We’re creating the toys and games of our dreams in this fun-first introduction to coding, 3D design, and printing. We’ll start with our favorite book, game and movies heroes and stories and then design, code, animate, and play our games in Scratch, MIT’s block-based programming language for kids. We’ll 3D design and build our own toys, games, cars, rockets, robots, castles, and circuits in Tinkercad, the 3D design tool where you can create anything you can imagine. We’ll brainstorm our inspirations with clay, foam, and paper prototypes, then we’ll use 3D printing pens to create 3D objects. If you can imagine it, you can create it! Total cost includes a $5/child/class materials fee.

Skills Learned: Coding, Game Design, Animation, 3D Design & Printing, Story Crafting, Creative Arts

Technologies:
Scratch Coding & Game Design: Create the art and code the action in your own Scratch video game.
Tinkercad 3D Design & Printing: Build any shape you can imagine in Tinkercad and hand-draw your designs with 3D printing pens.
Piskel Animation: Create amazing 8-bit characters for your Scratch games, animation art, and school projects.