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As the world turned its attention to the heart-warming stories and incredible achievements of its Olympic athletes, young coders at Tynker began doing some amazing things of their own in the spirit of the games for our annual Tynker Summer Code Jam. For example, check out how Happy Day expresses their creativity in this incredible project called Be an Olympian, […]

Have you been playing with Tynker’s Synth blocks? Synth, short for synthesizer, is a cool way to create totally custom sounds with computers. Our new Synth blocks allow you to add new sound effects and music to your Tynker projects. Instead of just managing notes, you can take total control of how notes play, just like pop stars, sound designers, […]

Tynker’s mission is to provide every child with a solid foundation in computer programming, a skill that will prepare them to become architects of their future. To meet that goal, Tynker has recently added new ways for kids of all ages and experience levels to learn coding, from kindergarten through high school. Learning to code using traditional methods can be […]

Parents love that Tynker is self-guided, allowing kids to get started on the path toward coding with simple tutorials that require no additional instruction from Mom or Dad. But everything’s more fun when the whole family gets involved! Your kids are learning so much on Tynker, and they’d love to share it with you. Sit down with your kid at […]

12 Ways to Keep Your Child’s Mind Sharp This Summer School’s out and many in-person summer camps are closed due to the ongoing pandemic, but that doesn’t mean that learning has to stop! In fact, summer vacation can be one of the best times for kids to learn, as they have more time to really explore their interests and dig […]

New Tynker Course! Ada’s Adventure Kids will have a blast this summer learning how to code with our newly remastered Ada’s Adventure! This engaging course takes coders on an incredible journey from a faraway Martian base to Professor Ada’s secret lab on Earth. Kids will have so much fun with Ada, they won’t even notice how much they’re learning! Coding […]

Tynker’s Top 5 Coding Courses in April While adjusting to remote/online learning this spring, we’ve seen more kids gravitate to Tynker than ever before, completing close to 3 million coding activities in the last 45 days—Amazing! Whether they’re interested in game design, drones, art, math, robotics, music, or advanced coding languages like Python, kids of all interests and experience levels […]

Tynker’s New Music features! Are your kids itching to unleash their inner Beyoncé or tap into the symphonic sounds of Mozart? If so, then they’ll love our new music tools. And did you know that learning to play a musical instrument can improve your kid’s ability to grasp, retain, and excel in other areas of interest? At Tynker, we believe […]

Let Your Kids Get Creative At Home with Tynker! Tynker has been happy to do our part in helping kids adjust to being at home all day by making our coding curriculum free. And now we’re starting to see the results. Kids all around the world have been showing us the incredible projects they’ve been coding while schools have been […]