve sea animals a child can draw, from the easiest starfish to an octopus and a narwhal, with one simple trick and one real fact for each.
Expeditions: play as the fish you drew
Five calm expedition levels in Live Aquarium 2.0: the reef, the ship, the castle, the cave and the night sea. How they work, what is free and what a child collects.
Pearls and decorations: how the aquarium grows
How children earn pearls in Live Aquarium and what they can build with them: 35 decorations from a castle and a lighthouse to a rocket and a rubber duck. Pearls are never sold.
Is this kids app safe? A 7 point checklist for parents
Seven things to check before giving a child any app: ads, data collection, accounts, purchases, links, offline play and how the session ends. With our own answers.
