Top 31 Free and Affordable Coding Websites For Kids

Teaching coding for kids can be difficult—especially if you’re not too familiar with programming concepts yourself. Conventional, text-based coding can be pretty overwhelming, what with the seemingly nonsensical combinations of symbols, numbers, and characters.    Just looking at the wall of text is enough to make an adult feel out of their depth – never […]

19.07.2021
By David Dodge
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Coding for Homeschoolers: The Ultimate Guide for Parents

  Computer programming, otherwise known as coding, has become a hot topic in the homeschool community. While coding is currently offered in a small fraction of traditional schools, homeschooling provides a unique and conducive environment for computer science instruction.   Teaching coding can be challenging for homeschool parents, including those with engineering backgrounds. There are […]

20.07.2021
By David Dodge

Coding for Kids: A Parent Guide to Ages, Languages and First Steps

By David Dodge, Co-Founder, CEO and Director of CodaKid. Last updated: October 13, 2026. Quick answerCoding for kids means teaching children to give a computer step-by-step instructions, usually by building games, animations and apps. Most kids can start around age 6 with drag-and-drop block coding like Scratch, move to typed languages like Python between 10 […]

23.07.2021
By David Dodge

How To Make a Minecraft Server – The Ultimate Guide

In this free CodaKid tutorial, we will be providing step-by-step instructions on how to make a Minecraft Server – including how to host your server for free.   In addition to guidance on how to set up free Minecraft server hosting, we provide step-by-step instructions on how you can set up multiplayer games that you […]

27.07.2021
By David Dodge