Come to think of it, it's not even a real gift because she gets reimbursed for the price of the apps we review. wtf??
Anyway, this app is really well done on how you can manipulate and "sculpt" a play figure by dragging and pinching with your fingers on the ipad screen. I only tested it so far for 40 minutes yesterday with a basic man figure. It is easy to get started but the details work at the end is a bit challenging. I am sure with time a person gets better with controls for details and the app probably isn't meant for a lot of high details.
The app is real fun and I can recommend it just on the wonder factor alone. (this is not an ad, I am just discussing and showing what is new out there.)
Autodesk 123D Creature - Available 2.13.13
Bring Your Creatures To Life with 123D Creature [btw this isn't the website my wife does reviews for]
I forgot to mention (which is why I posted - Duh!), when you are done creating your figure, you can buy it from a 3D printing service and they will mail it to you.