{"id":4573,"date":"2021-03-31T22:01:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T05:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=4573"},"modified":"2023-08-06T12:44:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T19:44:57","slug":"spring-into-coding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/spring-into-coding\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSpring\u201d into Coding!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Budding flowers and warmer weather can spark a fresh outlook. Why not encourage your child to explore new activities? Creating with code allows&nbsp;kids to use their imagination and have fun, whether they\u2019re at home on their computers or on the go with their tablets. And once they\u2019ve learned how to code, they&#8217;ll have a new way to create their end-of-year school projects and more.<\/p>\n<p>To inspire kids&#8217; creative genius, have them play our multi-level platformer created using the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/build-2d-worlds-using-tynkers-level-editor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Level Editor<\/a> tool. As kids help Codey to eat through dark chocolate walls and follow the hopping bunny in search of brightly painted treasure, they can think about how they can create a game of their own with code!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">EGG HUNT (Coded with Tynker)<\/h2>\n<p><em>Instructions: Click on Codey and drag to the right or left to move him.&nbsp;To make Codey jump, click on him and swipe upwards.&nbsp;He can eat his way out! Just click on the dark chocolate walls.&nbsp;Collect the eggs to earn points.&nbsp; You\u2019ll get points for collecting all of the candy, too.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/ide\/embedded?p=55197bcab97b78a5218b4581&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Being able to easily create immersive 2D game worlds with Tynker\u2019s powerful tools is a great way to get kids hooked on game design and coding. Kids can create stunning games quickly with our <a href=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/117968691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">step by step guide<\/a>&nbsp;to using the Level Editor. 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