Author Archive for Tynker

New Camp Curriculum Launched for 2017! We’ve just launched our 2017 camp curriculum, which makes it easy to add programming to your camp. We offer 14 fun courses that allow kids to learn coding in a way that’s relevant to their interests, be it game design, animation, Minecraft, or advanced programming languages. With Tynker, learning to code is fun, educational, and collaborative. […]

A Coding Project to Celebrate the Chinese New Year! Happy Chinese New Year! 2017 will be the year of the rooster. The New Years celebration is an important Chinese tradition that goes back centuries, and many other countries and cultures also celebrate their own Lunar New Years at different times throughout the year; these include the Vietnamese New Year, Rosh Hashanah (a […]

Community Highlights: January 9 – 15 Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! Here are a few highlights from the Tynker community this past week: Featured Makers This week, we posted interviews of three amazing makers from the Tynker community: Layla, Claire, and Katie. Get to know the kids who make the Tynker community so wonderful! Projects of the Week Eat Stuff. Avoid Stuff.: […]

8 Awesome Winter and Holiday Projects Made by Kids Happy holidays from your friends at Tynker! This past month, we’ve seen so many amazing winter-themed coding games, Christmas Minecraft skins and items, and holiday remixes–all made by kids! Here are some of our favorites. Christmas Unicorn Maker: Dress up your unicorn for the holidays! Choose a sweater, a festive horn, different colors […]

New Programming Courses Released for Drones and Robots! We’re very excited to announce that we’ve released two new drone and robot courses to help kids learn to code at home in a fun, creative way. These courses build upon Tynker’s mission to introduce coding in a way that is relevant to any child’s interests–be it robotics, Minecraft, or advanced text languages. Both […]

Creator Claire Is a Self-Taught Coder! Nine-year-old Claire is from Sulphur Springs, Texas and has programmed some amazing games in Tynker. She’s in 3rd grade and loves playing with her cat Milo, drawing, and reading. We talked to her to learn a little bit more about how she started coding. What do you want to be when you grow up? A […]

NEW! Learn Python in Jungle Run, Our First Home Python Course In Tynker’s first Python course for home users, kids can transition to Python as they solve puzzles and build fun games. Jungle Run is self-paced and emphasizes the creative and analytical parts of coding. Kids will love creating browser-based games using Python and, as a parent, you’ll love that […]

Learn how creativity queen Katie expresses herself – both on the stage and through coding! Ten-year-old actress and coder Katie hails from San Jose, CA. She’s created some great coding projects, so we interviewed her to find out what she’s working on right now and why she loves Tynker! What are your hobbies? Acting, singing, dancing, and coding. I’m doing […]

Community Highlights: January 2 – 8 We hope you all had a wonderful New Year! Here are a few highlights from the Tynker community this past week. Projects of the Week Dabbing Simulator NOOB TO PRO: This fun project is one of many we’ve seen about dabbing, a dance move craze that kids love. We love seeing kids bringing things […]