Ten Holiday Project Ideas to Keep Young Coders Busy

Long holidays can undo a term of progress, or they can be a time to build. Here are ten ideas.

Beginners (Scratch)

1. A quiz game about your favourite subject, with a score.
2. An animated story about a day in your town.
3. A catch-the-falling-objects game with sound.

Intermediate (HTML, CSS, Python)

4. A personal web page with a photo, a short biography and your favourite links.
5. A tip calculator or currency converter in Python.
6. A guess-the-number game that gives hints.
7. A recipe or football-team page with a nice layout.

Challenge (JavaScript, robotics)

8. A to-do list that remembers items in the browser.
9. A micro:bit step counter or a simple alarm.
10. A small robot that avoids obstacles, built with a kit.

Tips for success

• Pick one project and finish it before starting another.
• Show it off to family and friends.
• Keep a notebook of ideas and problems.
• Use free lessons if you get stuck.

The Techbase Academy has step-by-step guides for many of these. Share what you build with us.