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    Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Nonprofit teaches kids life skills by making skateboards.

On this site kids can:   do research, learn about a specific topic, make something

Why We Rated This on for Ages 10 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    The site offers interesting background information on the history of skateboarding and how professional skateboards are made, including videos of maplewood being harvested and made into veneers. A full outline of the program on the site gives examples of the biology, geography, chemistry, ecology, and art lessons kids will learn if their school participates in the program.

  • User-created content:

    There is no user-created content.

  • Messages:

    Positive messages abound. Math and science, not to mention power tools, can be fun. Girls can enjoy a traditional male sport. And most important, new skills can lead to a lifelong hobby or even a lucrative career.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.

  • Sex:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

How safe is it?

  • Personal privacy:

    Not an issue.

  • Online interaction:

    The site is for information and ordering purposes only.

  • Parental controls:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About CreateAskate

This safe informational site is the home of skateboard manufacturer Paul Schmitt’s nonprofit CreateAskate project, a school program designed to get kids excited about learning. The site offers interesting background info on skateboarding and details about the create-a-skateboard program. School administrators -- not kids -- may register at the site and order skateboard materials, which cost just $15 per student. Schmitt, who began making his own skateboards at the age of 14, founded CreateAskate to teach kids basic math, science, and art concepts and give them a sense of accomplishment.   

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  • Discuss how CreateAskate is open to any boy or girl enrolled in a shop or art class at their junior high or high school. Anyone can take the class and learn valuable concepts that will come in handy later in life.
  • Discuss other ways for kids to exercise their creativity. Read Creating With Digital Media.
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