The app prompts kids to manipulate a character, Daisy, through challenges that involve loops, events, and other programming basics (e.g., when touched, move dinosaur forward).

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Kids can use ultra-basic blocks in order to animate Daisy the Dinosaur. Just drag one-word commands like “roll,” “jump,” and “grow,” into the programming space, and press play.

To make things simple, the app doesn’t actually use any code — at least not the kind you’re used to. Instead of using educational curricula like on Codecademy, Kandu opens up to the child as ...

Tynker app teaches kids Apple Swift with coding games The company created two new modules to help teachers and K-5 students learn coding.

Much of that traffic has come from Code.org, where Bitsbox has been listed as a featured activity. Online, kids get a virtual tablet and are able to build simple apps and games in JavaScript.

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Apple announced a new iPad app called Swift Playgrounds that teaches kids how to code to be able to create their own app using the company’s programming language.

Kids these days naturally understand smartphones better than anyone who has come before them. Check out this list of fun and educational apps for kids.