{"id":19948,"date":"2019-12-09T11:03:17","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T19:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=19948"},"modified":"2023-10-26T23:39:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T06:39:58","slug":"can-your-kids-screen-time-be-creative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/can-your-kids-screen-time-be-creative\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Your Kids&#8217; Screen Time Be Creative?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<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-6a092e20c7ebe\" 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-6a092e20c7ebe\"  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\/can-your-kids-screen-time-be-creative\/#Can_Your_Kids_Screen_Time_Be_Creative\" >Can Your Kids\u2019 Screen Time Be Creative?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/can-your-kids-screen-time-be-creative\/#Minecraft_Code-A-Thon\" >Minecraft Code-A-Thon<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/can-your-kids-screen-time-be-creative\/#NASA\" >NASA&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/can-your-kids-screen-time-be-creative\/#micro_bit\" >micro:bit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/can-your-kids-screen-time-be-creative\/#Hour_of_Code\" >Hour of Code<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/can-your-kids-screen-time-be-creative\/#60_Million_Kids\" >60 Million Kids<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_Your_Kids_Screen_Time_Be_Creative\"><\/span>Can Your Kids\u2019 Screen Time Be Creative?<br><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The holiday season is upon us, which means families will gather to eat, drink, and hopefully be merry. Meanwhile, our kids will gravitate to their computers like never before. As parents, you understand. The weather is awful outside and there\u2019s nothing on TV. Plus, you\u2019re busy. So, why not give the kids a little screen time?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their cousins are in on it, which means their aunts and uncles can probably relate. However, their grandparents will never quite understand: Why won\u2019t the kids put their computers down and talk to us? And what are they doing that\u2019s so important on that thing anyway? Unfortunately, the answer to that question is typically, <em>Nothing<\/em>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, Tynker can help. We\u2019re throwing a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/parents\">HOLIDAY SALE<\/a><\/strong> on coding courses, which are not only a productive use of kids\u2019 screen time but an endless source for their <em>creativity<\/em>, while giving them the confidence to see a project through.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These skills are an open-ended ticket to discover what&#8217;s possible and one day maybe even practical. And with the ability to code under their belt, kids will have the keys to a wide range of jobs in the future.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For kids, this is the best time to begin coding. Like a foreign language, code is best learned early. Once kids are fluent in the type of thinking required to break down and solve coding problems, the transition to other more advanced coding languages is relatively straightforward.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tynker\u2019s courses are as fun as they\u2019re informative, which is where creativity abounds. At Tynker, our aim is to constantly raise the bar in an ever-growing tech industry.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that in mind, there\u2019s always time to get creative with Tynker:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Minecraft_Code-A-Thon\"><\/span><strong>Minecraft Code-A-Thon<\/strong><br><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, Tynker hosted a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/play\/minecraft\/\"> Minecraft Code-A-Thon<\/a>. This year\u2019s theme was Biodiversity, so we focused our coding challenges on habitats around the globe, from the Great Plains of North America to the forests of Africa! 8 summer weeks of kids learning about the amazing species on our planet while using not just their critical thinking\u2014but their creativity\u2014to code. Check it out!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NASA\"><\/span><strong>NASA&nbsp;<\/strong><br><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We also partnered with NASA for one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/hour-of-code\/nasa-moon-2-mars\">Moon 2 Mars Challenges<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20191126090006\/fullsizeoutput_c0.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19803\" style=\"width:332px;height:313px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20191126090006\/fullsizeoutput_c0.jpeg 460w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20191126090006\/fullsizeoutput_c0-150x142.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20191126090006\/fullsizeoutput_c0-300x283.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"micro_bit\"><\/span><strong>micro:bit<\/strong><br><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>And we added 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/programming-microbit-with-tynker-blocks\/\">Microbit courses<\/a> for kids interested in building robots or designing their own video games.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hour_of_Code\"><\/span><strong>Hour of Code<\/strong><br><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Tynker\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/hour-of-code\/\">Hour of Code<\/a> continues, allowing kids to create for <em>social good!<\/em> We are proud to host a series of projects that drive students to develop solutions for global issues based on the United Nation\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"60_Million_Kids\"><\/span><strong>60 Million Kids<\/strong><br><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 60 million kids worldwide learning to code using Tynker\u2019s self-paced courses, the possibilities to create are infinite. 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