Coding for Kids
NEW Minecraft Coding eBooks!
Tynker is excited to announce the release of two coding ebooks: Code These Minecraft Mods in both Java and Bedrock.
With these new ebooks, you can explore Tynker’s amazing tools for customizing Minecraft by making your own custom textures, items, and mobs.
Kids can even invent their own minigame! Best of all, these Minecraft mods run right in your browser with nothing to install.
What Kids Will Learn
Pixel Editor: Kids will love using Tynker’s friendly pixel editors to customize how Minecraft looks. Design and create custom blocks, items, mobs, and skins.
Code Minecraft Mods: Kids connect code blocks to write short programs (called Mods) that totally change how Minecraft works.
Start Anywhere: These books are designed to let kids start wherever they like by exploring a section that sounds interesting to them.
Code These Minecraft Mods (Bedrock Edition)
Design. Mod. Play. Give yourself endless blocks, summon a boss, or build a massive castle in a flash. This is an amazing value for just $15.
Code These Minecraft Mods (Java Edition)
Design. Mod. Play. Teleport yourself with snowballs, put on a fireworks show, or build an infinite golden railway. For only $15, this is another amazing value!
Check out these cool gifs that kids can make!
Raining Cats and Dogs
This goofy program makes it rain cats and dogs—literally! Explore how to summon mobs and how to use randomness in your code.
Endless Blocks
Write a short script making use of Minecraft data values, allowing you to “auto-replenish” any blocks you place.
Hole to the Void
Write a program that burrows deep into your Minecraft world and reaches the void. It’s a journey to the center of the earth!
Summon a Boss
Use what you’ve learned to invent a custom boss using Tynker’s Mob Editor. Then write a program in Tynker Mod Editor to summon it when a particular sequence of blocks is placed!
And Tynker has more ebooks!
Code These Games
Design. Code. Play. Kids love this ebook! 130 pages of easy step-by-step instructions to code and play 15 incredible interactive games that run right in your browser with nothing to install. Just $15!
With Tynker, coding is as simple as drag-and-drop. These game projects are a blast for kids to program and a blast to play with when they’re done.
They’ll learn about variables, control structures, functions, game mechanics, and so much more while they create real, playable games.
Start with the basics by recreating classics like Flappy Bird and Space Invaders, then move on to increasingly sophisticated games that use randomness, scorekeeping, and physics.
Code This Art
Create your own art—with code! This ebook shows you how to make an animated greeting card, generate your own poems, use our pen and physics blocks to make colorful abstract art, and much more! A great deal for only $15!
Kids create their own art, music, and stories while learning about variables, control structures, functions, and more. With step-by-step instructions, each one of the 18 coding projects in this book can be completed in an afternoon or less.
Start with the basics by creating optical illusions and simple animations, then move on to making a paint editor, poetry generator, Etch-a-Sketch program, and so much more.
Creative coding challenges encourage kids to put their own twist on projects—and code their own original masterpieces!
Tynker Toolbox
Design. Code. Play. Explore everything with this detailed overview of all of Tynker’s amazing coding features. Get it for just $10!
What Kids Will Learn
Looking to better understand all of Tynker’s capabilities? Dive in and learn more!
You’ll start by exploring the absolute basics of coding. Learn how to connect colorful code blocks—write short and simple programs that move actors on a stage. You’ll explore how Cartesian coordinates work, and how you can layer and control an actor’s movements precisely.
After learning the basics, you’ll explore all of Tynker Workshop’s unique capabilities step by step to get inspiration for creating your own cool Tynker projects.
Tynker also has two FREE ebooks!
FREE eBOOK – Coding for Kids
Learning to code is a must-have in today’s digital world. This book will show you how coding can be a life-changing journey for your child. Coding with Tynker is designed to engage your kids by empowering their creativity.
FREE eBook – Why Girls Code
Women have played pivotal roles throughout the history of computer programming, making incredible contributions to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. And today, with code as a starting point, women continue to have a positive impact on the world in powerful innovative ways.
We can’t wait to see what your child will create with code!
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