Coding for Kids
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Community Highlights: December 31st-January 5th
We hope everyone had a fantastic New Year’s celebration! 2019 is already shaping up to be an exciting year, with these excellent contributions from the Tynker community!
Projects of the Week
Baconator III ver 1.5.012 by usedwerewolf464
This bacon clicker game stands out with awesome code and great graphics!
Throw your fireballs at the chickens and other enemies! Upgrade your magic to defeat them faster.
Super Pizza Eat by comfortabletaste968
Move the blue face around to eat all the pizza you can!
Joystick Maze (13 levels) by ringingeli
Now with more levels, this tough joystick maze is definitely a fun challenge!
Mouse Trap by Sydney
Move through the cats and mouse traps to your destination! Who knows, there might be cheese at the end!
Tweets of the Week
We hope everyone had a great holiday season! This week, we just have one tweet to showcase, but it’s one not to be missed–these kindergarten students are learning how to code with Tynker!
Kindergarten is back in action after winter break with a session of learning to code with #appleteacher #AppleDistinguishedSchool @gotynker @CBAWestChester pic.twitter.com/ljUDHvENvx
— Erika Moser (@techclassrocks) January 2, 2019
On the Blog
Communication is a critical 21st century skill. With Tynker, kids learn how to articulate their ideas in digital and face-to-face spaces!
Featured Maker Vladimir’s Pac-Man game is fun to play!
Featured Maker Jarryd says: “My favorite code block is AR and I like to make projects that use math!”
Keep contributing to the Tynker community! Parents and teachers can connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and the Tynker Community Forum. Kids can start learning to code and free with the Tynker app for iPads! Our new Tynker Junior App, available in the Apple Store, is a great tool for introducing pre-readers to programming!
