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Kids Game & AI Lab
Six step-by-step builds, eleven tools, three learning paths and practical guidance for grown-ups.
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Useful things for the kitchen table, the classroom, and the next big idea. Start with a printable or find a place to learn.
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21 resources
FREE PROJECT + PRINTABLE
Build, test, explain
Debug one tiny game rule, check three test cases and explain your own change. No account or email required.
Try the project & printPRINTABLE
Our family AI agreement
A short conversation about privacy, help, honesty, checking, and stopping.
Open & printPRINTABLE
My first project planner
Turn “what if?” into a purpose, a tiny first version, and a test.
Open & printPRINTABLE
Prompts for curious parents
Five starting prompts for adults preparing learning activities.
Open & printPRINTABLE
The family fact-check sheet
Write the claim, find the evidence, and explain your conclusion.
Open & printOFFICIAL LEARNING RESOURCE
Code.org
Explore computer science and AI activities by grade band. Start with a guided lesson that fits your learner; adults should review account and classroom requirements.
Explore the curriculumCREATIVE CODING
Scratch
Explore visual coding for stories, games, and animations. Start with the parent guide and review community, account, and sharing settings before a child uses it.
Open the parent guideMACHINE LEARNING EXPLORATION
Teachable Machine
An adult-led option for exploring how examples shape predictions. Preview the tool and its privacy information; use objects rather than children’s faces or personal recordings.
Explore the toolPARENT RESOURCE
Common Sense Media
A starting point for family conversations about generative AI, privacy, accuracy, and schoolwork.
Read the parent guidePRACTICAL GUIDE
AI homework help
Support understanding with fresh practice and hints while keeping the work theirs.
Read the guideSCREEN-FREE ACTIVITY
Explain AI with paper shapes
Play a sorting game and investigate what happens when examples are incomplete.
Try the activityGAME & AI TOOL
MakeCode Arcade
A pixel-art collector, racing game or space adventure. Teaching fit: 8–14. Free browser editor; hardware optional.
See setup and learning guidanceGAME & AI TOOL
Machine Learning for Kids
A Scratch character that responds to a classifier you train. Teaching fit: 9–14 with guidance. Check current project and service requirements.
See setup and learning guidanceGAME & AI TOOL
PictoBlox
An interactive character, coding experiment or robot project. Teaching fit: Beginners to teens; advanced AI around 12+. Check current edition, extensions and hardware costs.
See setup and learning guidanceGAME & AI TOOL
GDevelop
A platformer, puzzle game or top-down adventure. Teaching fit: 10–16. Free engine; education, cloud and AI plans vary.
See setup and learning guidanceGAME & AI TOOL
GM2Godot
Move your own small, editable GameMaker project into Godot. Teaching fit: 13–18 with prior GameMaker experience. Open-source tool; GameMaker and optional AI services have separate terms.
See setup and learning guidanceGAME & AI TOOL
Godot
An original 2D coin collector, followed by a small platformer. Teaching fit: 13–18 or experienced younger learners. Free and open source.
See setup and learning guidanceGAME & AI TOOL
micro:bit CreateAI
A movement recognizer, activity timer or interactive wearable. Teaching fit: 8–14. Free software; micro:bit hardware required.
See setup and learning guidanceGAME & AI TOOL
ScratchJr
An animated story or a simple interactive scene. Teaching fit: 5–7 with an adult. Free app.
See setup and learning guidanceGAME & AI TOOL
MIT App Inventor
A quiz, useful mobile tool or interactive app. Teaching fit: 12–18 with guidance. Free educational platform.
See setup and learning guidanceCuriosity comes with care.
Activity age suggestions describe the learning task, not permission to use an AI service. Adults should check each tool’s current age rules, privacy settings, and school policies. Use fictional examples and keep children’s personal information out of prompts. An adult should operate adult tools and review output before sharing it.
Independent editorial selections; no affiliate links in this collection. External tools have their own terms and privacy policies. Game and AI resources added October 28, 2026; other selections last reviewed October 1, 2026.