What You Will Build
Build a delightful animation combining movement, costume changes, sound effects and visual effects. Follow the guide below to build the project, then open the official Raspberry Pi page for starter files, worked examples and extra help.
🍓 This project is on the Raspberry Pi Foundation website. Click the orange button above to access the full guide, starter Scratch project and extension activities on projects.raspberrypi.org.
What You Will Learn
- Sequence multiple animation blocks to tell a visual story
- Use costume switches to animate a character
- Apply graphic effects like color change and whirl
- Chain broadcasts to trigger different parts of the animation
- Use show and hide to make sprites appear and disappear
Step-by-Step Guide
- 1Choose a fun theme: birthday, magic show, space launch.
- 2Add a backdrop and at least two sprites with multiple costumes each.
- 3On Sprite 1: when 🏳️ clicked → show → glide 1 secs to x:0 y:0.
- 4Add switch costume to [costume2] and play sound for a reveal.
- 5Add change [color] effect by 25 for a visual flourish.
- 6Use broadcast [reveal] to trigger Sprite 2's entrance.
- 7Sprite 2 listens with when I receive [reveal]: show → animate → play sound.
- 8Add a wait 1 secs before the big moment for dramatic tension.
- 9End with both sprites saying something or doing a final pose.
- 10Share the project and show a friend — watch their reaction!
Extension Challenges
Finished the main project? Push further:
- Add a third sprite that appears as a surprise at the very end.
- Use the repeat loop to make something spin or bounce multiple times.
- Add a scrolling credits backdrop as the final scene.