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Inspire Your Child to Show They Care–With Code! Valentine’s Day is all about connecting with others and sharing how you feel. It’s about letting your friends and family know you care about them in ways that perhaps we don’t do everyday. That’s what makes Valentine’s Day special! Are you looking for a unique way for your kids to express their […]

Spread the Love Happy Valentine’s Day from Tynker! We love Valentine’s Day because it’s a reminder to reach out to people in your life that you care about. We want to take this opportunity to say how grateful we are for all the students, parents, and teachers who use Tynker. We’re so happy that kids across the world are using our […]

Code Your Heart Out This Valentine’s Day! Valentine’s Day is the best time of year for kids to tell friends, classmates, and family how much they care about them! There’s something for everyone on Tynker this Valentine’s Day – with our three fun coding projects (ranging from beginner to advanced coding levels), kids can code a game to find a […]

Valentine’s day is just around the corner! Beyond the hearts, chocolates, cards and candy, it’s a wonderful way to encourage children to reach out to the people they love and care about, by sharing a fun game they made themselves. There are lots of ways to express love and appreciation, but if you’re a teacher or parent looking for a […]

Tynker Video Code Jam Last year, Tynker had thousands of submissions to our three Code Jams and handed out over $12,000 in prizes to hundreds of winners, so we’re super excited to kick off 2021 with something new — a fantastic February Video Code Jam! In this Video Code Jam, you’ll not only build a project but also make a 1-minute […]

Fall in Love with Coding for Valentine’s Day! Happy Valentine’s Day from Tynker! We’ve created some fun new coding projects for your students to try for Valentine’s Day. Whether your students are new to coding or are already pros, they’ll enjoy creatively coding their own projects and games for the occasion. All our activities have step-by-step instructions that make it easy […]

Celebrate Groundhog Day with Code! Groundhog Day is coming up! Did you know that groundhogs, like bears, hibernate in the winter? On February 2nd, as the legend goes, the groundhog will emerge from its winter burrow. If it sees its shadow, it’ll go back underground and we’ll get six more weeks of winter. If it’s too cloudy for the groundhog […]

Our 2020 Tynker Holiday Code Jam has come to a close! Over 12,000 young coders from around the globe have competed over the course of this winter, and we now have 10 AWESOME WINNERS! Our Holiday Code Jam, was just one part of Tynker’s Hour of Code in celebration of CSEdWeek. We were so impressed with the amazing entries this year and choosing […]

New Programming and Art Course for High School Students! Tynker is excited to announce a new high-school level course in advanced coding that’s available to all paid home and school subscribers! Students are introduced to art, design, and animation principles using Processing, a programming language designed for the visual arts community This course is perfect for high school students and […]