Coding Tutor Junior
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Online clay contest

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Coding Tutor JUNIOR

Contest day1 November 2026

Free100% online

Children build with clay at home on Coding Tutor Junior. Entry is free, and every participant gets a surprise gift.

Children make something with clay from home. Participation is free and fully online, and every participant receives a surprise gift.

Two children shaping a clay dinosaur and a clay robot
Shape a dinosaur, a robot, or anything you imagine.
Child on a video call holding up a finished clay animal for the contest
Show your creation live, camera on, from home.
Children showing clay creations, a certificate, and a gift after the contest
Leave with a certificate, a creation, and a gift.

The idea in one minute

A child molding a blue and yellow clay spaceship

01

Make

Build with clay

Kids create anything they like from clay, live on camera, in 30 minutes.

A child and parent looking at a bird game that matches a clay bird

02

Discover

See what CTJ can do

Before winners are revealed, we show them they can build their own games with code.

A child starting a coding lesson with a clay character beside the laptop

03

Start

Take home a gift

Every participant gets a surprise gift and a participation certificate.

Contest format

Thirty minutes, camera on, clay from home. The theme is announced at the start so the build stays fair.

Who
Grades 1–10, registered by a parent.
Where
One video call. The camera stays on from start to finish.
What
Any creation from clay. The theme is announced at the start so everyone begins fresh.
Materials
Clay and simple tools from home.
How it runs
30 minutes to build. 100% online, from home.

Every child goes home with something

Top 3 winners

Surprise gifts will be delivered to your home, plus a participation certificate.

All participants

A surprise gift for every participant, plus a participation certificate.

From clay to code

“You just built something amazing with clay. Now build your own game, the kind you play every day, with code.”

With clay, you…

With Coding Tutor Junior, you…

imagined an idea

imagine your own game

shaped it piece by piece

build it block by block with code

finished it in 30 minutes

make something playable, step by step

showed it on camera

share your game with friends and family

Fair, transparent judging

A panel of 2–3 judges scores independently while watching the full 30 minutes. These weights are the current proposal.

40%

Creativity

How original and imaginative is the idea?

30%

Detail & effort

How carefully is it made?

20%

Storytelling

Can the child explain what they built?

10%

Finished on time

Complete within the 30 minutes.

Kept safe for families

  • A parent registers the child and agrees to the rules.
  • The video call is moderated.
  • Photos of an entry are shared only with permission.

Register your child

A parent fills this in. Free online entry for Grades 1–10 on 1 November 2026. Every participant gets a surprise gift.