PBS KIDS ScratchJr vs Curious World: Games for Kids Usage & Stats
With PBS KIDS ScratchJr, kids can create their own interactive stories and games through programming activities and lessons.
Learn the basics of coding through fun games and activities featuring characters from Wild Kratts, Molly of Denali, Odd Squad, Nature Cat, Arthur, Peg + Cat, Ready Jet Go, and Work it Out, Wombats! The storytelling possibilities are endless with this creative coding app for children ages 5-8.
Children can express their creativity and make characters move, jump, dance and sing by snapping together colorful programming blocks. This app helps kids learn the foundation of programming and coding concepts in a way that’s fun and easy to learn.
As kids play, they’ll learn to solve problems, design projects and express themselves creatively.
With PBS KIDS ScratchJr, young kids can play and practice early school concepts at home. Download this fun educational app to get started!
PBS KIDS ScratchJr Features:
Programming Games
- Colorful Programming Blocks teach basic coding concepts
- Play and learn by snapping together the color-coded motion, sound, look, trigger and control blocks
- Use programming concepts to create sequences that cause characters to animate
- Program characters to interact in fun and exciting ways
- Learn problem solving techniques
PBS KIDS Characters and Backgrounds
- 150+ PBS KIDS characters to mix and match
- Children can create projects based on their favorite shows, including:
- Wild Kratts
- Work It Out, Wombats
- Molly of Denali
- Odd Squad
- Arthur
- Nature Cat
- Peg +Cat
- Ready Jet Go
- And more!
Paint Editing
- Create characters and backgrounds
- Painting made simple on illustration grids
- Paint characters from PBS KIDS shows
- Express creativity by painting
Voice Recording
- Use the recording tool to add sounds and your voice to projects
- Voice characters from PBS KIDS shows
Story Starters
- Looking for inspiration? Eight Story Starters in the app are a great place to start
- Each Story Starter features a different set of characters from PBS KIDS shows
- Kids can create the stories they want with Story Starters
- Encourage children to edit and complete the story however they’d like
Introduce children to the basics of coding while having fun with PBS KIDS characters. Start learning, programming, painting, drawing and creating interactive stories.
Download PBS KIDS ScratchJr today!
PBS KIDS ScratchJr is only available for iPad.
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For more PBS KIDS apps, visit http://www.pbskids.org/apps
For more on ScratchJr, visit http://www.scratchjr.org
Privacy
Across all media platforms, PBS KIDS is committed to creating a safe and secure environment for children and families and being transparent about what information is collected from users. To learn more about PBS KIDS' privacy policy, visit pbskids.org/privacy
PBS KIDS ScratchJr is a collaboration between PBS, Scratch Foundation and the DevTech Research Group at Boston College. The PBS KIDS logo & PBS KIDS® PBS. Used with permission. ScratchJr logo is used with permission. PBS is not affiliated with Scratch Foundation and Boston College.
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The #1 app for parents who want to fuel their kid’s curiosity, boost academics & build lifelong learning skills.
WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING:
***** “As an early childhood educator, reading specialist & mom, I’ve found Curious World to be the best app out there for young children & worth every penny!”
***** “My daughter loves this app because of the fun kid's games & craft videos! I love this app because I trust that what she’s doing is safe, fun & educational!”
EXPLORE A WORLD OF CURIOSITY-BUILDING FUN!
Our ever-expanding world of kindergarten learning games, books & kids videos was developed by learning experts to help kids aged 2-7 develop the skills they need for life & we don’t just mean math & literacy…
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• Craft activities & creative expression with step-by-step tutorials from kids their own age
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• In the parents dashboard, you have guidance & insight into what they’re learning
• We encourage offscreen time & creative play
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AWARDS:
• Kidscreen Best Learning Apps & Best Game App (Smartphone)
• Teachers’ Choice Awards for the Family, National Parenting Product Awards
• Cynopsis Kids Imagination Awards – Tablet-Based App
CURIOUS WORLD ALLOWS KIDS TO CHOOSE THEIR OWN LEARNING PATH ACROSS 8 KEY LIFE SKILLS:
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PBS KIDS ScratchJr VS. 
Curious World: Games for KidsJanuary 3, 2025