Things I can do
Not what they've learned. What they can do.
Qiko is organised around capabilities, not subjects, levels or grades. This is the whole Make & Fix map — the six a child gets from the Toolbox, and the ones that come after.
Every line is written the way a child would say it, and every one comes with the way they'd prove it. If we can't describe how a eight-year-old demonstrates something, it isn't a capability — it's a marketing word, and it doesn't go on this page.
Foundation
Before anything else — staying safe, knowing the tools, and measuring.
I can set up my workspace and work safely.
ToolboxProofGlasses on before the first strike. Board stable. Free hand behind the strike line. Tools back in the tray between jobs.
I can measure and mark exactly where I want.
ToolboxProofMarks a given distance within 2mm, from the right end of the ruler, with a mark thin enough to aim at.
I can tell which material is right for the job.
Not yetProofGiven three materials and a job, picks one and can say why the other two would fail.
Make
Plan it, shape it, join it, test it.
I can drive a screw straight, and I know when to stop.
ToolboxProofScrew seated flush — not proud, not sunk past flush. Run a fingernail across it and you shouldn't catch.
Builds on: set up my workspace and work safely
I can hammer safely and accurately.
ToolboxProofNail driven within about 10° of upright, head flush, no strike outside the target, free hand never in the strike path.
Builds on: set up my workspace and work safely · measure and mark exactly where I want
I can find a rough edge and make it smooth.
ToolboxProofFinds the rough section by touch with their eyes closed, sands it, and it passes the same eyes-closed test afterwards.
I can cut along a line I marked.
Not yetProofCut follows the marked line within 3mm along its length, with the workpiece held safely throughout.
Builds on: measure and mark exactly where I want · set up my workspace and work safely
I can join two pieces so they stay joined.
Not yetProofThe joint survives being picked up, carried and shaken. Nothing shifts.
Builds on: drive a screw straight, and I know when to stop · hammer safely and accurately
I can build something from a plan.
Not yetProofFinished object matches the plan's dimensions within 5mm and does the job the plan said it would.
Builds on: measure and mark exactly where I want · join two pieces so they stay joined · cut along a line I marked
Fix
Look, work out what's wrong, repair it, check it worked. Not a later level — it turns up in the middle of making.
I can find what's wrong, fix it, and check that I fixed it.
ToolboxProofGiven a fault nobody has named: notices it, says what's wrong, picks the right tool unprompted, repairs it, and tests the repair without being asked to.
Builds on: drive a screw straight, and I know when to stop · hammer safely and accurately · find a rough edge and make it smooth
I can take something apart and put it back together.
Not yetProofIt works afterwards, and there are no parts left over.
Builds on: drive a screw straight, and I know when to stop
I can make something work better than it did.
Not yetProofNames what was wrong with it, changes one thing, and can show the difference.
Builds on: find what's wrong, fix it, and check that I fixed it
Kids should know how to make things, fix things, grow things and cook things.
We started with make and fix.
- Grow
- Soil, water, light, patience, and something you can eat at the end.
- Cook
- Heat, knives, timing, and a meal somebody else is grateful for.
Neither of these exists. There's no waitlist for them and no date — we're not building a second domain until the first one is proven to work on real children.

Qiko
Toolbox
- Ages
- 9–13
- Expected price
- ₹699
- With Qiko Tools
- ₹1,399 · saves ₹199
- First pilot
- 6 families
Expected price for the mission on its own. We haven't manufactured any yet, so this is our estimate — you'll know the real number before anyone is asked for anything.
Which one would you want after this?
Optional — it just rides along in the message. Neither exists yet.
Nothing to pay. We'll message you before anything ships.