Make a robot: A fun and educational journey into robotics for kids

Reading Time: 5 minutesLots of kids are excited about robotics, and we have the free resources you need to help your children start making robots. What’s a robot anyway? Did you know that the concept of robotics dates back to ancient Greece, where a mathematician built a self-propelled flying pigeon to understand bird flight? Today, we have robots […]

At what age can a child start coding?

Reading Time: 5 minutesCoding, or computer programming, is a way of writing instructions so that computers can complete tasks. Those instructions can be as simple as ‘move a toy robot forwards for three seconds and then make a beep’, or more complicated instructions, such as ‘check the weather in my local area and then adjust the heating in […]

How do I start my child coding?

Reading Time: 6 minutesYou may have heard a lot about coding and how important it is for children to start learning about coding as early as possible. Computers have become part of our lives, and we’re not just talking about the laptop or desktop computer you might have in your home or on your desk at work. Your […]

Tim Peake joins us as we get ready to launch special Raspberry Pi computers to space

Reading Time: 5 minutesWe’re feeling nostalgic because six years ago, two special Raspberry Pi computers named Ed and Izzy were travelling to the International Space Station (ISS) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. These two Astro Pi units joined British ESA astronaut Tim Peake as part of his six-month Principia space mission. Tim and Astro Pis Ed and Izzy […]

Creative projects for young digital makers

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith so many people all over the world still living in various levels of lockdown, we’ve been working hard to provide free, creative project resources for you to keep young digital makers occupied, learning, and most importantly having fun. As a dad of two, I know how useful it is to have resources and project […]

Coding for kids and parents with Digital Making at Home

Reading Time: 2 minutesThrough Digital Making at Home, we invite your and your kids all over the world to code and make along with us and our new videos every week. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWVy0D-ZI08?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] Since March, we’ve created over 20 weeks’ worth of themed code-along videos for families to have fun with and learn at home. Here are some […]

Learn at home #4: All about Scratch

Reading Time: 3 minutesThere’s no question that families have faced disruptions and tough challenges over the last few months. For the parents and carers who’ve been supporting their children with learning at home, it can feel overwhelming, stressful, rewarding — or all three! As many children are still carrying on with learning at home, we are supporting them […]

Learn at home #3: building resilience and problem solving skills

Reading Time: 5 minutesWith changes to school and work around the world, many parents and carers still aren’t sure what to expect over the next few weeks. While some children have returned to school, we know that many young people and families are still learning and working at home. We’re providing lots of free extra resources for young […]

Digital making at home: a guide for parents

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog post is for parents. Specifically, it’s for parents who want to help their kids get into making things with technology but don’t know where to start. Lots of us at the Raspberry Pi Foundation are parents too, and right now we’re also all trying to figure out how to keep our kids occupied, […]

Geeky Parents Dress Baby Up in LED Suit, Becomes YouTube Star

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRoyce Hutain, a photographer by trade, is also known as Visual Burrito on YouTube. Just 4-days ago, he uploaded a video of his 22-month-old daughter walking around in a custom LED suit, and it’s already received over 10.5-million views. This project combined two of his talents: 1) Showcasing this adorable toddler in hilarious situations, and […]