{"id":12097,"date":"2021-03-26T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T22:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=12097"},"modified":"2023-06-21T10:23:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T17:23:57","slug":"code-your-own-pranks-to-celebrate-april-fools-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/code-your-own-pranks-to-celebrate-april-fools-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Code Your Own Pranks to Celebrate April Fools&#8217; Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April Fools&#8217; Day is the perfect time to play fun pranks on friends and family \u2013 this year, we&#8217;re giving your kids TWO pranks to code. They can learn to code an underwater treasure hunt with an unexpected twist, or surprise Codey with a mischievous present. 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If you\u2019d like to assign the projects 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 these projects to your child:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Have your child log in to his\/her account.<\/li>\n<li>They can find &#8220;April Fools&#8217; Day&#8221; and &#8220;Fool&#8217;s Gold&#8221; 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=1522427279719000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG1sJzmuMx_CW-AeYxbznqbO-xxEA\">Tutorials Directory<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>We love to see what kids are making! 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