3D Design & Printing for ages 9–14
Most homes don't have a 3D printer, so this workshop works the other way round. Your child learns to design in Tinkercad, a free browser tool, measures something real, and designs an object that fits it: a pencil stand, a name keychain or a phone holder. After the last session guru.cool prints the final design and posts it home.
An object they designed in 3D, printed and posted to their door
How 4 sessions get there
Each session is 60 minutes, live, and builds on the last. Your child is doing something for most of it.
Move, size and rotate basic shapes. Learn the trick behind most 3D design: solid shapes plus 'hole' shapes, grouped together.
Measure a real object with a ruler and design something that fits it exactly. Learn why millimetres matter.
Why overhangs fail and walls need thickness. Each child sketches, then models, their final object.
Check the model, add the child's name, and export it for printing. guru.cool prints the file and posts it after the workshop.
What's in the Print-back Box
This box comes at the end: once your child's design is final, guru.cool prints it and posts it home with everything below.
- Your child's own design, 3D-printed in PLA
- Their design sheet, printed with their name
- Plastic vernier caliper for measuring the next design
- A printed card showing their 3D model from four sides
Live with a coach, hands on the kit
Here is session 2. The coach shows one idea, the children try it straight away with the kit, and they hold their work up to the camera for feedback.
What your family needs to know
You'll need
- A laptop with a mouse (a mouse makes 3D work much easier than a trackpad)
- A ruler
- A free Tinkercad account, which a parent sets up
Ready if
Your child is comfortable with a mouse and likes making or fixing things.
Where you come in
Help measure the real object in session 2. When the print arrives, ask what they would change in version two.
Reserve a seat
guru.cool will call to confirm a batch time and the fee, and where the kit should go.
About 3D Design & Printing
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4 sessions for ages 9 to 14, ending with an object they designed in 3D, printed and posted to their door.