Top Gifts for Kids that Love to Code in 2022!
It's that time of year, and we've made a super simple guide on the gifts that are loved and recommended by our mentors themselves!
Take a look and give the gift of coding this Christmas!
4M 3-in-1 Mini Solar Robot by Green Science
This solar-powered robot is compact yet multifunctional. It
climbs along clothes lines, walks under sunlight and can be transformed in to a cool solar vehicle.
Solar Hybrid Power Rover Robot by Green Science
A super cool building experience for your child, this clever Rover Robot rolls along on solar power when the sun is shining. It can also be powered by battery when there is no sunlight.
MakeBlock MBot 2
A firm fave amongst our mentors is this little bot, and if you're a member of our in person clubs you'll definitely recognise him! Powered by CyberPi! mBot2 is a next-generation educational robot designed with extended capabilities, starting as entry-level solutions in lower secondary education and going all the way to upper secondary and beyond.
Makeblock Codey Rocky
We love Codey Rocky here at The Code Zone! He's been a member of our in person clubs from the beginning! The combination of easy-to-use robotics hardware with block-based programming software mBlock 5, guarantees that beginners can get started...
Artie Max™ by Learning Resources
Take creative coding to the max with new Artie Max™ The Coding Robot! Artie Max brings coding and STEM learning to life by converting the code programmed in the simple user interface (UI) into real line drawings in up to 3 different colours.
Making coding fun for kids this little robot has colour changing eyes that make it that little more exciting!
Botley® 2.0 by Learning Resources
Engage and inspire children with the NEW coding robot, Botley 2.0. This 100% screen-free, coding toy robot will encourage and develop coding and programming skills from ages 5+. Full of fun features and special codes, including light-up eyes for night vision, Botley 2.0 comes packed full of hands-on coding activities and challenges, promoting critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
We hope you enjoy looking through this little gift guide and on behalf of the whole Code Zone team, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
About The Code Zone
We run coding clubs for children aged 6 to 16. Live online clubs are open to children anywhere in the UK, and our in-person clubs run across Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. Over 1,000 children are enrolled.
A live club is one hour a week, in a group of no more than six, with the same DBS-checked, STEM-certified mentor.
Children build their own games rather than working through a set course, and levels move down as readily as up so the work always fits. More than a third of our members are autistic or have ADHD, based on what parents tell us when they join.
Most children start in Scratch or MakeCode and move to Python and TypeScript when they are ready. Mentors write a note on every child after every session, so we know when somebody is ready to move up or would rather stay put. Nothing is forced.
In 2025 we received the Autism Inclusion Award from the National Autistic Society, and in 2026 we were ranked second in the UK in Club Hub UK’s Top 100 Children’s Activity Providers, scored by five independent judges on safeguarding, inclusivity and community impact. Every mentor is DBS-checked and STEM-certified.
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The blog is in two halves. Guides are the evergreen explainers written by the mentors who teach the clubs, covering the questions parents actually ask: what comes after Scratch, how to support a coding-mad child when you cannot code yourself, and what works for autistic and ADHD children.
Club news is the other half, and it is where posts like this one live: game jams, Minecraft builds and weekly roundups, written up by whoever ran the session. Neither is marketing. If you want to know what an hour actually looks like before you book anything, club news is the more honest read of the two.
The first session is a free taster and we do not ask for card details. Book a free taster session, see what it costs, or read about support for neurodivergent children.
