Colin play-testing

For Parents

Bug Builder

Create, hatch and play!

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From the Developer

Dear parent,

Every child loves to make their mark. Sago Mini Bug Builder lets your little artist do just that by customizing their own adorable bug and bringing it to life. Our app is inspired by a classic preschool arts and crafts activity — giving kids a basic shape to transform into something all their own. Walk into almost any preschool and you’ll see walls covered in decorated fish, trees or flowers. The activity works because young children have a chance to practice their art skills while always ending up with a recognizable object to show off.

Playing Bug Builder

Once the bug has laid an egg, it's up to you to make it hatch. The egg will wiggle, encouraging your child to tap it — a quick tap and a new bug is born! A color palette pops up at the bottom of the screen. Tap a color and use your finger to draw silly squiggles and wacky patterns on your bug. Try drawing with a friend or using both hands.

Tap the checkmark button when you're finished. Then tap the cocoon for a fun surprise. Now it’s time to play with your bug. Choose a hat, feed it snacks, and don't forget to clean up the mess! When the sponge appears, pick it up and give your bug a soapy scrub. All clean? Then get ready for picture time. Snap a photo of the bug by tapping the camera. The image is saved to a gallery so you can keep it to show off later.

Browse your beautiful bugs by tapping the gallery button in the top right corner of the title screen. Bug Builder automatically saves your last sixty bug photos. Tap the lock button to enable the delete and share buttons. The share button allows you to save the bugs to your Camera Roll making it easy for you to post them on Facebook, Twitter or elsewhere.

To Talk About

Have some extra fun by adding a little game! Ask your child how many colors she used to paint the bug. How many colors are available? Maybe ask her to use only two and to name them.

Or ask some open-ended questions and come up with playful answers together: What's your bug's name? Are all the bugs brothers and sisters or cousins or aunts and uncles? Where do they live? When the bug flies off, where do you think it's going?

Settings

To access the settings, open the Settings app on your device and scroll down to Bug Builder. Here you’ll find options to hide the “Sago News” and “For parents” buttons on the title screen. You will also find an option labelled “Limit gallery to 60 items.” Turn this off and Bug Builder will save as many bugs as you can make!

Have fun,
Colin McCune, Developer

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