Festive Computing Activities

It's CHRISTMAS....
​Feeling a little festive? Then try some of my festive themed Computing activities.

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More festive themed Computing Activities

Here is a selection of some of my favourite festive computing activities from around the web:
1. Google Santa Tracker

Practice your coding skills with Santa's Elves. Guide Santa's Elves back to the village with this Build Your Own Blocks style coding activity courtesy of Google: https://santatracker.google.com/codelab.html (Note: unlocks on the 5th December)

Supporting lesson resources:
​2. Code with Anna & Elsa (Frozen)

Learn how to code by creating snowflakes and helping Disney's Elsa and Ana to ice skate around the computer screen: https://learn.code.org/s/frozen 
3. Python Snowflakes

Learn how to create snowflakes using the turtle function in Python: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHmeX7YTHBY 

Note: Chris Sharples (@Gr8ICT) has created a Scratch version of this activity - see below
4. Making snowflakes with Scratch

Learn how to create snowflakes in Scratch with this great festive coding activity courtesy of Chris Sharples (@gr8ict)
​5. Xmas Sonic Pi Challenge

Thanks to Jon Witts (@jonwitts) for sharing this one. Create festive music with code using Sonic Pi: http://www.jonwitts.co.uk/archives/755
6. Unplugged Christmas Computing Activities

A collection of festive themed unplugged Computing activities courtesy of CS4FUN.
8. 2019 Christmas Computing Quiz
End the term in style with this festive themed Computing quiz courtesy of Nichola Wilkin. Includes rounds on Computational Thinking, Hardware and Computing terminology. Also includes festive rounds with obligatory Christmas song lyrics. 
​9. Steve's Winter Wonderland

​Thanks to Ben Davies (@b3ndavi3s) for sharing this one. Write a program that will help Steve get ready for Christmas (Uses Minecraft Pi and Sonic Pi - Raspberry Pi): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-bbVczVBk9goFhuk35gNsPr7TlaDt-bG-juGkbayHZ8/edit
10. ​Scratch Holiday Card

Create a festive interactive card using Scratch with this tutorial and downloadable worksheets: http://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/resources/scratch-holiday-card
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