Creative play

Crayola Create and Play

Digital crayons, paint, stamps, glow art and pixel art for making pictures.

Crayola Create and Play puts several art tools in one app: crayons, paint, stamps, glow effects and pixel art. Children can also customize digital pets and turn finished artwork into puzzles, so one picture can lead into another activity.

Ages: 3–8 years
Works on: iPhone and iPad app
Format: Self-paced
Topics: Creative play
Listed: 2026-10-10

Rated 4.3 from 42K ratings on the US Apple App Store (checked 2026-10-10).

What kids do

Make art with crayons, paint, stamps and glow tools
Try pixel art
Customize digital pets
Turn artwork into puzzles

Who it suits

Ages 3–8 in the app’s product description.

Notes for parents

Pet customizing sits beside the art tools, so not every session ends up being about drawing.

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