Creative Coding

Can Your Kids’ Screen Time Be Creative? The holiday season is upon us, which means families will gather to eat, drink, and hopefully be merry. Meanwhile, our kids will gravitate to their computers like never before. As parents, you understand. The weather is awful outside and there’s nothing on TV. Plus, you’re busy. So, why not give the kids a […]

Create With Code and Win This Summer! The biggest coding event of the summer–the Wild Minecraft Code-a-Thon–is in full swing! So far, we’ve seen some amazing projects by our Tynker community. As kids participate in the Wild Minecraft Code-a-Thon, they’re learning about habitats from around the world, from the savannas of Africa to the Pacific Ocean and everything in between! […]

Mitchell Baker: Why the Humanities are Crucial for Technology “The idea that science, technology and mathematics are enough to build a world forgets the importance of the humanities.” –Mitchell Baker Ever wondered whether the humanities–subjects like law, philosophy, psychology, and others–still have a place in today’s increasingly technological world? With the rising demand for people with STEM backgrounds, it can […]

Kids Strengthen Artistic Talent Through Tynker! Technology gives us tools, like computer programming, to craft the projects we imagine in our minds. As kids work with technology to produce exciting products, they need to figure out how to design things in creative ways. Not only can this fusion of creativity and technology make for some fun projects kids can do, […]

Develop Your Kids’ Creativity and Cognitive Skills with Tynker! Your child’s screen time can be used in positive ways, like helping kids develop cognitive skills they need in school and beyond and giving them opportunities to practice digital citizenship. But with so many good options out there, the trick is knowing what tools—apps, TV shows, and other media—give you and […]

The Power of Play: How Kids Benefit from Game-Based Learning Game-based learning, particularly with computer games, is a powerful way to channel the magic of play into learning. In fact, game-based learning dates back to the 1970s! Remember Oregon Trail? By leading a family on their journey west, you learned how to make logical decisions, communicate efficiently, and work toward […]

How Learning To Code Develops Kids’ Creativity Casey stares at his computer screen, carefully calculating his next move. As part of a school science project to create a simulation of the Earth’s tides, he has spent the better part of the hour trying to animate a moon orbiting the earth, a series of commands that is proving more complex than […]

5 Ways to Celebrate National STEAM Day November 8 is National STEM/STEAM Day, and we’re excited to celebrate! The day is an opportunity to focus on helping kids advance in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and math – and at Tynker, that’s our mission throughout the year! There are currently 50 million kids coding with Tynker, and our […]