{"id":10952,"date":"2021-10-17T11:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-17T18:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=10952"},"modified":"2023-06-21T10:02:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T17:02:50","slug":"how-to-code-your-own-spooky-halloween-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/how-to-code-your-own-spooky-halloween-project\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Code Your Own Spooky Halloween Project!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a unique way for your kids to collect candy (and avoid cavities) this year? We&#8217;ve got you covered with our Halloween coding tutorial! &#8220;Spooky Treats&#8221; is a fun, educational way to get kids into the Halloween spirit. With the guidance of the tutorial, they&#8217;ll learn to program Codey to collect candy while evading a spooky ghost. They can even hack their project to make Codey eat more candy or move faster. Your kids or students can code this project on their own, then share the final project with friends to see who can help Codey collect the most candy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/embedded?p=59e53cc8af9231fb3c8b49a8&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"sf-button large accent standard \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/ide\/?p=59e53621af9231cd3d8b46fd\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"text\">Start Tutorial<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sf-button large accent standard \" href=\"#teachers\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"text\">Teachers, Assign to a Class<\/span><\/a>\n<p><a name=\"teachers\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to code this project<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>All Tynker users<\/strong>\u00a0have access to this project in their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/dashboard\/student\/#\/visual-coding\/tutorials?tag=seasonal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/dashboard\/student\/%23\/visual-coding\/tutorials?tag%3Dseasonal&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1522427279718000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGzMhXJwDBRzdF02y_XAGoiXEdeiA\">Tutorials Directory<\/a>. Simply click on the project card and follow the instructions to get started! If you do not have an account, you can sign up for a FREE account\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/#\/join\/student\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/%23\/join\/student\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1522427279719000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH4M-hXRVBELYqftOU-4DnkK9zCqQ\">here<\/a>\u00a0and access many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/hour-of-code\/\">fun coding puzzles<\/a>, games, and tutorials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teachers<\/strong>, all your students have access to this project as a Daily Mission. Once you set up a classroom, your students will continue to have access to the latest seasonal projects. If you\u2019d like to assign the project but haven\u2019t set up a classroom yet, you can:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/dashboard\/teacher\/#\/t\/classrooms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/dashboard\/teacher\/%23\/t\/classrooms&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1522427279719000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHTj-SxkBxbUGYF5EO4YOpEb7q5Pw\">Set up a classroom<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in your Tynker account and add your students.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the \u201cView Tutorial\u201d button above to open the project and save it to your account.<\/li>\n<li>Go to \u201cMy Projects\u201d in your dashboard and click the \u201cAssign+\u201d button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After your class has finished, don\u2019t forget to create a class showcase of all your students\u2019\u00a0projects to\u00a0share\u00a0with friends and parents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parents<\/strong>, to give this project to your child:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Have your child log in to his\/her account.<\/li>\n<li>They can find &#8220;Spooky Treats&#8221; as one of their Daily Missions!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We love to see what kids are making! 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