Play a Puzzle Game
Why not sit in the shade and play one of our Scratch games made last week. We were looking at designing puzzle games and came up with this idea. The…
A Week of Workshops
A huge thank you to everyone who attended the recent workshops. Due to the range of ages and abilities we actually split the intended workshop into smaller groups which made…
It’s Competition Time!
It's that time of the year again where we launch our summer competition. The previous years have seen some great ideas being submitted and so we're really looking forward to…
Using Scratch to Build Standalone Games, Build a Portfolio and Include Adverts in Your Projects
If you're serious about designing games but not sure where to begin then take a look at what First Coding can teach you with Scratch. Learn how to build standalone…
Toy Car App
This is such a great idea! A Year 5 pupil has built this little application in Scratch that has been packaged up to run on Android devices. When you place…
Become a Scratch Game Designer
We are kicking off our summer of creativity with our most popular workshop, the Scratch Game Designer. Unlike previous years, all workshops this summer will be held online via Zoom and if you would…
Summer Scratch Workshops – Coming Soon
Another popular event this summer will be our Scratch workshops. These will be aimed at both children starting out with coding as well as more advanced sessions for people who…
Scratch Game Designers
A big shout out to the Scratch beginners group at Shrewton Primary! A great online coding club session today that resulted in some fabulous ideas from the children. We look…
Game Design Video Series – Part 3
In this week's game design video we finish up on our Scratch game Lockdown Letters. Click the video below to learn how to code the paper aeroplanes that the player…
Game Design Video Series – Part 2
It's target time! In this episode we'll be looking at how the random targets in the game are coded. Every Friday they’ll be a new video showing how we make…