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New for PC: electronic coloring books for kids - Craft House Corp.'s Barbie PC Fashion Design & Color, Columbus Discovers America PC Coloring Program -

NEW FOR PC: Electronic Coloring Books For Kids 08/28/91 TOLEDO, OHIO, U.S.A., 1991 AUG 28 (NB) -- If your children like to paint by the numbers, they should like two new programs just introduced by Craft House Corporation, who made "Paint-By-Numbers" a popular hobby with adults and children alike.

Barbie PC Fashion Design & Color, which Craft House says is the first design and color software program developed exclusively for girls, allows the user to create a Barbie "scene" by selecting from a variety of outfits and changing the backgrounds.

"She can send Barbie to a fashion show, on a vacation, or out on a shopping spree" says Dan Johns, Craft House VP of marketing. Johns says children want to become part of the activity they are playing, and Barbie PC Fashion Design & Color gives girls the opportunity to make decisions, experiment with colors and make changes quickly.

Craft's second offering is Columbus Discovers America PC Coloring Program. Johns describes program as an "Edu-tainment" product, combining an educational introduction to Columbus' journey to the New World with the fun of coloring.

The program displays ten authentic and detailed scenes depicting Columbus' adventures. Each scene also contains educational captions that tell the story of the historical voyage. The user can select from any one of the story panels and color it to create a personalized scene.

Bill Giacci, software product manager for Craft, says Columbus has 16 colors to choose from, and you can mix them to create your own colors by using the "Paint-Mix" feature. According to Giacci: "Today's kids are very visually oriented. They like to create bold-colored graphics, experiment with different color combinations and change images." Giacci says the program will help a child become comfortable with a personal computer.

Both programs require an IBM or compatible, 640 kilobytes of RAM, and an EGA or VGA color monitor.

Johns told Newsbytes that there are no plans for a "Ken" program, nor for a Macintosh edition at present. Johns said both programs would probably find their market with the K-8 grades.

Barbie has a suggested list price of 29.95, while Columbus sells for 14.95. Either program can be ordered on 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch disks, and Johns said a special dual edition is available (with both size disks) for slightly more. For more information Craft House can be reached at 800-537-0295.

(Jim Mallory/19910828/Press contact: Dan Johns, Craft House, 419-536-8351)