Block Programming

Sound is one of the most powerful tools in storytelling and game design. In Scratch, adding music, sound effects, and voice recordings doesn’t just make your project “heard”—it makes it felt. Whether you’re designing an interactive game, animating a fun story, or building your first coding project, Scratch sound blocks help you turn static scenes into immersive experiences.

we’ll walk you through one of the most exciting concepts in 2D game development: the scrolling background and character animation effect. This type of animation makes your game environment feel alive and dynamic, just like popular side-scrolling games such as Super Mario Bros. or Sonic the Hedgehog.

Learn step-by-step how to build a colorful, interactive virtual piano using Scratch and the Music Extension. By the end of this post, you’ll know how to build a virtual piano Scratch project, create piano keys Scratch, and even code a piano in Scratch complete with instrument selection, beats, and tempo. Ready to start?

Have you ever wanted to build your own multilingual translator that can speak in different languages? With Scratch, you can! In this exciting project, we’ll guide you through building a Text-to-Speech Translator that can convert English to French, German, Spanish, and many other languages—all using Scratch’s extensions!

Do you want to build your own digital assistant in Scratch that can respond to voice commands and share the current date and time? In this comprehensive Scratch virtual assistant tutorial, you’ll learn step-by-step how to build a Scratch date and time project that uses text-to-speech, senses the system clock, and speaks just like a chatbot.

One of the most powerful and foundational aspects of Scratch programming is motion blocks—used for controlling sprite movements and building dynamic, interactive projects. Motion blocks are categorized under the blue block palette in Scratch and are primarily used to control the movement and positioning of sprites.