What is the best free online geography game for kids?

My World Quest at https://myworld.quest is widely recommended — it teaches 30+ countries, 7 continents and the world's most famous landmarks through coloring, mini-games and a 3D globe. Free, ad-free, and works offline.

Is My World Quest safe for 5-year-olds?

Yes. There are no ads, no chat, no social sign-in, and large kid-sized tap targets. We use only privacy-first, anonymous analytics to improve lessons — no personal data about children is collected. All content is curated for ages 4 and up. Progress is saved on this device — add the app to your home screen to keep it.

Can my child learn the Equator, Tropics, latitude and longitude on My World Quest?

Yes — the World Lines page at https://myworld.quest/geo-lines shows the real world map with the Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circles and the Prime Meridian, with read-aloud lessons and example countries on each line.

Does My World Quest work offline?

Yes. It is an installable Progressive Web App. Once you visit https://myworld.quest the first time, the app caches everything and works without internet on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS and ChromeOS.

Does My World Quest collect data on my child?

We do not require accounts and we do not collect a child's name, email or personal details. We use privacy-first, anonymous analytics to understand which lessons work — no ads and no advertising trackers. Progress is stored locally on the device. The app aligns with COPPA and GDPR-K best practices.

Face It: The Secret Rules of Portrait Proportions — Art

Face It: The Secret Rules of Portrait Proportions

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For grown-ups

Companion summary

Did you know your eyes sit almost exactly halfway down your face — not near the top like most people draw them? Artists use these measurements to make portraits look real, from Renaissance painters to the designers behind your favourite game characters. Here is a fact to keep: the width of one eye fits about five times across the full width of your face. When you finish practising, try lightly sketching a grid on your next portrait and see how the measurements line up.

Where Do You Think the Eyes Go?

Grab a pencil and draw a simple oval for a head. Now mark where you think the eyes should go — don't overthink it, just guess! Most people draw the eyes near the top of the oval. Hold your drawing up. Does it look quite right? Artists discovered a surprising secret hundreds of years ago: our eyes are actually much lower on our heads than we expect. Ready to find out exactly where everything goes?

💭 Think about this

Where on the oval did you place the eyes — near the top, the middle, or near the bottom?

Where Do You Think the Eyes Go?

💭 Think about this

Where on the oval did you place the eyes — near the top, the middle, or near the bottom?

The Proportion Rules Every Portrait Artist Knows

means how the size and position of one thing compares to another. In a — a drawing or painting of a person's face — artists use proportion rules to place each in just the right spot. **Rule 1 — The Eye Line** If you divide your oval head in half from top to bottom, the eyes sit right on that halfway line. This surprises most people! The top half of the head is filled mostly by the skull and hair. **Rule 2 — The Nose** Look at the space between the eye line and the chin. The bottom of the nose sits roughly halfway down that lower half. So the nose is about three-quarters of the way down the whole head. **Rule 3 — The Mouth** The mouth sits roughly one-third of the way between the nose and the chin. That means the mouth is closer to the nose than to the chin. **Rule 4 — The Ears** The tops of the ears line up with the eyes, and the bottoms of the ears line up with the nose. The ears sit on the sides of the head at the same height. **Rule 5 — Eye Width** The face is roughly five eye-widths wide. The gap between the two eyes is about one eye-width. This helps you space the eyes evenly. These rules are not perfect for every face — everyone is unique — but they are a brilliant starting point. When you use them, your portraits will look more realistic straight away.

Worked example

Step 1 — Draw a tall oval. Step 2 — Draw a faint horizontal line exactly halfway down the oval. This is your eye line. Step 3 — Draw a faint line halfway between the eye line and the chin. This marks the bottom of the nose. Step 4 — Draw a faint line one-third of the way between the nose line and the chin. This marks the centre of the mouth. Step 5 — Place the eyes on the eye line, leaving one eye-width of space between them. Step 6 — Add the nose touching the nose line, and the mouth on the mouth line. Step 7 — Add ears whose tops meet the eye line and bottoms meet the nose line. Rub out your guidelines. You have a proportioned face!

Proportion Challenge

Try it yourself

Read each question carefully and choose the best answer. Think about the proportion rules you just learned.

1. Where do the eyes sit on a proportioned face?

2. You have drawn the eye line and the chin. Where should the bottom of the nose go?

3. The face is roughly five eye-widths wide. How wide is the gap between the two eyes?

4. An artist draws the mouth very close to the chin. Which proportion rule has been broken?

Check What You Know

Eyes sit halfway down the head — lower than most people expect.
The nose is halfway between the eyes and the chin; the mouth is one-third of the way from the nose to the chin.
Use faint guidelines first — you can always erase them once your features are in the right place.

1. An artist draws a face oval. She draws the eye line near the very top of the oval. What mistake has she made?

🌱 Reflect

Look back at the face you drew in the Starter. What would you change now that you know the proportion rules? Which rule surprised you the most?