{"id":26488,"date":"2023-01-27T16:59:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T16:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/?p=26488"},"modified":"2025-02-18T08:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T08:10:08","slug":"scratch-programming-obsession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/scratch-programming-obsession\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is Everyone Obsessed  With Scratch Programming?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26488\" class=\"elementor elementor-26488\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2708efa elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2708efa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-365e51b\" data-id=\"365e51b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4dc8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e4dc8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scratch-programming.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26489\" alt=\"Scratch Programming\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scratch-programming.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scratch-programming-300x78.webp 300w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scratch-programming-1024x267.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scratch-programming-768x200.webp 768w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scratch-programming-1536x400.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d3d4d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d3d4d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0905683\" data-id=\"0905683\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c18ef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c18ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>Update<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: This article was last updated on <\/span><b>18th February 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to reflect the accuracy and up-to-date information on the page.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scratch is accessible for free at every place and has gone through an interesting journey since the launch of Scratch 2.0 in 2013. As the website claims, with 124,124,373 registered users, this block-based visual programming language has become the biggest coding platform for children worldwide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f88597 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f88597\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-114275c\" data-id=\"114275c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ef67e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8ef67e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Scratch Impact\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-102e3d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"102e3d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a97c9f\" data-id=\"3a97c9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a4dea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a4dea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/scratch-impact-.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-56287\" alt=\"Scratch impact\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13d466d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13d466d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fa9474\" data-id=\"1fa9474\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb125a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb125a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Scratch Programming has caught in the nets of the parents as well as the educators around the globe. To understand the craze for this platform, we must first try defining what Scratch Programming is and what it offers to the children today in this fast-paced, technology-driven world. So let&#8217;s get things rolling.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13e6c90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13e6c90\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d053a07\" data-id=\"d053a07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987d64d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"987d64d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n  <meta charset=\"UTF-8\"\/>\n  <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"\/>\n  <style>\n    table {\n      width: 80%;\n      margin: 20px auto;\n      border-collapse: collapse;\n      border-radius: 8px;\n      overflow: hidden;\n      box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(, 0, 0, 0.1);\n    }\n    th, td {\n      padding: 20px;\n      text-align: center;\n    }\n    th {\n      background-color: #3498db;\n      color: #fff;\n      font-weight: bold;\n      font-size: 20ppx;\n    }\n    td {\n      background-color: #faedcd;\n      color: #333;\n      font-size: 16px;\n    }\n    .bar {\n      background-color: #fca311;\n      height: 20px;\n      border-radius: 8px;\n      transition: width 1s;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n<table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th>Category<\/th>\n        <th>Value<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Projects Shared<\/td>\n        <td>\n          <div class=\"bar\" style=\"width: 70%;\">150,402,981<\/div>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Users registered<\/td>\n        <td>\n          <div class=\"bar\" style=\"width: 60%;\">124,124,373<\/div>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Comments posted<\/td>\n        <td>\n          <div class=\"bar\" style=\"width: 90%;\">919,741,297<\/div>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Studios Created<\/td>\n        <td>\n          <div class=\"bar\" style=\"width: 40%;\">34,053,284<\/div>\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c494cf8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c494cf8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e1d32a\" data-id=\"0e1d32a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5258ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5258ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>What is Scratch Programming?<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7957ecf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7957ecf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b535fa4\" data-id=\"b535fa4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa949ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa949ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scratch <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a visual <a href=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/programming-languages-popular-among-developers\/\">programming language<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scratch is a programming language. It facilitates drag-and-drop manipulation in Scratch. Scratch is an easy-and-simple-per-use programming language developed with the grand view of propagating creative, caring, collaborative, and equitable approaches to coding and learning everywhere on Earth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scratch Programming has come to be embraced by parents and educators around the world. To appreciate this platform&#8217;s passion, we must first appreciate what Scratch programming is all about and why it has meant so much to kids in today&#8217;s fast-moving, technology-filled world. Scratch is excellent for kids, beginners, and anyone interested in getting started in programming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><b>About Scratch<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;re talking about a grand global playground where kids design amazing creations! But instead of bricks, they [Scratch] use colorful blocks of code. Scratch is a free coding space where young minds conjure their very own stories, games, and animations. No confusing symbols but only snap-together blocks like building blocks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scratch allows children to unleash their creativity while acquiring problem-solving and teamwork skills. What a global playground that is! In fact, Scratch has been translated into more than 70 languages so everyone can join in the fun! What are you making next? Build it in Scratch! <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbdf165 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbdf165\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac41deb\" data-id=\"ac41deb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f275af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f275af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>How Does Scratch Programming Work?<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4de89c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4de89c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac56c62\" data-id=\"ac56c62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-523bf55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"523bf55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/scratch-coding-for-kids\/\">Scratch Coding programming<\/a> is done on a block-based GUI standard which is easy to comprehend and easy to use. The block allows the programmer to carry out different commands or instructions, for example, moving a sprite, changing the background colour, or playing a sound. In order to create a program, just drag and drop the blocks together to form a sequence of instructions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd0b202 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd0b202\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ace356\" data-id=\"2ace356\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a7876 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43a7876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>What do kids like most to do in Scratch Programming?<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f2f6a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f2f6a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-648bfa8\" data-id=\"648bfa8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ba615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94ba615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kids love creating games using Scratch Programming! Scratch Programming has grabbed the attention of parents as well as educators around the globe. To understand the obsession with this platform, we have to first understand what exactly Scratch programming is and why it is so beneficial for kids in the present fast-paced, technologically driven world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scratch offers built-in sprites and backgrounds, making it easy to build games without having to create all your graphics. Scratch also does much of the heavy lifting that kids would normally find difficult when creating interactive games, like implementing keyboard controls, detecting collisions, and keeping scores.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d1ac81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d1ac81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dd6850\" data-id=\"5dd6850\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41362cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41362cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/scratch-age-distribution-1024x615.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37759\" alt=\"Scratch age distribution\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/scratch-age-distribution-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/scratch-age-distribution-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/scratch-age-distribution-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/scratch-age-distribution.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-843d0f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"843d0f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76ece5e\" data-id=\"76ece5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52069a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52069a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Source: <\/strong>scratch.mit.edu<\/p><p><b>Recommended Reading: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/scratch-project-ideas\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top 5 Scratch Project Ideas for Kids<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scratch also allows your kid to create animations and interactive stories. Using Scratch&#8217;s built-in animation tools, kids can create a variety of animations, such as moving characters, changing backgrounds, and playing sounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca956dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca956dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c163e8\" data-id=\"5c163e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba1ab80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba1ab80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"942\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scratch-users-world-wide.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26493\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scratch-users-world-wide.png 942w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scratch-users-world-wide-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/mp.moonpreneur.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scratch-users-world-wide-768x483.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-614070b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"614070b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e415e5c\" data-id=\"e415e5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320f6d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"320f6d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> scratch.mit.edu<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Scratch, they can also use interactive elements such as buttons and text input fields to create interactive stories that allow the user to make choices and affect the outcome of the story. Scratch Programming has grabbed the attention of parents as well as educators around the globe. To understand the obsession with this platform, we have to first understand what exactly Scratch programming is and why it is so beneficial for kids in the present fast-paced, technologically driven world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Scratch platform&#8217;s block-based interface can also be used to teach kids and beginners the basics of programming, which is now being implemented in schools and educational programs across the world to empower children to code.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only are there numerous resources, such as tutorials, lesson plans, and example projects, available to help educators and parents in teaching kids how to use Scratch, but also there is a large and active user community behind it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0564cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0564cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7120deb\" data-id=\"7120deb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c69179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c69179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>What are a few key points that outline the benefits of Scratch Programming for kids?<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa79314 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa79314\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-053c32e\" data-id=\"053c32e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbda3ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbda3ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scratch is a truly amazing platform that makes the learning of programming for building such games simple for children!! The benefits, with respect to children using Scratch, can be summed up in a few points as follows:<\/span><\/p><h4><strong>1.) Problem-solving and critical-thinking skills<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scratch encourages children to design and code, letting them think creatively and logically in solving the problem.<\/span><\/p><h4><strong>2) Building confidence and self-esteem<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kids feel sure of their abilities and pride in their accomplishments as they finish all those projects and show them to others in the Scratch community.<\/span><\/p><h4><strong>3) Enhancing communication and collaboration skills<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kids learn to communicate with each other and collaborate in working together on Scratch project work.<\/span><\/p><h4><strong>4) Getting to know about technology and programming<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scratch teaches basic programming and computer science, thus giving kids an insight into how technology works and how it can be used to produce interactive media.<\/span><\/p><h4><strong>5) Having fun<\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scratch is a fun way for kids to play with and explore technology; in so doing, they create a positive and entertaining learning environment for programming and computer science.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Above all, Scratch is an excellent platform to teach anybody an introduction to programming. It is user-friendly, accessible, and open-source, and, moreover, it has a big online community of users to support and resource it. Scratch Programming has grabbed the attention of parents as well as educators around the globe. To understand the obsession with this platform, we have to first understand what exactly Scratch programming is and why it is so beneficial for kids in the present fast-paced, technologically driven world. It can therefore become a wonderful medium for children to voice their creativity and imagination and explore and experiment with new ideas.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of new ideas, we at Moonpreneur teach kids game development using the Scratch Programming Platform. \ud83d\ude80<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moonpreneur seeks to shake up conventional education and furnish the next generation with holistic learning solutions. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/moonpreneur.com\/home\/book-a-free-trial\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovator Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is co-creating a workforce for the future by training students in AI\/ML, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/moonpreneur.com\/innovator-program\/robotics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robotics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Coding, IoT, and Apps, promoting entrepreneurial endeavors through experiential learning.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: This article was last updated on 18th February 2025 to reflect the accuracy and up-to-date information on the page. Scratch is accessible for free at every place and has gone through an interesting journey since the launch of Scratch 2.0 in 2013. 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