PBS KIDS ScratchJr
Kids Coding Games & Activities
Free
iPad
With PBS KIDS ScratchJr, kids can create their own interactive stories and games through programming activities and lessons.
Learn the basics of coding through fun games and activities featuring characters from Wild Kratts, Lyla in the Loops, Odd Squad, Work it Out Wombats, and more! The storytelling possibilities are endless with this creative coding app for children ages 5-8.
Children can express their creativity and make characters move, jump, dance and sing by snapping together colorful programming blocks. This app helps kids learn the foundation of programming and coding concepts in a way that’s fun and easy to learn.
As kids play, they’ll learn to solve problems, design projects and express themselves creatively.
With PBS KIDS ScratchJr, young kids can play and practice early school concepts at home. Download this fun educational app to get started!
PBS KIDS ScratchJr Features:
Programming Games
- Colorful Programming Blocks teach basic coding concepts
- Play and learn by snapping together the color-coded motion, sound, look, trigger and control blocks
- Use programming concepts to create sequences that cause characters to animate
- Program characters to interact in fun and exciting ways
- Learn problem solving techniques
PBS KIDS Characters and Backgrounds
- 150+ PBS KIDS characters to mix and match
- Children can create projects based on their favorite shows, including:
- Wild Kratts
- Lyla in the Loop
- Work It Out, Wombats
- Molly of Denali
- Odd Squad
- Arthur
- Nature Cat
- Peg +Cat
- Ready Jet Go
- And more!
Paint Editing
- Create characters and backgrounds
- Painting made simple on illustration grids
- Paint characters from PBS KIDS shows
- Express creativity by painting
Voice Recording
- Use the recording tool to add sounds and your voice to projects
- Voice characters from PBS KIDS shows
Story Starters
- Looking for inspiration? Eight Story Starters in the app are a great place to start
- Each Story Starter features a different set of characters from PBS KIDS shows
- Kids can create the stories they want with Story Starters
- Encourage children to edit and complete the story however they’d like
Introduce children to the basics of coding while having fun with PBS KIDS characters. Start learning, programming, painting, drawing and creating interactive stories.
Download PBS KIDS ScratchJr today!
PBS KIDS ScratchJr is only available for iPad.
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For more PBS KIDS apps, visit http://www.pbskids.org/apps
For more on ScratchJr, visit http://www.scratchjr.org
Privacy
Across all media platforms, PBS KIDS is committed to creating a safe and secure environment for children and families and being transparent about what information is collected from users. To learn more about PBS KIDS' privacy policy, visit pbskids.org/privacy
PBS KIDS ScratchJr is a collaboration between PBS, Scratch Foundation and the DevTech Research Group at Boston College. The PBS KIDS logo & PBS KIDS® PBS. Used with permission. ScratchJr logo is used with permission. PBS is not affiliated with Scratch Foundation and Boston College.
Now with Lyla in the Loop characters!
The developer, PBS KIDS, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- PBS Kids
- Size
- 144.8 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
- iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025 Public Broadcasting Service