15 Best Coding Gifts for Tweens in 2023

This is our favorite coding gift for tweens. The Hacker coding game is where you learn programming principles through fun gameplay.

This is a great one player game for kids.

It is a coding board game that comes with 120 challenges of increasing difficulty, from beginner to expert.

Suitable for kids aged 10+

We have been using Codakid which is a fantastic platform for kids coding for homeschoolers.

This is software created by Codakid and provides 100+ hours of interactive student projects designed to engage and educate kids, teaching them to become creators in their own right.

Students learn real Lua coding and video game design using the Roblox Studio game creation engine. 8- to 10-minute bite size lessons fit into your child's busy schedule.

The Neo robot offers three stages, building, cognition, and creating.

Learning while playing, this programming robot allows children to learn programming scratch and python, electronics assembling, and robotics knowledge more intuitively.

If you have a Harry Potter loving tween they are going to love this build a wand kit.

The kids learn how to build and program the wand that can respond to their movements.

Star Wars fans young and old will love building and programming this sensor.

There are 4 powerful light beams, and you can play with the force. Move light sabers, and push Stormtroopers!

If you are looking for more educational Star Wars activities check out our favorites that your tween will love.

Code Master is the ultimate coding board game and STEM toy, and teaches programming logic through fun gameplay.

This won’t just teach the kids the principles behind programming, they’ll also build planning, sequential reasoning, and problem-solving skills.

This is another single-player game.

For ages 8+ adult

Program your unicorn so it can walk, dance, move, and change color.

Perfect for any unicorn lover, and perfect for parents who love to buy educational gifts!

I absolutely love this, especially for kids who play the piano.

Use the free online tutorials to learn how to make music.

The speakers and buttons are already built into this toy.

Suitable for kids over the age of 8.

A fun programmable robot ball designed to inspire creativity and curiosity through coding and play.

Powered by the Sphero Edu app, you can program SPRK+ across several platforms using JavaScript.

For kids aged 8-14

Who wouldn't love their own robot! This one is aimed at kids as young as 6 up to 11 so if your tween is on the younger side this is the robot for them.

When you purchase this robot you will also receive a 2-student/1-adult 12-month subscription to Class Connect. This is what provides the tools that turbocharge how kids interact with Dash and the Blockly App that powers him.

New content is added to him all of the time, so the more the kids play and code, the more they will learn.

Bloxels puts the power to build video games in your hands.

Build your own characters, art, and game layouts with the Bloxels Gameboard and Blocks - then capture them with the Bloxels app to bring them to life!

Suitable for kids aged 8+

Have your child created their very own cyborg hand? I mean who wouldn't want to be Cyborg?

This build your own awesome, wearable mechanical hand that you operate with your own fingers is what every tween I know would want.

If you are after the gift that keeps on giving, this Bitsbox is what you want.

Bitsbox delivers coding projects that teach kids to make video games, greeting cards, simulations, and more.

Every month your child will receive a new project, but you can cancel at any time.

Suitable for kids aged 6-12.

This coding book is perfect for the beginner who is wanting to create a new video game or start a website.

Published in 2022 it is up to date with modern coding practices.

Check out all of of the best coding books for kids

This is the classic game for 2 players, and although it is not traditional coding like the other gifts listed.

This is a great competitive game that encourages kids to use reasoning and logic which are both needed to code.

For kids aged 8+