Featured Maker

Creator Toby Explores the Tynker Community with His Friends! Featured Maker Toby is a 5th grader from Flora, Indiana. He’s eleven years old and loves to read and play soccer. We loved his game “The Sneaky Spy” – it’s really creative and fun to play! We were curious to learn where Toby gets his ideas and why he loves to […]

Coding Allows Camille to Combine Math and Art! Camille is in 4th grade and lives in St. Louis, Missouri! She’s ten years old and likes Roblox, playing piano, and in her words, “Tynker of course – I really like that, it’s fun.” We’ve been really excited by her projects so we wanted to find out more about why she codes […]

Gabe Thinks Coding is Fun – and a Good Skill! Eleven-year-old Gabe is in 6th grade and lives in Beloit, Wisconsin. He enjoys playing video games, golfing, and having Nerf wars. We really love his projects, so we spoke with Gabe to learn a little more about him and why he codes! What’s your favorite subject in school? Math or […]

Coding Gives Ané a Greater Appreciation for the Games She Plays! Thirteen-year-old Ané is in 7th grade and lives and codes in South Africa. Her hobbies include swimming, piano, and LEGO League Robotics! We’ve been really impressed with her games and wanted to chat with her to learn more about what motivates her to code. What’s your favorite subject in school? […]

Nitish, Future Scientist (or Engineer), Loves Coding! Nitish is a rising fourth grader who’s turning 10 in just a few months! In his spare time, he enjoys gaming, but also playing outside. And, in his words, “I’m an art guy.” His projects are really impressive – he even created original music for his projects! He’s one of our Code-A-Thon winners […]

Minecraft Fan Jack Gives Advice To Other Coders! Jack Williamson is in 4th grade and lives in Kansas City. When he’s not coding, he’s playing outside, using Minecraft, climbing, playing on the iPad, or at Cub Scouts. We talked to him to learn more about him, and why he loves to code! What do you want to be when you […]

Toy Hacking and Puppet Building: Get to Know Edu-Maker Sam Patterson Every so often one teacher makes a name for himself in ways that are beyond creative, beyond anything you’d expect in the classroom. That name is Sam Patterson. Sam is a maker teacher like none other. If your child has the chance to taught by Sam, they’ll be hacking […]

Future Doctor Grace Fuses Writing With Coding! Nine-year-old Grace is in 3rd grade and considers coding her biggest hobby! She lives and codes in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has come up with some really creative projects. We chatted with her to get to know her better and learn why she loves to create with Tynker! What’s your favorite subject in school? […]

Meet Layla, Tynker Trendsetter and Future Engineer! Ten-year-old Layla lives and codes in San Diego, California. She is in 5th grade and loves soccer, drawing, and coding. She’s made some really creative projects, and even started a trend of building projects about respect in the Tynker community! We chatted with Layla to find out how she uses Tynker. What do […]