Now that we've taken a tour of Scratch and created some sample snippets of code, let's create our first project. We both have friends and family who have birthdays, even if they deny them. So in our first project, we will build an animated birthday card that we can send to mom, dad, a sibling, or a friend. In our second chapter project, we'll quickly put together a picture slideshow.
As we have fun creating our projects, we'll learn how to:
We start with a happy birthday wish.
Traditional birthday cards that you buy five minutes before a party seem like an impersonal way to show someone you care. So when you care enough to send a card, make it a homemade card that you designed. Instead of cutting, gluing, and stenciling paper, we're going to make a homemade animation in Scratch.
Can't think of anyone to send a card to? Send it to yourself—I won't tell.