ScratchJr – Mr Vullo – Alternative Education

How to create a simple yet highly addictive Santa jump game using ScratchJr. This is a fantastic ScratchJr project for beginners and kids who want to learn about animation, movement, and setting up game controls

Enzo

December 1, 2025

Calling All Supercoders! 13 Brand New, Step-by-Step ScratchJr Superhero Game Tutorials Have Landed!

Hello everyone! I’ve got some absolutely marvel-lous news for all the budding young coders out there, and for the brilliant parents supporting their children’s digital adventures. As a teacher, I know how much motivation plays a part in learning, and what could be more motivating than bringing your favourite comic book heroes to life? I’ve…

Enzo

November 20, 2025

Get Your Kids Coding: The Ultimate ScratchJr Superhero Game Projects for Little Ones!

Are you searching for a brilliant way to get your kids coding that’s actually engaging? It can be tricky to find educational screen time that holds the attention of primary school children, especially those aged 5-8. Well, the search is over! We are thrilled to announce a brand-new series of ScratchJr video tutorials that lets children build their very…

Enzo

October 30, 2025

How to make a Batman game in ScratchJr on the iPad

Here is a quick tutorial showing you how to make your own Batman game in ScratchJr on the iPad. This uses stock ScratchJr characters that I have adapted in the paint program to make Batman, the Riddler and the Joker. I hope you enjoy this project!

Enzo

July 24, 2025

How to make a Superman game in ScratchJr on the iPad

Here is a quick tutorial on how to make a Superman game in ScratchJr on the iPad using the stock characters n ScratchJr and adapting them a bit. This is a great project, that teachers learners how to create a joypad in ScratchJr that can be used in other games.

Enzo

July 24, 2025

Ware Library ScratchJr Code Club

Hello, I hope you are all well. Today I am teaching a ScratchJr Coding session at Ware Library (Hertfordshire, UK) as part of Hertfordshire Libraries 100 year birthday celebration. To support leaners to continue to work through the ScratchJr projects at home, I have created some step by step and click by click ScratchJr tutorial…

Enzo

June 7, 2025

Tech Innovation in Pupil Referral Units and Alternative Provision

I will be sharing how I use ScratchJr and Lego Spike Essential to build engagement, resilience and self regulation with the pupils at GROW Harlow at the Tech Innovation in Pupil Referral Units and Alternative Provision – this is a free online event which you can sign up for here. This is taking place on Tuesday…

Enzo

January 27, 2025

New Paddington Bear game in ScratchJr

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well. I am off to see the new Paddington Bear movie, Paddington in Peru, this week so I thought I would create a game in ScratchJr to celebrate! As I am still (at the time of writing this) still on half term, I also think a lot of…

Enzo

November 5, 2024

How to make a Minions and Gru Despicable Me game in ScratchJr

To celebrate the new Despicable me movie that I will be watching over half term, I created this Minion and Gru game in ScratchJr on my iPad. Please click on the above follow along video tutorial to get step by step, click by click instruction showing you everything you need to create your own Despicable…

Enzo

October 20, 2024

How to make a Gladiators TV show game in ScratchJr.

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well. Inspired by the live lesson Microbit are doing next week on BBC Teach with the Gladiators, I decided to create a tutorial for a ScratchJr game younger learners can make. This game includes some of my favourite events from the TV show, including the wall, dual, gauntlet…

Enzo

October 13, 2024

How to make a Fruit Ninja 1st person multi level game in ScratchJr

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well. In this ScratchJr tutorial I take you through everything you need to do, step by step and click by click to create your own first person multi level Fruit Ninja game in ScratchJr on your mobile device. I have also created a dedicated resource page for this…

Enzo

October 6, 2024

How to create and code a Pacman game in ScratchJr on a mobile device

Hello again everyone, I hope you are all well. In this video I take you through everything you need to do, click by click, to create and code a Pacmen game in Scratch Jr. To access all of the resources for this video, please visit the ScratchJr Pacman Game page. I will be adding more…

Enzo

September 29, 2024

How to make a fairy platform game in ScratchJr.

In this video, step by step and click by click I show you how to make a platform game in ScratchJr on a mobile device. Here is the video. To get extra resources, please click here. If you have any questions or need any extra help please leave a comment on contact me on the…

Enzo

September 22, 2024

How to create a Space Invaders Shooting Game in ScratchJr

Hello everyone. I have just finished creating a new step by step, click by click follow along ScratchJr Tutorial showing you how to make a Space Invaders game. Here is the video: For more help and resources, including a cheat sheet and downloadable game file (that will be uploaded next week), please visit the dedicated…

Enzo

September 15, 2024

Easy follow along video to teach a 5 year old to make a ScratchJr jump computer game in 15 minutes

In this video I take you step by step, and click by click the complete process to create a ScratchJr jumping game. At the end of the video I show you the additional steps you need to take to add a score body and a winners screen. Please add any questions in the comments below,…

Enzo

September 8, 2024

ScratchJr Coding Follow Along Beginners Video Tutorial series

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well! I am excited to share with you my new video tutorial series on teaching primary aged children to code using ScratchJr (which is free) on a phone or tablet. Whether you’re a parent or carer looking to get your kids into coding, or a teacher wanting learn…

Enzo

August 29, 2024