Code These Minecraft Mods (Bedrock Edition)
Design. Mod. Play. Kids can create custom blocks, summon a boss, or build a massive castle in a flash. They may even invent their own minigame! Best of all, these mods can be built right in your browser, with nothing extra to install besides Minecraft.
What Kids Will Learn
Pixel Editor: Kids will love using Tynker's friendly pixel editors to customize how Minecraft looks. Design and create custom blocks, items, mobs, and skins.
Code Minecraft Mods: Kids connect code blocks to write short programs (called Mods) that totally change how Minecraft works. Maybe they'll even invent their own minigame!
Start Anywhere: This book is designed to let kids start wherever they like. They can choose a section that sounds interesting and explore it.
What's Inside?
- Design, mod, and play 22 Minecraft activites
- Easy step-by-step instructions
- All project assets included
Project Collection
Creative programming challenges help kids design and create Minecraft activities! Once kids know the basics of Minecraft Modding, they can add their own flavor by customizing them.
The Block Editor
Learn how to use the Block Editor to create custom blocks.
The Item Editor
Use the Item Editor to create custom items.
The Skin Editor
Create custom skins using the Skin Editor.
The Mob Editor
Learn how to create custom mobs in Tynker.
Modding Basics
Learn the basics of modding through some small projects.
Give Yourself Anything
Give yourself any resource or item! Extend the project to get an enchantment.
Igloo Dweller
Create buildings or perform construction tasks with code.
Grave Marker
Dying in Minecraft is inevitable. Write a mod to build a monument wherever you fall, allowing you to recollect your gear, and commemorate your epic adventure.
Flaming Bow
Want to enchant an item? It's simple. Here's a script to give the player flaming arrows!
Modding Projects
Learn more about modding through making more complex mods.!
Free Fall
Get a birds-eye view of your Minecraft world and learn about relative locations.
Endless Blocks
Use Minecraft data values to "autoreplenish" any block you place.
Raining Cats and Dogs
This goofy program makes it rain cats and dogs—literally! Learn to use randomness in your code and summon mobs.
Summon Boss
Use what you learned to create a custom boss using Tynker's Mob Editor. Then write a program in Tynker Mod Editor to summon it!
Aquarium
Use some TynkerBot magic to build a larger-than-life fish tank!
Minigame Mods
Learn even more about modding through making whole minigames!
Slime Smasher
Write a fun minigame that uses variables to keep score.
Rainbow Pillars
Use lists in your program to create colorful pillars in your Minecraft world!
Golden Railway
Explore functions and ceate a railroad function that takes parameters. Then give yourself a minecart and ride in style.
Hole to the Void
Write a program that burrows deep into your Minecraft world and reaches the void. It's a journey to the center of the earth!
Rainbow Dance Floor
Use nested loops to build your own, random disco dance floor!
Pyramid
Use nested loops to build a real Minecraft classic: The Pyramid!
