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“Spring” into Coding!

Budding flowers and warmer weather can spark a fresh outlook. Why not encourage your child to explore new activities? Creating with code allows kids to use their imagination and have fun, whether...

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Earth Day: Coding Games to Create Change

Earth Day is celebrated around the world on April 22, and it’s a perfect time to raise our kids’ environmental awareness IQ. After all, the kids of today will inherit the Earth of tomorrow and it’s...

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Code a Solar Power Clicker Game for Earth Day!

Code a Solar Power Clicker Game for Earth Day! Earth Day is a great time to celebrate our amazing planet. Did you know that solar energy is one of the most abundant (and cleanest!) power sources on...

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Make a Fun Mini-Game for Earth Day

Make a Fun Mini-Game for Earth Day Earth Day! It’s a great time to learn about the earth, reflect on how our actions affect the environment, make a difference, and inspire others to take action as...

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mother’s Day! In honor of all the wonderful mothers across the world, Tynker would like to say thank you! Here are some different projects that your child can do to show how much they care—with...

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Celebrate Your Mother Using Digital Storytelling

Celebrate Your Mother Using Digital Storytelling Mother’s Day is about so much more than flowers and jewelry. For Mother’s Day, your students can use code to tell animated, interactive stories about...

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Featured Maker: Fatimah Loves Art and Music!

Featured Maker: Fatimah Loves Art and Music! Meet our newest Featured Maker, 4th grader Fatimah from Kitchener, Canada! Her favorite thing to do in Tynker is art. She also loves to sing and made a...

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Create a Message for Mom

This Mother’s Day, kids can show their appreciation for Mom, Grandma and more by coding Tynker’s quick and easy project! Kids will build a Card Creator and follow step-by-step instructions to add their...

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Happy Mother’s Day! We

To all women out there — whether you’re a mom, a teacher or a special friend and mentor — we’d like to honor you on Mother’s Day.  Play our little tribute, created with code! Click to play. Press M to...

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Code a Funny Mad Libs® Story for Mom!

Code a Funny Mad Libs® Story for Mom! This Mother’s Day, create a hilarious gift that Mom is sure to love – a Mad Libs–style story! Start by writing a story about your mother (or another important role...

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Women in STEM: May 2021 For the last four years, Shannon Towey has been a Systems Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California, where she works on web applications and data...

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Featured Maker: Sai Likes to Code and Play Soccer!

Featured Maker: Sai Likes to Code and Play Soccer! Meet our newest Featured Maker, 6th grader Sai from Greenwood, South Carolina! He likes coding and plays soccer. He also likes swimming and playing...

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Featured Maker: Carl Likes to Play Video Games and the Piano!

Featured Maker: Carl Likes to Play Video Games and the Piano! Meet our newest Featured Maker, 7th grader Carl from the Garden State of New Jersey! He likes to play video games, especially Fortnite. His...

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Announcing All New Synth Tutorials!

Announcing All New Synth Tutorials! Have you been playing with Tynker’s Synth blocks? Synth, short for synthesizer, is a cool way to create totally custom sounds with computers. Our new Synth blocks...

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Featured Maker: Eden Loves to Draw Digitally!

Featured Maker: Eden Loves to Draw Digitally! Meet our newest Featured Maker, 3rd grader Eden from the Land of Lincoln—Illinois! She loves cats and would like to work at an aquarium one day because she...

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Featured Maker: Timothy Loves to Draw and Write!

Featured Maker: Timothy Loves to Draw and Write! Meet our newest Featured Maker, 6th grader Timothy from Kentucky! He likes to draw comics and write about his favorite game, Minecraft! Timothy recently...

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Featured Maker: Áine Likes to Sew and Sing!

Featured Maker: Áine Likes to Sew and Sing! Meet our newest Featured Maker, 6th grader Áine from Texas! She got a sewing machine from her grandmother and wants to sew a shirt that she designed. She...

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New Language Support for Java and p5.js!

New Language Support for Java and p5.js! Tynker has been developing Python and JavaScript courses and projects for years. And the feedback we get from the Tynker community has been very helpful in that...

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Featured Maker: Ian Likes Math!

Featured Maker: Ian Likes Math! Meet our newest Featured Maker, 3rd grader Ian from New York! His favorite subject in school is math, and he likes to code because he can make whatever he wants! Ian...

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Kids Want To Learn Code!

Kids Want To Learn Code! Over the last several years, the ability to code has gone from novelty to necessity. What once was considered an elective in school has quickly become a requirement, while tech...

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