Build a playable catch game and make it your own, from falling stars and underwater crystals to tacos for a hungry monster! In Catch It! Scratch Game Creator Camp, campers choose a theme and bring it to life with scoring and sound effects.

With guided instruction, campers connect code to what happens on screen: making objects move, detecting a catch, and updating a score. These decisions offer practice with logical thinking and cause and effect as kids work out what their game should do. Choosing a theme and adding sounds gives them a chance to combine creative ideas with new technical skills.

Campers will test their games with classmates, notice what works, and make improvements. Trying a game from a player’s perspective helps them spot problems and check whether a change makes it work as intended. It’s a fun opportunity to practice persistence and build confidence through creating. Each camper takes their finished Scratch game home on a provided USB drive so they can keep playing and creating. No previous coding experience is needed!