{"id":12778,"date":"2018-06-26T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=12778"},"modified":"2023-10-26T23:32:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T06:32:56","slug":"6-coding-tips-from-our-featured-makers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/6-coding-tips-from-our-featured-makers\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Coding Tips from Our Featured Makers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc9cdf66732\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #206be5;color:#206be5\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #206be5;color:#206be5\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc9cdf66732\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/6-coding-tips-from-our-featured-makers\/#6_Coding_Tips_from_Our_Featured_Makers\" >6 Coding Tips from Our Featured Makers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/6-coding-tips-from-our-featured-makers\/#If_theyre_apprehensive_about_coding%E2%80%A6\" >If they\u2019re apprehensive about coding&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/6-coding-tips-from-our-featured-makers\/#If_they_dont_know_where_to_start%E2%80%A6\" >If they don\u2019t know where to start&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/6-coding-tips-from-our-featured-makers\/#If_theyre_stuck%E2%80%A6\" >If they\u2019re stuck\u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Coding_Tips_from_Our_Featured_Makers\"><\/span>6 Coding Tips from Our Featured Makers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call over your kids \u2013 this article is for them! For kids, nothing is more inspiring than hearing from successful peers.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tynker makers agree that while coding isn\u2019t always easy, it\u2019s an important challenge to take on. Our fantastic\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/featured-makers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Featured Makers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0have shared their tips and tricks for other kids learning to code; see what they&#8217;re saying!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_theyre_apprehensive_about_coding%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they\u2019re apprehensive about coding&#8230;<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><b> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/gibson-gives-encouraging-advice-to-fellow-programmers\/\"><b>Gibson<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cI\u2019d tell them, <\/span><b><i>don\u2019t neglect coding until you\u2019ve tried it.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You can have a lot of fun with it, and if you don\u2019t know how to do it, keep trying! Take some courses! Use Tynker!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/noelle-spends-her-ipad-time-on-tynker\/\"><b>Noelle<\/b><\/a><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey should know that Tynker is a wonderful app and <\/span><b><i>they can create whatever they can desire<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>!<\/strong><\/em> One, report projects that are disturbing; two, have fun; three, don\u2019t let a lack of likes get you down; four, you can draw; and five, likes are wonderful! Those are five tips I would give them.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_they_dont_know_where_to_start%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they don\u2019t know where to start&#8230;<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><b> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/timothy-loves-languages-including-coding-languages\/\"><b>Timothy<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cI\u2019d probably give them the advice to <\/span><b><i>start with Codey\u2019s <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/hour-of-code\/candy-quest\"><b><i>Candy Quest<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>, and then basically just go on and on and on.<\/i><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just have fun! Start with Candy Quest and then just go to the one they think is most enjoyable, they could go on and on and start making their own programs.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/mckenna-channels-her-overflowing-creativity-into-code\/\"><b>Mckenna<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cDo some of the courses first, and then also just have fun! <\/span><b><i>Just have lots of fun with it!<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Have as much fun as you can, because if you make a game and then you get bored of it, you\u2019re going to cut corners and it\u2019s not going to be as great of a game as it could\u2019ve been.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_theyre_stuck%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they\u2019re stuck\u2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><b> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/tynker-helps-yaamini-spread-her-message\/\"><b>Yaamini<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cLearn to code. Go to lessons and learn, and start easy. <\/span><b><i>Don\u2019t go too hard on yourself<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, don\u2019t start making your own projects at first because that\u2019s what I tried to do, and I had no idea what I was going to do, then I started learning from tutorials. You can drag any block to the Codey character and it\u2019ll tell you what it\u2019s about.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/inquisitive-coder-preston-discovered-tynker-on-his-own\/\"><b>Preston<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cI would say to never give up. Once you start a project and something is hard don\u2019t just quit it. <\/span><em><b>If you have trouble coming up with an idea, just ask your family and friends \u2013 or look on Tynker, because loads of people use Tynker!<\/b><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If you want to get ideas, just <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/explore\/community-projects\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">look at other projects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. There\u2019s a project loaded about every five seconds.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bonus piece of advice from Featured Maker <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/matthew-thinks-imagination-and-coding-go-hand-in-hand\/\"><b>Matthew<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cJust let your imagination go loose!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s nothing holding kids back as they learn to code with Tynker \u2013 get started today!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"sf-button large accent standard \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"text\">View Tynker Plans<\/span><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 Coding Tips from Our Featured Makers Call over your kids \u2013 this article is for them! 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