{"id":5977,"date":"2016-02-15T23:50:12","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T07:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=5977"},"modified":"2023-03-06T18:08:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T02:08:03","slug":"valentines-day-coding-with-tynker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/valentines-day-coding-with-tynker\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine&#8217;s Day Coding with Tynker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks so much to all the teachers and students around the world who used Tynker to make their Valentine&#8217;s Day cards this year. We loved seeing students&#8217; creations and were thrilled by the excitement, collaboration, and creativity that went into these projects. We even heard from a few lucky parents and grandparents who received Valentine&#8217;s Day cards from young coders!<\/p>\n<p>Here are some highlights:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spreading the love with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gotynker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gotynker<\/a>! Perseverance, collaboration, and of course, candy! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USMwcs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USMwcs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USMLowerschool?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USMLowerschool<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iCLkrGQn05\">pic.twitter.com\/iCLkrGQn05<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud835\ude71\ud835\ude9b\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude9d\ud835\ude8a \ud835\ude86\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude95\ud835\ude95\ud835\ude92\ud835\ude9c (@brita31) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brita31\/status\/697796672655650821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gotynker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gotynker<\/a> 3rd grade Ss Spreading the love and helping ea other <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MommaBair2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MommaBair2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USMLowerschool?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USMLowerschool<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LifeatUSM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LifeAtUSM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eFvA9PDfKg\">pic.twitter.com\/eFvA9PDfKg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JoAnne Williamson (@JOZTCH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JOZTCH\/status\/697808184350740480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Valentines Day coding project. Card for parents. 2nd grade Liberty <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sdu46?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sdu46<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tynker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tynker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vF73Co56BH\">pic.twitter.com\/vF73Co56BH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; soswes teacher u-46 (@soswes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/soswes\/status\/697789749726150659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coding Valentines with Tynker <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brita31?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@brita31<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USMLowerschool?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USMLowerschool<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LifeatUSM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LifeAtUSM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nJclnOv5hJ\">pic.twitter.com\/nJclnOv5hJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JoAnne Williamson (@JOZTCH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JOZTCH\/status\/697796607488716804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/eliza_saenz\/status\/697467602403090432<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spreading even more Valentine&#39;s love <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mbsweet21?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mbsweet21<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USMLowerschool?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USMLowerschool<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gotynker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gotynker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Je3kPWrxNF\">pic.twitter.com\/Je3kPWrxNF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JoAnne Williamson (@JOZTCH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JOZTCH\/status\/697819073388900353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coding Valentine&#39;s Day cards! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gotynker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gotynker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rafranzdavis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RafranzDavis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DorindaWade?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DorindaWade<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lufkinlearns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lufkinlearns<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5zj5SzoRiN\">pic.twitter.com\/5zj5SzoRiN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Piper K Collins (@Pipercollins197) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pipercollins197\/status\/697815576798859264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>You can still build and customize your own Valentine&#8217;s Day card <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/spread-the-love-valentines-day-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks so much to all the teachers and students around the world who used Tynker to make their Valentine&#8217;s Day cards this year. 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