When you think of coding, you may jump straight to complicated walls of text and stressful backend jobs, but this isn’t the vase at all. Coding can be seriously fun and is a fantastic and educational hobby.

If your child is already computer-crazy and enjoys all things tech, coding can be a great hobby for them to pick up that also teaches them important transferable skills which they can even turn into a career later in life.

It is a creative outlet for children who may not be artistically inclined. Kids love to create stuff, whether it be paintings and drawings, figures from bricks and play-doh, or even fun interactive digital worlds.

Coding can teach them how to bring their ideas to life on the screen. They can create characters, games and imaginary worlds all while learning a skill that is highly sought after and useful in the modern world.

It also helps them to build skills elsewhere. Coding is very much about trial and error, about learning from your mistakes and problem solving. By allowing them to delve into the world of coding, you are teaching them how to navigate issues and find reasonable solutions to problems they encounter.

It’s a fun and interactive way for them to learn. Unlike other educational activities, coding gives them a result when they are finished. Rather than simply learning, they are learning in order to create something therefore they may be more driven and passionate about completing the task.

This sets them up well for school and work later in life as it can teach them important lessons about how the work they do is important as it helps them to reach an end goal.

Not only this, but they can also make new friends with similar interests which is a fantastic way to ensure they are socialising with people they have genuine connections with.