{"id":24774,"date":"2021-12-10T09:20:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T17:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=24774"},"modified":"2023-08-05T09:40:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T16:40:35","slug":"learn-to-code-over-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/learn-to-code-over-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn To Code Over The Holidays!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Winter is coming! Which means so is the Winter Holiday. This break from school is a great time for children to play sports, read, and explore the great outdoors. Of course, they\u2019ll also gravitate toward their phones, laptops, and computers. And with Tynker, that\u2019s a good thing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So this holiday season, why not have your children be more productive on their devices and learn how to code by making super-cool games and projects? With Tynker, not only will your children be learning a valuable life-long skill, but they\u2019ll be having fun too. Still not sure? CREATE A FREE ACCOUNT<\/a> and see firsthand what Tynker is all about.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tynker Makes Learning To Code Fun<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our gamified story-based courses and activities motivate children to learn more and more so they can begin to code their own games, art, music, websites, robots, drones, and more. Meanwhile, as they bring their ideas and imagination to life through coding, they\u2019ll also be building essential skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCoding is an increasingly beneficial skill that will open their eyes to future employment opportunities. It also supports our core academic content in a fun and novel way.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winter Break Is A Great Time To Code<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two weeks of vacation is more than enough time for your child to ramp up their coding skills and complete some really amazing projects. So, if you\u2019re looking for some fun holiday activities to get your kids coding, here are a few seasonal tutorials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start with one of our beginner courses like Ice Art<\/a>: Click and drag on the screen to steer a penguin across the ice and turn skating into a work of art!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Snowflake Maker<\/a> is an intermediate course in which you can exercise your creativity and coding skills by designing a snowflake! Along the way, you\u2019ll use coding concepts like functions, simple events<\/em>, and simple messaging<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those of you wanting to try a more advanced project using a real-world coding language like Python, try Snowflake Maker Advanced<\/a>. Every click draws a line that is duplicated and reflected to make a snowflake design!<\/p>\n\n\n

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In New Year\u2019s Resolution<\/a>, you\u2019ll create an avatar with the Actor\u2019s gear icon and then make your New Year\u2019s Resolution using code blocks such as broadcast<\/em>, animate<\/em>, and say for<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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At Tynker, we aim to inspire kids to spend time over the holidays creating projects with code. They\u2019ll have fun, be creative, and learn a crucial skill. And, they\u2019ll have an awesome project to share with their family, friends, and the Tynker community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Tynker!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While you\u2019re at it, Tynker has 3 amazing eBooks with step-by-step instructions:<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. Code These Games<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Code & Play 15 incredible interactive games like Soarin\u2019 Strawberry, Cupcake Clicker, <\/em>and Star Runner<\/em> that run right in your browser with nothing to install.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    1. Code This Art<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Code & Design 18 super-cool projects by programming art, music, and more, all right in your browser with nothing to install.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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      1. Tynker Toolbox<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Design. Code. Play. Learn to use 12 innovative creativity tools. All assets included. Plus, it all runs right in your browser with nothing to install.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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        Kids Of All Ages Love Minecraft!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        It\u2019s TRAINING DAY<\/strong><\/a>, an epic course to complete Tynker\u2019s Minecraft trilogy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Tynker is excited about the recent launch of our latest Minecraft coding course, Training Day, where young coders learn how to make their own Minecraft skins<\/em><\/a>, items<\/a><\/em>, blocks<\/a><\/em>, mobs<\/a><\/em>, and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        If you\u2019re new to Minecraft modding, Training Day is a great course to get you started creating your own avatar in Minecraft and customizing your world.<\/p>\n\n\n

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        This beginner-friendly Minecraft course joins Tynker\u2019s previous immersive adventures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n