And after they were done, the children shared their results with each other. They were part of a worldwide event called Scratch Day, a door-opener to computer programming.

On May 16, 2009, learn more about Scratch, the free programming tool for kids.

Scratch is intended for beginners & children, It is a free, interactive, visual block based programming language that helps you learn computer programming without writing code.

Scratch! — a software developed for children and teens — teaches them how to use computer coding to create animated and interactive projects. Each year, thousands of educators and children worldwide ...

Google, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, AmeriCorps VISTA, and others will bring an after-school computer coding program to more than 100,000 students.

MIT's Media Lab is gearing up for Scratch Day 2009, to introduce new people to their programming language for kids.