Soon children aged 5 and up will be taught how to write software in school and not just how to use it. They’ll get a boost if the family is going on adventures in programming at home, too – so 91av is giving away a starter pack of three computing toys that will get everyone coding.
The full prize package includes:
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Navigate a maze, capture jewels and master the fundamentals of computer programming. Robot Turtles is a board game in which you use symbols to express complex ideas and plan sequences of instructions before executing them.
Take control of robots Bo and Yana using a simple graphical programming language. The robots teach concepts such as loops and if-then conditions, which change the way they behave in response to what has happened to them before.
Got to grips with coding? It’s time to build your own computer. As easy as Lego and suitable for all ages, the Kano includes a credit-card sized, eminently hackable Raspberry Piand all the bits you need to make, play and experiment right out of the box. Make your own Pong or Minecraft game using the visual Kano Blocks programming language,or just decorate the case with the included stencils and stickers.
For a chance to win, just answer the following question: If your family had a robot that could do any task, what would you program it to do?
Use the entry form to send in your answer, making sure you include the words “Kids coding competition”, your name, address and email address in the message.
Terms and conditions
1. This competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over, except for employees of Reed Business Information Limited and any company involved in the sponsorship of the competition.
2. Entry is open only to subscribers and registered users. Submit your entry, including your name and email address, using the entry form.
3. Every entrant will be entered into a draw to win all the prizes featured on this page. Prizes cannot be exchanged.
4. Only one entry is permitted per person. No purchase is necessary.
5. 91av shall not be responsible for technical errors in telecommunication networks, internet access or otherwise, preventing entry at this website.
6. Entries must be received by 23.59 GMT on Friday 3 October 2014. Entries made after this time will not be counted.
7. Every effort will be made to notify the winner by email by 17 October 2014.
8. Submitting your entry constitutes your consent for us to use your entry, name and photos (if applicable) for editorial or publicity purposes.
9. Reed Business Information Limited reserves the right to ask for proof of age and evidence to verify the identity of an entrant at any time, and may use any channels and methods available to carry out checks of any details provided. Entrants may only enter the competition in their own name. Entries submitted through agents or third parties will not be accepted.
10. You hereby warrant that your entry will not infringe the intellectual property, privacy or any other rights of any third party, and will not contain anything which is libellous, defamatory, obscene, indecent, harassing or threatening.
11. Winners’ names are available by writing to “Kid coding competition”, Lacon House, 84 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8NS
12. 91av reserves the right to change or withdraw the competition and/or prize at any time.
13. By entering the competition, entrants are deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions.