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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 […]

For Actress Gabriella, Coding Is Like Directing! Thirteen-year-old Gabriella is from Pennsylvania. She’s in 7th grade and loves singing, acting, and reading. We were intrigued by her creative projects, and wanted to learn more about her experience with Tynker! What do you want to be when you grow up? A singer or an actress. I’ve been Sebastian, Little Mermaid, and […]

Image source How Tynker Brings Exciting Drone Technology to Kids Super Bowl spectators last week were in for a treat at halftime as hundreds of perfectly synchronized lights danced in the night sky. Many of us were surprised to discover that these lights were actually drones — 300 of them, pre-programmed and controlled by just a single computer. They were […]

Community Highlights: February 6 – 12 Happy Monday! Here are some of the best things happening in the Tynker community this past week. Featured Makers This week, we featured three amazing kids on the Tynker blog: Elisha, Caitlin, and Hayley. You can click on any one of them to learn more about what they’ve made in Tynker and how they use […]