Ellie Learns Through the Community!

Ellie Learns Through the Community!

Featured Maker Ellie taught herself to code, and she’s thriving with Tynker! Ten-year-old Ellie is from Victoria, Australia, and loves coding and art – especially drawing. We chatted with her and learned more about her and why she loves to code!

What do you want to be when you grow up? I would like to be a producer at Disney.

What’s your favorite subject in school? Art!

How did you get introduced to Tynker? My mum showed me the app.

How did you learn how to use Tynker? I looked at other people’s projects!

What is your favorite thing you’ve made? Stickman’s Adventure!

Stickman’s Adventure

How do you get inspiration for your projects? I just imagine it!

What’s your favorite feature in Tynker? I love that you can share projects with others.

What do you do with a project when you’re done with it? I show my mum, and then I post it.

What are you planning to make next? It’s about a girl named Mia, and she helps the fairy-tale princesses. It’s like a story.

Twisted Tales Rapunzel

Why do you like to code? When I got an Xbox 360 I got a game for it, and I wondered how it was made! I wanted to make one, too.

Do you think other kids should try coding? Yes! It would be fun and they would learn about how to make games.

What advice would you give to kids starting out with Tynker? Have fun and let your imagination fly!

When we asked Ellie’s mother Jess how she feels about Ellie learning to code, she told us she thinks “it’s great to learn it!” She brought up a great point, saying, “I think it’s just great because when I was younger, we didn’t have a fun way [to learn]!” Jess has seen coding enhance Ellie’s creativity.

Thanks for speaking with us, Ellie and Jess. We’re excited to see your fairy-tale project, Ellie – happy coding!