Think LEGO, but with code. In these, your child can pull in code parts to manipulate more than one object (and access more commands, variables, and events) to create animations or games.

Even elementary-age school children can learn programming principles with these clever games and tools.

Here is a guide categorized by good questions to ask ourselves when looking for the right toy for our child.

A screenshot from CS First, a part of the 'Code with Google' educational resource which uses video content to teach kids (ages 9-14) how to code in Scratch, an MIT-developed programming language ...

Teaching kids to code is an excellent way to pass the time for those stuck at home. Right now, Humble has an excellent pay-what-you-want ebook bundle to help keep the kids busy with Scratch, HTML ...

Making learning to code accessible, fun and engaging is the jumping off point of London-based startup Code Kingdoms, which has today launched out of beta, after trialling its game for the past ...

So he came up with a solution: Code Monster from Crunchzilla. It’s a free site, designed for kids ages 9-14, that blends elements of a game and tutorial to teach basic Javascript skills.

JavaScript is the programming language of the Web — and it’s the perfect first programming language for kids because it runs in any web browser.

A Los Angeles startup called codeSpark has raised $4.1 million in seed funding for web and mobile games that teach kids how to code, even before they know ...