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AI & Coding Summer Camp at Home: 7-Day Plan for Kids (Ages 7–14)

Wish your child had a fun summer filled with creativity, technology, and learning—all from home and screen-time balanced? Welcome to your very own AI & Coding Summer Camp!

This 7-day plan is designed for kids aged 7–14 to explore beginner-friendly coding and AI activities using free tools. It’s parent-approved, child-tested, and completely flexible. You don’t need to be a tech genius to guide your child—just a willingness to explore and encourage them!

Who This Is For

  • Parents looking for meaningful screen time
  • Homeschoolers designing tech curriculum
  • Teachers or activity coordinators planning a tech week

What You’ll Need:

📅 Day-by-Day Schedule

🟡 Day 1: Welcome to Coding with Scratch

Theme: Get started with block-based coding
Objective: Learn to create your first interactive animation or game using Scratch.

Tools Needed: Scratch account
Instructions:

  1. Visit Scratch and create an account.
  2. Click “Create” and explore the coding interface.
  3. Try this first project: “Animate Your Name.”
    → Use this prompt: “ChatGPT, walk me through making an ‘Animate Your Name’ project in Scratch.”

✅ Outcome: A colorful animation of your name using sprites and effects!

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🟢 Day 2: Talking Robots with ChatGPT

Theme: AI chat and creative conversations
Objective: Understand how AI works and simulate your own chatbot.

🛠️ Tools Needed: ChatGPT (OpenAI)
👨‍🏫 Instructions:

  1. Ask: “ChatGPT, explain what a chatbot is to a 10-year-old.”
  2. Then try: “Pretend you’re a pirate and chat with me about treasure!”
  3. Let your child type in questions and enjoy the back-and-forth.

✅ Outcome: Your child chats with an AI and understands natural language processing.

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🔵 Day 3: Build a Quiz Game in Scratch

Theme: Code your own quiz
Objective: Learn about variables, conditionals, and user input.

🛠️ Tools Needed: Scratch
👨‍🏫 Instructions:

  1. Ask: “ChatGPT, give me a simple Scratch quiz game for kids.”
  2. Guide your child to build a 3-question quiz.
  3. Include right/wrong messages and a final score.

✅ Outcome: Your child creates and plays their very own quiz game.

🔴 Day 4: Teach a Machine to Recognize You!

Theme: Machine learning in action
Objective: Use Teachable Machine to build a basic AI model.

🛠️ Tools Needed: Teachable Machine
👨‍🏫 Instructions:

  1. Go to Teachable Machine
  2. Select “Image Project.”
  3. Train two classes using the webcam: Happy Face vs. Sad Face.
  4. Test the model.

✅ Outcome: Your child builds their first image recognition AI.

🎖️ Printable Badge: “Junior Data Scientist”

🟣 Day 5: Create Art with AI (DALL·E or Canva AI)

Theme: Creative tech and design thinking
Objective: Generate digital art using AI.

🛠️ Tools Needed: DALL·E, Canva
👨‍🏫 Instructions:

  1. Ask: “ChatGPT, give me fun AI art prompts for kids.”
  2. Sample prompts: “A dinosaur flying a kite in space,” “A robot watering flowers.”
  3. Download or use Canva to enhance the artwork.

✅ Outcome: AI-generated, printable artwork made by your child.

🎖️ Printable Badge: “Digital Artist”

🟤 Day 6: Make a Talking Storybook

Theme: Storytelling + audio integration
Objective: Code an interactive, talking storybook using Scratch or Canva.

🛠️ Tools Needed: Scratch or Canva + Voice Recorder app
👨‍🏫 Instructions:

  1. Ask: “ChatGPT, how can I make a storybook with voiceovers in Scratch?”
  2. Kids create scenes, write a short story, record their voice, and sync it.

✅ Outcome: An interactive digital story narrated by your child.

⚪ Day 7: Final Project + Award Day

Theme: Show off your skills!
Objective: Combine all skills in a final project.

🛠️ Tools Needed: Scratch, Canva, ChatGPT
👨‍🏫 Instructions:

  1. Ask: “ChatGPT, give me an idea for a project that combines Scratch and AI art.”
  2. Let your child create a mini game or animation that uses DALL·E art + Scratch logic.
  3. Help them present or screen record the project.

✅ Outcome: A completed AI + coding project from scratch.

📝 Dos and Don’ts for Parents

✅ DOs:

  • Sit with your child and learn together
  • Encourage questions and creativity
  • Limit screen time to 1–2 hours per activity
  • Celebrate each completed project
  • Guide prompt crafting (Example: “Explain Python to a 10-year-old with food examples”)

❌ DON’Ts:

  • Don’t leave them alone with ChatGPT unsupervised
  • Don’t focus only on results—enjoy the process
  • Don’t over-schedule—one project per day is enough

Bonus: Prompt ideas for Parents

Here are a few starter prompts to copy-paste into ChatGPT:

  • “Create a Scratch game idea for an 8-year-old who loves animals.”
  • “Explain variables using ice cream toppings.”
  • “Give me a fun quiz about computer parts for kids.”
  • “Write a story about a cat who becomes an AI teacher.”

By the end of the week, your child will:

  • Understand the basics of coding
  • Interact with AI tools confidently
  • Build and present mini tech projects
  • Earn digital badges for motivation

You can also print a personalized certificate. Simply use Canva or a free certificate maker and let them feel proud!

🎉 Want to Keep the Momentum Going?

If your child enjoyed this, they’ll love our live, interactive online classes at Skills Schoolz—where we make learning coding and AI fun, easy, and confidence-boosting for kids aged 7–14.

👉 Book a Free Live Class with Skills Schoolz Today!

Let’s turn screen time into skill time—together! 🚀

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