Ideas and Tips

  • Turing's Tower Memory Game
    Last Updated: May 4, 2015 6:22 pm

    Build a Memory Game

    Kids love playing games — all kinds of games! Here’s another sneak peek you can share with your kids,...

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  • Last Updated: May 2, 2015 10:30 pm

    Build your own top-down RPG

    Build Your Own Top-Down RPG Kids can build their own role-playing games (RPGs) from a top-down perspective using the...

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  • Last Updated: May 1, 2015 12:30 am

    Build a Multi-Level Platformer Game

    In Tynker’s new Coding Adventures, available only on Kickstarter,  kids build different types of games as they explore each game...

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  • Last Updated: February 9, 2015 7:29 pm

    When Kids Teach Others, Everyone Wins

    “That’s easy, you can use this block to move the troll,” says Cyrus, a 5th grader at the Casita...

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  • Last Updated: January 20, 2015 11:06 pm

    Science Fair Project Ideas Using Tynker’s Physics Engine

    Science fair season is upon us which means it’s time to put on our scientific method thinking caps and...

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  • Girls Tynkering
    Last Updated: December 12, 2014 9:38 pm

    Girls are Coding – And Loving it!

    “There’s always a block for what you want.” “Makes me feel free to make what I want to have fun.” “It’s just...

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  • Last Updated: November 24, 2014 8:03 pm

    Kids Can Create Holiday Gifts with Code

    by Jennifer Apy My mother always encouraged my sister, brother and me to make our own cards and gifts....

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  • Last Updated: October 15, 2014 4:16 pm

    From Tynker Blocks to JavaScript!

    Note: This post is archived. We have moved onto using Jupyter notebooks on Counter Hack and Sky Pirates to help...

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  • Happy Boys Coding
    Last Updated: September 17, 2014 10:02 pm

    Coding with Tynker Produces Confident, Creative Kids

    Coding with Tynker Produces Confident, Creative Kids What is the benefit of creating with code? Do we want all...

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