Crayola Create and Play gives children ages 3 to 8 a space to mix hues, play games, and, of course, colour and draw using crayons, markers, pencils, paints, and more in just about every shade imaginable.

What we love: How the app lets kids develop their own colouring journey. Snap a photo and turn it into a black-and-white outline to colour in. Or transform a drawing created in the app into a virtual jigsaw puzzle. In the Colour Lab, kids can see what happens when they mix primary colours in different combinations.

Quick tip: Don’t miss the colourful learning games that help children familiarize themselves with shapes and letters, and develop logic skills that are fundamental to coding.

Meet the creator: Every Crayola Create and Play team member tested the activities as they were being developed, says Brian Nemeckay, Crayola Interactive’s manager. “Many of our favourite moments were unplanned.”