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Welcome Parents and Home Schoolers !

It's true: your kids CAN have fun on the computer, and BUILD BRAIN CELLS at the same time! It's easy with 3DVinci and Google SketchUp. New to SketchUp? Here's how to get started.

Read about our project books for kids

 

ModelMetricks books teach 3D design and modeling skills using fun, colorful projects.

Why parents love ModelMetricks
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GeomeTricks books teach 2D and 3D math and geometry concepts using patterns, colors, and shapes.

Why parents love GeomeTricks

Google SketchUp is a FREE, fun, and engaging 3D modeling program that blends left-brain analytics with right-brain creativity. Design professionals such as architects and engineers have been using it for years in the workplace. And recently, parents and teachers have discovered how much kids love it, and how much kids learn when they use it.

With  3DVinci projects, kids learn to visualize a new concept, and then use SketchUp's intuitive toolset to produce their own designs.

Unlike with video games and other computer activities, SketchUp gets your kids generating their own creations!

Four Easy Steps to Get Started:

  1. Download  sketchup
  2. For a quick guide to SketchUp installation, user interface, and basic tools, see our printable "Intro to SketchUp" PDF. Click either PC Version or Mac Version.

  3. Try out our  Free Stuff for Kids.

  4. Start creating your own designs, using our project books for kids.

 

For Home-Schooling Parents 

You invest a lot of time finding materials to educate your kids, and we have just what you're looking for! While working through our fun design projects, your kids will acquire valuable academic and technological skills. Great for independent self-learners, great for real-world career prep!

Because you multi-task as both parents and teachers, be sure to also check out our information for teachers: Teaching 3D with ModelMetricks and  Teaching Geometry with GeomeTricks.

We also have a Free Teacher Guide, full of suggested SketchUp projects for all ages levels, in a variety of subjects.