{"id":12767,"date":"2021-06-14T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=12767"},"modified":"2023-08-06T12:40:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T19:40:08","slug":"code-a-virtual-golf-game-to-celebrate-fathers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/code-a-virtual-golf-game-to-celebrate-fathers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Code a Virtual Golf Game to Celebrate Father&#8217;s Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Father&#8217;s Day is this Sunday, and there&#8217;s no better way for Dad and the kids to spend some quality time together than to work on a coding project. Follow our newest tutorial to code a virtual game of golf featuring Dad! Kids can use code to customize swing speed and help Dad get a hole-in-one. Challenge your child to program their game with different difficulty levels!<\/p>\n<p>Looking for more coding activities for Father&#8217;s Day? Create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/put-a-creative-spin-on-fathers-day-festivities-with-tynker\/\">fishing game<\/a> or customize Dad&#8217;s style with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/code-with-your-child-for-fathers-day\/\">coding game<\/a>!<\/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=\"\/ide\/embedded?p=5b21b28aa2dff8bb2e8a2850&#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=5b21b28aa2dff8bb2e8a2850\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"text\">View 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>&nbsp;have access to this project in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/dashboard\/student\/#\/workshop\/diy-kits\/seasonal\">student dashboard<\/a>. 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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>&nbsp;in 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&nbsp;projects to&nbsp;share&nbsp;with 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;Father&#8217;s Day Golfing&#8221; in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/dashboard\/student\/#\/workshop\/diy-kits\/seasonal\">student dashboard<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We love to see what kids are making! 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