3D shapes for kids: Cylinder

3D shapes for kids are not always easy to teach. They can be difficult to draw and often have funny names. What makes a 3D shape?  Let's look at the cylinder.

What you need:

• computer with internet access
• printer
• paper
• colouring pencils or markers

Number of players:

Activity:

Cylinders are used often in daily life. Let's look at where they are used:

• canned food
• toilet rolls
• rolling pin
• candles
• lamp shades

Have a think about more uses for cylinders that you know of in your everyday life.

Click here to print your own cylinder shape to decorate or use as a school project reference.

• Thanks to our sister company Kidspot Australia for creating the printable template.

Find other shapes and definitions for kids:

• Shapes for kids: Triangles
• Shapes for kids: Quadrilaterals
• Shapes for kids: Pentagons
• Shapes for kids: Octagon
• Shapes for kids: Nonagon
• Shapes for kids: Hexagon
• Shapes for kids: Heptagons
• Shapes for kids: Decagon
• 3d shapes for kids           
• Cone    
• Cube    
• Cuboid
• Cylinder              
• Hexagonal prism             
• Sphere
• Square based pyramid  
• Triangular based pyramid            
• Triangular prism