Coding For Kids Scratch: A Step By Step Visual Guide To Create Your Own Easy and Fun Computer Games (Computer Coding For Kids)

Scratch turns programming into something young learners can see and rearrange: colorful blocks become instructions, and those instructions bring a game to life. Tommy Wilson’s guide starts with the Scratch editor and foundational coding ideas, then moves toward building playable projects—a hands-on way to connect the logic of programming with the fun of making.

Start with the building blocks 💻

Early chapters introduce visual programming, Scratch’s interface, scripts, and the difference between programs and apps. The book also discusses core coding concepts, bugs, and the practical steps involved in installing Scratch and saving, downloading, or uploading a project.

Make the code move

After the introductory material, the focus shifts to Scratch 3.0 and game creation. Projects named in the contents include Fish in the Sea, Flap a Bat, Kiran and the Magic Crystals, Cat on the Move, and Cat and Mouse. Later examples bring in scoring and game ideas such as Fruit Picker, Brick Breaker, Snake, Space Battle, Jumping with Scratch, and Tower Builder.

Learn through making

Working through game projects gives readers a practical context for the ideas introduced earlier: instructions form scripts, and scripts shape what happens on screen. Challenges in the contents invite further experimentation rather than stopping at the examples.

A shared first step into coding

Written for children discovering programming, the book’s introduction also presents Scratch as something children and parents can explore together. It may suit young beginners who are curious about how games work and want to try making their own with visual code.

For a first look at programming through Scratch game projects, this guide offers a clear path from the editor to the screen.