Purr-fectly coded: Amazing cat projects created by young people at Code Clubs!

It’s no secret that young people have incredible imaginations; we see it all the time at Code Clubs. Often, their greatest inspirations come from the things they love most — like animals!

Cats were everywhere at Coolest Projects UK in Bradford! Young people showed us their purr-fect pals, reminding us how important cats and pets are for inspiring creators, and how personal interests fuel creativity and learning within Code Clubs.

This all reinforced a core principle of Code Club: by giving creators agency, you’ll create a more meaningful learning experience. Learn more about the power of agency in our past blog post — it shares tips on helping creators work on ideas they care about.

“Making Code Club projects culturally relevant and responsive, that is, linked to what creators are interested in and passionate about, brings a whole new dimension to them. Levels of perseverance, collaboration, creativity, and pride reach new heights as creators realise they CAN achieve what they want to. And one of my favourite quotes from Coolest Projects was ‘I never knew computing could be so creative and so much fun!”

Rachael, Code Club mentor, St Nicholas Church of England Primary School and Nursery

Feline fun from Coolest Projects UK

Here’s what you’ve been waiting for — hot from Coolest Projects UK, an un-fur-gettable collection of cat projects we think you’ll enjoy as much as we did!

Explore animal-themed projects at your club

We’ve chosen three animal-themed projects for your Code Club to try. The projects allow creators to develop their coding skills while exploring their creativity and bringing their favourite animals to life on screen.

1. Cats! | Scratch
Creators code a Scratch game where their mission is to guide cats to safety and not let any of them fall through the gaps!

2. Build a webpage | HTML/CSS and web browser
Do you know a creator who’s totally into animals? This project guides them through building a cool webpage, where they can show off their favourite animal or a pet.

3. Fish food | AI
Encourage creators to personalise this project by taking a photo of their pet fish to use in the game. After that, they’ll train the project’s machine learning model to understand voice commands to control their fish.

To find more animal-themed projects, head to our projects page and select ‘Animals’ from the topic drop-down menu.