{"id":8520,"date":"2021-03-10T10:40:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T18:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=8520"},"modified":"2023-10-26T23:34:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T06:34:50","slug":"a-fun-coding-project-for-st-patricks-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/a-fun-coding-project-for-st-patricks-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fun Coding Project for St. Patrick&#8217;s Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A Fun Coding Project for St. Patrick&#8217;s Day!<\/h2>\n<p>Celebrate St. Patrick&#8217;s Day by coding a fun game for the occasion! Students can build &#8220;Clover Chaser,&#8221; a simple game where rotating clovers\u00a0appear wherever you click and the leprechaun will go collect them. This project comes with step-by-step instructions that teach students how to create this game and how to customize it to make it their own.<\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/ide\/embedded?p=58c07aa9af9231ff458b456b&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"sf-button large accent standard \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/ide\/?p=58bf2855af92314c068b4571\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"text\">Start Tutorial<\/span><\/a>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you&#8217;re looking for more fun St. Patrick&#8217;s Day activities, make sure to check out this fun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/celebrate-and-create-with-leprechauns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">platformer game<\/a> that students can make.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Teachers<\/strong>, to assign a\u00a0project to your class:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to your Tynker account.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the \u201cStart Tutorial\u201d button above (<strong>in this blog post<\/strong>) to open the project.<\/li>\n<li>Save the project to your account.<\/li>\n<li>Go to your \u201cMy Projects\u201d section.<\/li>\n<li>Hover over the project you want to assign and click the \u201cAssign+\u201d button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After your class has finished, don\u2019t forget to create a class showcase of all your students\u2019\u00a0projects to\u00a0share\u00a0with parents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parents<\/strong>, to give a\u00a0project to your child:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Have your child log in to his\/her account.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the \u201cStart Tutorial\u201d button above (<strong>in this blog post<\/strong>) to open the project.<\/li>\n<li>Save the project.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If your students or children use the <strong>Tynker app for iPad<\/strong>, they can find this project in the &#8220;Seasonal Projects&#8221; folder in the Tynker Workshop.<\/p>\n<p>We love to see what kids are making! Share your projects on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gotynker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gotynker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and be sure to tag us @goTynker.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mrs. Locker&#39;s 3rd grade cereal-coders! St. Patty game coding live! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gotynker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gotynker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KidsCanCode?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KidsCanCode<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/proudtobepusd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#proudtobepusd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iNgYAFr1Cd\">pic.twitter.com\/iNgYAFr1Cd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pantera Elementary (@PanteraPUSD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PanteraPUSD\/status\/842450228829605889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Fun Coding Project for St. Patrick&#8217;s Day! Celebrate St. Patrick&#8217;s Day by coding a fun game for the occasion! 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