Author Archive for Tynker

Inspiration Strikes Natasha – Then She Codes! Natasha is in 4th grade and lives in Canberra, Australia. She’s 9 years old and enjoys playing netball (which is a lot like basketball) and drawing. She told us she loves netball because “it’s a team sport and I love my team because they’re really friendly.” We chatted with her to find out […]

Community Highlights: February 20 – 26 Here’s what’s new in the Tynker community this past week: Featured Makers Three new kids joined our family of Featured Makers this week: Lennu, a 12-year-old from Finland, Drew, a 10-year-old from North Carolina, and Brayden, a 13-year-old from Singapore. Projects of the Week My Pet Hamster: In this adorable project, you can bathe, play with, and […]

Brayden Uses Coding to Bring His Ideas to Life! Brayden is a thirteen-year-old from Singapore. We chatted with Brayden and gained some insight into why he loves to code! What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a programmer when I grow up. How did you get introduced to coding? My friend introduced me […]

Meet Drew, the Creator of an Awesome Rube Goldberg Program Ten-year-old Drew is in 5th grade and lives in Huntersville, North Carolina. He loves coding, building with Legos, reading, and spending time with his family. Drew’s built some really exciting projects, so we wanted to chat with him and learn more about why he likes to code. What do you […]

JavaScript and Python Made Easy: Just Drag, Connect, and Run! At Tynker, we’re all about making coding fun and accessible for kids. That’s why we’re so excited to announce that we’ve just released a new feature that makes the transition between block coding and text coding even easier. All Tynker puzzles now allow kids to move fluidly between visual blocks, JavaScript, and […]

Ice Hockey Player Lennu Makes Amazing Games in Tynker! Twelve-year-old Lennu is in 5th grade. He lives in Turku, Finland and loves to play ice hockey! We’re really inspired by his creative projects, and wanted to find out more about why he loves to code. What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be an […]

Community Highlights: February 13 – 19 Happy Presidents Day! If your kids are home for the day, don’t miss our fun cross-curricular Presidents Day project, where kids combine coding and history. Here’s what’s new in the Tynker community this past week: Featured Makers This week, we featured two more kids on the Tynker blog: Gabriella, an aspiring actress, and Fatima, who’s […]

Meet Published Author (and Coder), Fatima! Eleven-year-old Fatima is from Dallas, Texas. She’s in the 6th grade and loves to read, write, and rollerskate. We’ve been very impressed with her projects, so we chatted with her to find out more about who she is and why she codes! What do you want to be when you grow up? Possibly a […]

Computer Programmers in History Who Inspire Girls in Tech Organizations like Girls Who Code and Million Women Mentors have a very specific purpose: to encourage young girls to study computer science and increase the number of women in STEM careers. This is a movement in response to the fact that science and computer engineering are traditionally male-dominated fields, creating a […]