carTOONography

Themed maps for curious kids: print them, explore them, and see what you can find.

Maps for curious kids, each with its own theme. Print them, stick them on the wall, and see what you can find. These are the little sisters of my cARTography maps, and I’ll be adding more.

Where do pumpkins grow?

A Halloween map of the world, with one pumpkin for every 500,000 tonnes grown in a year. Most of them are in India and China, but can you find the single pumpkins hiding in Peru, Malawi and Cuba?

A night-time world map with piles of cartoon pumpkins on the countries that grow the most, the biggest piles on India and China

Where do pumpkins grow? Pumpkins, squash and gourds grown in 2024. Data: FAOSTAT (FAO). Map: Natural Earth.

Kingston, in blocks

A blocky adventure map of Kingston upon Thames, Bushy Park and Hampton Court, built from OpenStreetMap. Find all ten places on the list: the palace, the maze, the deer, the toppled phone boxes and, of course, the ice cream.

A blocky 3D map of Kingston upon Thames and Bushy Park with numbered pins and a Can you find checklist

Kingston, in blocks. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

In the 3D version you can spin the world, zoom in, and tap the floating icons to collect all ten. Each one has a fact to discover, and there’s confetti when you find them all. It works on phones and tablets too.


Would you like a themed map of your own town, school or favourite park? See the About page to get in touch.