Featured Maker

Rebecca Impressed Her Principal (and Entire School) with Her Project! Get ready to be impressed: this maker has taken coding with Tynker to a whole other level, using it to enact social change! Twelve-year-old Rebecca used Tynker to speak out against bullying in an assembly at school! She’s in 6th grade, and when she’s not in school, she’s busy reading, […]

Between Tynker and Python, Scout is a Self-Taught Master! The world needs more strong girls in STEM, and fourteen-year-old Scout is certainly one of them! Her projects and enthusiasm continually impress us. Scout attends 8th grade in Australia, and she enjoys playing soccer and coding at home. We learned a lot when we chatted with her – Scout is involved […]

Meet Mary, Artist and Coder Extraordinaire!  This week’s Featured Maker is every teacher’s dream – twelve-year-old Mary loves to learn! In fact, one of the reasons she likes Tynker is that it’s a “very interesting way to learn.” Mary is a 7th grader from Wilmington, Delaware, who enjoys crafting and reading comic books. She even sculpts, making figurines out of […]

Alyanna Discovered Tynker on Her Own! It’s always awesome to see kids discover and explore Tynker on their own. That’s how Alyanna, a 7th grader who lives in Manila, Philippines, furthered her interest in coding! She’s almost 13 years old and enjoys participating in lots of sports, including wall climbing, volleyball, and basketball! Alyanna blew us away with the quality […]

Vishnu Brings His Imagination to Life with Coding! Vishnu is a 10-year-old 4th grader who lives in Dallas, Texas. He likes to read, draw, and write! He told us that of all the books he’s read, his favorite is The Last Kid on Earth, because it’s “very interesting and appealing to me.” We’re really impressed by the projects Vishnu has […]

For Chloe, Coding is a Stress Reliever! Chloe is in 5th grade and is 10 years old! She lives in San Jose, California, and in her free time she likes to read, take swimming lessons, and attend dance classes. In her words, “I mostly do Tynker on the weekends!” We’ve been really impressed by her projects lately, so we chatted […]

Aidan Uses Tynker to Get a Head Start on his CS PhD! Aidan is a 5th grader from Indian Land, South Carolina. He just turned 11 and has quite a few hobbies related to Computer Science, like building LEGO sets! He showed us a huge project he’s working on and said, “This one has 2793 pieces. I was building it […]

Vivian Gets Inspiration for Projects from Her Favorite Books! Nine-year-old Vivian, who is starting 4th grade this fall, lives and codes in San Jose, California! When asked about her hobbies, she told us, “I love to do Tynker on my iPad!” She also likes to perform in musicals, read, and in her words, “create and write stories about dinosaurs and […]

Tyrus Taught His Older Sister How to Code! Nine-year-old Tyrus is in 5th grade and lives in Deering, New Hampshire. In his spare time, he enjoys swimming, as well as playing soccer, badminton, and basketball. When we called him for his interview, he picked up saying, “Oh, I was actually just using Tynker!” What do you want to be when […]