Coding for Kids: Learn to Code Minecraft Command Blocks - Video Game Design Coding Software - Computer Programming Courses, Ages 9+ (PC, Mac Compatible)

Really engaging if you don’t know the gists of coding. Play a game while you learn! I really like how simple it was to set up on my computer and the walk through tutorial was easy to follow. Wish there were more advanced levels is all but maybe there’s a different software game for that

I ordered this for my son and he loves it. It is easy for him to use as a beginner and I like that there is tech support. This is a great gift to give to any child who has an interest in learning to code.

My son loves Minecraft, so in the hopes of sneaking in some education, I ordered this for him. The set up is pretty typical, just create an account and off you go. While you could probably search for similar lessons on YouTube or elsewhere, its nice to have them in one place, especially when its for a 9 year old who learns better when everything is given in a seamless order. Its definitely holding his attention, as hes gone back to it repeatedly over his holiday break!

Minecraft command blocks are sources of unlimited power or control depending on the code behind them. Video tutorial style seems to fit what kids are used to with YouTube. I wouldnt ask my 13 yo to go figure it out, I would stay available to help unstuck him when he overlooks an error.

I got this for my son because he likes both Minecraft and coding. What I did not know is that this is based on Minecraft Java Edition, which my son does not have. So now he cant even use this until he gets Minecraft Java Edition. It would have been nice to know this ahead of time, so I could have set up to have that as well.

Our child has used scratch before so they understand code blocks, but this grabbed their attention more since they could do it in Minecraft.

Unfortunately this has not held my sons attention like I hoped it would. He absolutely adores Minecraft and is really wanting to learn how to do more with it, so I was really hoping this would draw him in. Unfortunately the classes arent really great. They feel more like a Udemy course aimed at a much older audience than what the description provides, which, especially for the price, is the biggest drawback. The team could take some lessons from popular youtube personalities on how to draw kids in and keep them engaged.

Although the webpage suggested an actual course (book), the product delivered certainly was not what expected to give to my child.

TLDR; 100% online course; requires creating accounts, seems easy enough to follow for my 10yr old kid

My 12 year old is really into the hacking as he calls it, but its basically command blocks. All of his knowledge is from his friends and word of mouth, so I got this hoping to provide him some structured lessons about the meaning behind the command blocks and their full capabilities. I do like that the lessons are bite-sized, about 5 minutes of lessons, and 5 minutes of follow-along activity which is a pretty good format for something like this. I havent needed to try tech support as the lessons so far hes able to follow along. Im trying to find the right viewing method for this work, but so far watching the lessons on an iPad next to the computer running Minecraft seems to work best. Its less clumsy than losing focus with multiple windows with lessons and Minecraft on the same machine. Looking forward to the rest of the lessons being released and will update the review accordingly. Pretty happy so far.