Best Programming Language to Learn First for Kids
Discover the best programming language to learn first for kids and set them on a path to coding success with this engaging guide.
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A Parent’s Guide to Teaching Kids Coding: From Basics to Beyond
Are you eager to ignite your child’s interest in the ever-evolving world of coding? From building their websites to creating their games, teaching kids...
How Tynker Brings Friends and Siblings Together Through Gaming Adventures
In the world of technology and education, Tynker has emerged as a dynamic platform that empowers children to explore the world of coding. Designed...
Spell Success with Code: Hour of Code Meets the Scripps National Spelling Bee®!
As the official coding partner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Tynker has created new Hour of Code projects for this year.
The ABCs of Coding: Picking the Perfect Starter Language for Kids
In today’s increasingly digital world, teaching kids to code has become a crucial skill for preparing them for the future. The importance of coding...
Coding for Tots — How 4-Year-Olds Can Begin Their Digital Journey
The world of coding, once considered an arena exclusively for adults and tech-savvy individuals, is now making its way into the lives of our...
Beyond the Screen – The Real Benefits of Coding for Kids
The Cognitive Benefits of Coding for Kids Coding offers a multitude of cognitive benefits for kids that extend far beyond the screen. It plays...
Talking with Technology: How AI Powers Alexa and Siri
In our digitally driven era, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has woven its way into the fabric of our daily lives, whether we realize it or...
Unleash Your Child’s Coding Potential with Minecraft
Imagine if your child could unlock their coding potential while immersed in endless possibilities. A place where creativity meets problem-solving, logical thinking merges with...
How to Make a Minecraft Mod
Introducing Minecraft modding for kids! Tynker’s engaging and user-friendly learning platform empowers children to develop Minecraft mods, program drones, develop games and apps, and...
How to Teach Variables to Kids
You can think of programming variables for kids as a box that contains something. You can open the box to find out what is...
Make Your Own Video Game for Kids!
Kids love to play video games. That much is obvious. But wouldn’t it be cool if they could make their screen time less passive...
Coding For Teenagers: 5 Great Reasons to Code!
Now is the perfect time to start exploring computer science and coding, especially for teens thinking about their future—whether applying to college or heading...
How to Explain Algorithms to Kids
This is Part 1 of a series on kids learning about algorithms. Algorithm for kids: Definition, Examples, Benefits and More Even though the word...
Why Every Child Needs To Learn Code in 2023
Today more than ever, coding is a base requirement in numerous careers, an essential skill that will be even more in demand in the...
Why Children Need to Learn Coding: Exploring the Benefits of Coding for Students
The ability to code is a valuable skill that children can apply to their schoolwork and potentially their careers. From improving academic performance to...
Best Programming Languages for Kids
Parents and educators have a world of choices when it comes to teaching computer science and programming. It can be overwhelming when you start...
Why Parents Should Add Coding to Their Homeschool Curriculum
Did you know that programming is now a vital skill for young students? Experts say that “Code has become the 4th literacy,” on par...
Tynker for Schools: Thank You and Happy New Year!
Tynker for Schools: Thank You and Happy New Year! We appreciate you being a Tynker educator. Every year we work on bringing you new...
Tynker’s New AI/ML Course! Now Available
Want a guided tour of Tynker’s new AI blocks? Check out our latest course for subscribers, Introduction to AI/ML. Find it in the EXPLORE...
Coding for Beginners
When you were young, it wasn’t hard to imagine being an architect, inventor, or engineer because you probably had hundreds of toy blocks that...
BYJU’S Coding Cup Competition Prizes!
BYJU’S global coding competition is underway and we’re giving out cash and prizes totaling over $20,000 USD. Open to kids ages 7-18, it’s FREE...
Learning to Code Helps Kids Excel
As kids settle into the classroom this fall, parents may find themselves wondering what this school year has in store for their child’s education....
5 Ways To Get Your Kids Started in STEM
STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. These four areas of study have become crucial for students who want to be part of...
Best Ways to Learn JavaScript
Have you heard about JavaScript, the programming language of the web? JavaScript for beginners is a great first programming language because it’s easy to...
NEW Minecraft Coding eBooks!
NEW Minecraft Coding eBooks! Tynker is excited to announce the release of two coding ebooks: Code These Minecraft Mods in both Java and Bedrock....
Summer PD: Tynker Blocks & AP Computer Science
FREE Summer PD: Tynker Blocks & AP Computer Science Go deeper with Tynker in our summer professional development bootcamps! Summer 2022 is coming and...
Tynker Has 7 New Game Kit Tutorials!
Does your child dream of becoming the next superstar in the world of GAME DESIGN? Or are they just looking for a cool weekend...
Teach Kids About New Year’s Resolutions with Code!
Ever wondered how you can help your child understand what the word “resolution” means? With this New Year’s seasonal project from Tynker, kids learn...
Thank You and Happy New Year!
We appreciate you being a Tynker educator. Every year we challenge ourselves to come up with new ways of supporting you and your students....
Tynker Toolbox: New eBook Details Creativity Tools
Tynker is excited to announce the release of an all-new ebook with step-by-step guides to our super-productive Creativity Tools! For just $10, this makes...
It’s TRAINING DAY, an Epic Course to Complete Tynker’s Minecraft Trilogy
Tynker is excited to announce the launch of our latest Minecraft coding course, Training Day, where young coders will learn how to make their...
Announcing New Intro to Java Course!
In Tynker’s latest beginner-friendly high school course, students will explore programming by problem-solving with Java, a language that’s widely used in introductory college computer...
Tynker Offers Grants for Its Spanish Language Coding Curriculum
We are excited to announce our new Tynker en Español grants for school districts in the US.
Webinars for Tynker’s New High School Courses
Tynker is the only coding platform that offers students a comprehensive scaffolded pathway from Pre-K all the way through 12th grade. That’s why we’re...
Tynker Releases All-New Minecraft Mods!
Tynker has the newest Minecraft Mods – Bunny Mode, Magic Carpet, Wipeout, and more! Mods include step-by-step tutorials compatible with Minecraft Bedrock in your...
Tynker’s Incredible Minecraft Coding Adventure Continues!
Looking for some easy summer fun? How about a cool family activity? What if you could enter an amazing, educational Minecraft world?! Tynker is...
Exciting New Ways for Kids & Teens to Learn Code!
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...
“Spring” into Coding!
Budding flowers and warmer weather can spark a fresh outlook. Why not encourage your child to explore new activities? Creating with code allows kids to...
Learn Python, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS!
Learn Python, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS! There are a lot of great companies teaching kids how to code right now, so we frequently hear,...
Tynker Video Code Jam
Tynker Video Code Jam Last year, Tynker had thousands of submissions to our three Code Jams and handed out over $12,000 in prizes to...
Learn Python, JavaScript, and More!
Learn Python, JavaScript, and More! What can you do as a parent to prepare your child for the demands of school while positioning them...
Tynker’s Story-Driven Platform Strikes A Chord With Coders
Tynker’s Story-Driven Platform Strikes A Chord With Coders Sitting around the campfire at night telling stories is how history was passed along from generation...
Getting Started with Your Tynker Subscription
Learn how to get started with your Tynker subscription and unlock the full potential of this powerful coding platform.
Tynker’s New STEM Activities
Tynker’s New STEM Activities Tynker has new STEM-related coding activities for home users that we’re excited to share with you. A STEM education is...
A Family That Codes Together, Creates Together!
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...
How Can I Enhance My Kids’ Remote Learning From Home This Fall?
How Can I Enhance My Kids’ Remote Learning From Home This Fall? With so much uncertainty surrounding the upcoming academic year, parents will once...
Tynker Makes Coding Easy!
Tynker Makes Coding Easy! Tynker’s powerful creativity tools will bring your kid’s imagination to life. Whether they’re interested in animation, character creation, physics, or...
12 Ways to Keep Your Child’s Mind Sharp This Summer
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,...
How to Win Tynker Summer Code Jam
Tynker Summer Code Jam is underway! It’s the hottest coding competition of the year, with a whopping $10,000 in weekly and grand prizes! In...
Top 10 Reasons Kids Should Learn to Code
When it comes to preparing your kids for the future, there are few better ways than having your kids learn to code! Valuable and...
Exercise Your Kids’ Brains This Summer
Exercise Your Kids’ Brains This Summer School’s almost out but that doesn’t mean kids should stop learning. In fact, this is the perfect time...
It All Adds Up—Coding Helps Kids In Math!
It All Adds Up—Coding Helps Kids In Math! This spring has seen parents scrambling to find ways to maintain some kind of normalcy in...
Tynker’s Top 5 Coding Courses in April
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,...
Let Your Kids Get Creative At Home with Tynker!
Let Your Kids Get Creative At Home with Tynker! Tynker has been happy to do our part in helping kids adjust to being at...
A Book for Your Kids—and You!
At Tynker, we always recommend kids spend time reading every day, which is why we’re so grateful that our friends from the A Kids...
15 Free Coding Resources from Tynker
15 Free Coding Resources from Tynker Due to Covid-19, people around the world are coming together for the greater good and at Tynker we...
10 Great Activities To Keep Kids Busy
With everyone hunkered down at home for the next few weeks, people will be looking for ways to keep their kids happy, healthy, and...
Tynker Lets Kids Create Art—with Code!
Tynker Lets Kids Create Art—with Code! Art, it’s often said, is the expression of your imagination, most readily identifiable in mediums such as painting,...
Setbacks Can Be Steps Forward
Setbacks Can Be Steps Forward When you pour your heart and soul into a project and it doesn’t work out, it can be discouraging...
What Is Coding For Kids?
What Is Coding For Kids? With the new year upon us and kids heading back to school, this is the perfect time for parents...
Can Your Kids’ Screen Time Be Creative?
Can Your Kids’ Screen Time Be Creative? The holiday season is upon us, which means families will gather to eat, drink, and hopefully be...
A Gift Kids Will Be Grateful For
A Gift Kids Will Be Grateful For As parents, we can’t help but be interested in our kids’ education. We make sure they attend...
Can Kids Learn to Code Before They Can Read?
Can Kids Learn to Code Before They Can Read? It’s no secret that software is eating the world and that kids should learn to...
5 Ways Learning to Code Helps Kids Succeed in School
5 Ways Learning to Code Helps Kids Succeed in School It’s August, which means that many kids are going back to school! Time for...
How to Explain Loops to Kids
How to Explain Loops to Kids There are two basic types of loops in programming: “counting” loops and “conditional” loops. Within those categories are...
How Coding Builds Collaboration Skills
How Coding Builds Collaboration Skills What do you think of when you hear the word “collaboration”? Collaboration has been defined as “the action of...
The 4 C’s Needed for the 21st Century: Communication
The 4 C’s Needed for the 21st Century: Communication To succeed in the 21st century, kids need to learn how to communicate using a...
The 4 C’s Needed for the 21st Century: Critical Thinking
The 4 C’s Needed for the 21st Century: Critical Thinking This holiday season, give the young people in your life opportunities to develop key...
The 4 C’s Needed for the 21st Century: Creativity
The 4 C’s Needed for the 21st Century: Creativity This month we’re launching a new blog series all about 4 skills kids need to...
How Coding Prepares Your Child for the Future
How Coding Prepares Your Child for the Future Fifteen years ago, few people could predict that in...
Kids Strengthen Artistic Talents Through Tynker!
Kids Strengthen Artistic Talent Through Tynker! Technology gives us tools, like computer programming, to craft the projects we imagine in our minds. As kids...
How Learning to Code Promotes College and Career Readiness
College and career readiness includes mastery of textbook academic knowledge, as well as technical and cognitive skills. The good news? All of these can…
6 Coding Tips from Our Featured Makers
Our fantastic Featured Makers share tips and tricks for other kids learning to code!
3 Ways to Prevent the Summer Slide this Year
Your kids spend the school year working hard and learning a lot, but they can lose a significant chunk of that knowledge during the…
5 Ways to Get Involved in Your Child’s Education
Getting involved in your child’s education is one of the best ways to help them get ahead!
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.
Thre Tips for Keeping Kids Safe Online
How can we make sure that our kids learn to use the internet in a safe, smart way? We’ve outlined 3 tips to get…
5 Tips for Healthy Screen Time
Check out these simple tips to help your family build a healthy relationship with the technology we use every day.
Try This 6-Step Brain Bootcamp at Home
Brainstorming ways to make your child’s screen time more productive and active? Try this fun Tynker circuit!
3 Reasons Parents Choose a Tynker Coding Education
We’ve spoken to the parents in our community to learn more about how their families use Tynker – see why so many choose…
Why Coding is an Investment in Your Child’s Future
In today’s economy, we are in urgent need of people with coding skills to meet the demands of a burgeoning tech industry that isn’t going…
How Tynker Promotes Peer Learning (And Why That’s Important!)
Peer learning can provide emotional support, and the fluidity of roles between teacher and student add to the learning experience.
How Learning To Code Develops Kids’ Creativity
How Learning To Code Develops Kids’ Creativity Casey stares at his computer screen, carefully calculating his next move. As part of a school science...
How Coding Can Improve Your Child’s Writing Abilities
Did you know that writing and coding actually go hand in hand? When they learn to code and create digital storytelling projects, children acquire…
11 Free STEM Activities for Kids
It’s easier than you think to take a STEM education out of the classroom and into your home! Exploring STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and…
How Coding Can Improve Math Performance
The conventional belief has always been that kids interested in programming should develop strong math skills. However, it turns out the reverse may be…
How to Make Screen Time Productive
If you’re concerned about the amount of screen time your kids are engaging in, you’re not alone.
How to Teach Your Kids to Code with Tynker
How to Teach Your Kids to Code with Tynker Teaching your child to code can feel like a daunting task, especially if you’re not...
5 Ways to Celebrate National STEAM Day
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...
3 Ways Kids Thrive in the Vibrant Tynker Community
3 Ways Kids Thrive in the Vibrant Tynker Community What happens when more than 60 million kids share coding projects with one another in...
Why Use Tynker?
Why Use Tynker? It’s no secret that learning to code is great for their academic, mental, and social development. With more than 50 million...
6 Ways Kids Benefit from Tinkering
6 Ways Kids Benefit from Tinkering So your child has shown an interest in tinkering—that’s great news! Even if they’re at the stage where...
Three Ways Coding Enhances Communication Skills
The connections between coding, language, and writing help kids learn to express their ideas clearly, a great skill to develop for school and beyond.
How Coding Develops Focus and Organization
It’s no secret that the distractions we all face impact our ability to focus, and kids are no exception to that.
Free Coding Program to Keep Your Child’s Mind Sharp This Summer!
Free Coding Program to Keep Your Child’s Mind Sharp This Summer! We know that summer can be a challenge for parents. It can be difficult...
5 Ways to Sharpen Up Your Skills for the Summer Code-A-Thon
5 Ways to Sharpen Up Your Skills for the Summer Code-A-Thon On June 12, we’re launching a global coding event to help you make...
How Coding is Changing the Job Market
How Coding is Changing the Job Market Every week, it seems like there are dozens of stories coming out about innovations in the tech...
How Kids Learn Coding with Tynker
Learn coding with Tynker’s scenario and story-based approach. Solve puzzles with block coding and get creative with code in JavaScript and Python. Start today!
Unprompted, Makers Use Tynker to Talk About Respect!
Unprompted, Makers Use Tynker to Talk About Respect! Respect is always relevant, but lately kids in the Tynker community have decided to emphasize it...
Resources for Learning to Code
