Showing posts with label computer programming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label computer programming. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Bowling & Computer Coding

I had the opportunity to take all of my munchkins bowling one day so, we jumped all over it!  We went to Pinstripes for their discounted kiddo bowling they have from 10-noon on weekdays.  It was perfect!  They had comfy couches for us to lounge on and ramps for the little ones to roll their balls down.  Everyone had a great time and I hope to do it with them all again!

Bridget, Harley, Vann, Chaycers, and Ash


He loooves bowling!!

Chillaxin' :)


It's more than just a ball ramp :)

Ash and I


After bowling we ate the lunches I had packed for us and then we headed to the mall for Vann's computer coding class.  It was at the Microsoft store and he really enjoyed it!  While he was in class the other kiddos and I played games, did a little shopping at Bath & Body Works and rode on the elevator that has glass walls...highlight of our trip :)


Ash and Chayce playing Xbox.

Those cheeks...I heart them oh so much!

Playing Minecraft.

Time for class!

The computers they used are super cool.  It's the kind where the keyboard comes off and it turns into a tablet.  

Ash wanted to learn about computer coding too!

Playing a shark game.

While these two played Fruit Ninja.

They were so cute swiping!

It was a fun little outing!  Nice to get out of the house for a day since we don't get to do that very often.  On the way home all the little ones crashed...they were all so cute :)  

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Computer programming

Last weekend at the library Vann picked out a book about writing computer programs.  I so love that he is curious and always looking to learn something new.  When we got home he opened the book and dug right in!  It's a book for beginners and has a little humor in it that he enjoys.  It starts super simple and keeps adding more complex stuff until you are writing these pretty cool programs.  

Here's the book he picked out.

He was sooo excited to show me his first program!  


They were so cute!


He would write it and then they both loved running it and watching it work!

His second program...a short trivia game.

Then he made it do these circles. 

Since then he's written quite a few more.  The most recent being a hangman game...super cool!  I'm excited to see where this goes for him and how long he stays interested in it.  Kinda funny, the day after he brought this book home, one of the girls in the homeschooling group I'm in told me about a free programming class that Microsoft is offering this summer for 8-11 year olds...I mean what perfect timing!  So I jumped all over that and signed him up for the August session.  He is very excited and cannot wait!