Game guide
Hoops & Hues Coloring
The game that started it all: a digital coloring corner where kids bring hand-drawn basketball players to life. No timer, no score, no pressure — just line art, color and as much time as a young artist wants to take.
What's in the box
The gallery offers hand-illustrated basketball players waiting for color. Behind each drawing sits a full toolbox: a fill bucket for satisfying one-tap areas, a softbrush, a bold marker and a textured crayonfor freehand work, plus an eraser, an eyedropper that picks up any color already on the page, and a move tool for zooming into fiddly corners. Undo and redo sit one tap away at all times, and a restart button offers a clean slate without ceremony.
How a session goes
- Pick a player from the gallery — tapping a card opens the editor.
- Choose a tool and a color; the palette offers curated colors, recently used ones and a full custom picker.
- Fill big areas with the bucket, then zoom in with the move tool for details like laces and headbands.
- When it feels finished (artists decide, not clocks), share it or download it as an image.
Nice to know
- Work saves automatically on the device — closing the tab mid-masterpiece loses nothing.
- The eyedropper is the secret to matching jersey colors across sleeves and shorts.
- The interface speaks English, Spanish and French — switch anytime from the gallery.
Quick answers
Can we print the finished artwork?
Yes. Every drawing can be downloaded as an image straight from the app, so a masterpiece can go from the tablet to the fridge door in about a minute.
Is there a "wrong" way to color?
No — and that is the point. There are no target palettes, no scores and no timer. Purple skin and a green basketball are perfectly valid artistic decisions.
Does it work with a mouse as well as touch?
Yes. The app is touch-first, but every tool works with a mouse or trackpad too, so it plays equally well on a classroom desktop.
Curious how we handle kids' data? Read the parents' guide.