https://cartwheelcomputer.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-08-22 https://cartwheelcomputer.com/blog/building-a-creative-computer-for-your-kids monthly 0.5 2025-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c83af4d063eb199bb50cf6/1755629152428-LPJVENLL2YJCH0JSZHAB/IMG_7691.PNG Cartwheel Blog - Building a creative computer workstation for your kid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c83af4d063eb199bb50cf6/1755629152733-LX4ZT8EF4HQ4XVRNEZCW/IMG_7690.PNG Cartwheel Blog - Building a creative computer workstation for your kid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c83af4d063eb199bb50cf6/1755629153625-OFL9DMVEHLZ438N3YO7O/IMG_7689.PNG Cartwheel Blog - Building a creative computer workstation for your kid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c83af4d063eb199bb50cf6/52b11e7c-381f-475a-b36a-2edacb442389/act1b.png Cartwheel Blog - Building a creative computer workstation for your kid - Make sure to create your kids’ Gmail account under your personal Gmail account by clicking the account button at the top-right of your signed-in Gmail homepage, and choosing “Add Account.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c83af4d063eb199bb50cf6/e49aad14-8e98-48a3-a81f-65dd4292f2d5/0_3.jpeg Cartwheel Blog - Building a creative computer workstation for your kid - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c83af4d063eb199bb50cf6/5bf05172-2e43-424b-916a-43218034ea9b/korbey_ipad_post.jpg Cartwheel Blog - Building a creative computer workstation for your kid - The iPad is an incredible piece of technology, and for some purposes, especially with the Apple Pencil, it’s a more powerful creative tool than a computer, with applications like Procreate (digital art) and Shapr3D (CAD modeling). The parental control tools on the iPad are also quite good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c83af4d063eb199bb50cf6/a49fad6c-d6e2-4711-8356-14bfab1eb13b/Picture1.jpg Cartwheel Blog - Building a creative computer workstation for your kid - I’m here to tell you that it doesn’t need to be like this. “Screen time” can be insanely great. My own generation, born in the early 1980s, had that with the original Apple II and Apple Macintosh. Parents were thrilled that their kids were using computers at school, and many adults working in technology today got their start at a Mac or PC at age 5 or 6. Nobody felt the need to tightly regulate “screen time” with Kid Pix or Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego. The right computer can be as valuable for your kids as their bookshelf or their art supplies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c83af4d063eb199bb50cf6/e855e737-dcca-4222-a824-b8443dd4dfbb/u3318882813_a_picture_of_a_6-year-old_sitting_at_a_modern_Sca_465d7fc0-bc20-4849-ba42-982cdd0b5f96_3.png Cartwheel Blog - Building a creative computer workstation for your kid - I recommend a desktop computer over a laptop. One of the unhealthiest aspects of the smartphone age is that our technology follows us around in our pockets, bringing distractions into the car, into our beds, even into the bathroom. A desktop computer helps resist this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c83af4d063eb199bb50cf6/7e82d562-320b-4bb2-ab38-8293cf6c2216/act2c.png Cartwheel Blog - Building a creative computer workstation for your kid - Click “Create Account” at the bottom, select “For my child,” and follow the steps, repeating for each child. If your kid is very young, you may want to choose an email address without their name in it, to protect their privacy from websites that require sign-in. If your kid is older, you may want to use their real name to make it easier for them to keep the account into adulthood. https://cartwheelcomputer.com/home daily 1.0 2025-08-26 https://cartwheelcomputer.com/team daily 0.75 2024-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c83af4d063eb199bb50cf6/1ca8e2cd-0100-4efd-914d-4d14d3ce2b42/dg.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c83af4d063eb199bb50cf6/97f4daae-383f-4c3e-92b9-da65ea3d8333/ad.png