{"id":9117,"date":"2020-12-05T21:30:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T21:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2020\/?p=9117"},"modified":"2024-11-22T17:39:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:39:47","slug":"christmas-wishes-with-scratch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/christmas-wishes-with-scratch\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Wishes (Scratch)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1289.6px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0%!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:30px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0%;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left 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src=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Merry-christmas-800x426.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-9119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Merry-christmas-200x107.png 200w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Merry-christmas-400x213.png 400w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Merry-christmas-600x320.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Merry-christmas-800x426.png 800w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Merry-christmas-1200x639.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><style 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content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-box icon-hover-animation-fade\" style=\"background-color:#dbdbdb;\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:23px;line-height:28px;\">Description and Materials<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:#707070;\">\n<h6><strong>Description<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>With Scratch you can create your personal interactive animation. With this activity you will learn how to make sprites (your characters) speak with speech bubbles.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Materials<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Pc\/tablet<\/li>\n<li>Internet connection<\/li>\n<li>Website: scratch.mit.edu <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scratch.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LINK HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .heading-link:hover .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box:hover .heading-link .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #e9a825 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tborder-color: #e9a825 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}<\/style><div 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.circle-no,\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .heading .heading-link:hover .content-box-heading {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcolor: #e9a825;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .icon .circle-no {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcolor: #e9a825 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box.link-area-box-hover .fusion-content-box-button {background: #d6ad5a;color: #785510;background-image: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, from( #e8cb90 ), to( #d6ad5a ) );background-image: linear-gradient( to top, #e8cb90, #d6ad5a )}.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box.link-area-box-hover .fusion-content-box-button .fusion-button-text {color: #785510;}\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .heading .icon > span {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #e9a825 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-2 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .heading .icon > span {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tborder-color: #e9a825 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-box icon-hover-animation-fade\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"heading icon-left\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\" style=\"font-size:23px;line-height:28px;\">Instructions<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:#707070;\">\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you first land on scratch.mit.edu you can create an account if you\u2019d like to join the community or you can do it later.<\/p>\n<p>Click on \u201cCREATE\u201d and wait a bit.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you are in the main coding environment you should see:<br \/>\n\u2013 on the left-hand side, a library with all the commands (color coded blocks)<br \/>\n\u2013 our coding area in the middle<br \/>\n\u2013 on the right-hand side, you will see the outcome of your coding<\/p>\n<p>To learn how to add a background and some characters (sprites) have a look at our previous activity:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/your-own-winter-scene-with-scratch\/\">https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/your-own-winter-scene-with-scratch\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now that your scene is ready, click on the sprite you would like to program.<\/p>\n<p>From the block library on your left, choose the category \u201cEvents\u201d and drag and drop the block in the coding area:<br \/>\n<strong>When the \u201cgreen flag\u201d is clicked <\/strong>this block works as a \u201cplay\u201d button for our animation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-at-12.19.54.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-at-12.19.54-300x285.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-at-12.19.54-200x190.png 200w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-at-12.19.54-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-at-12.19.54-400x380.png 400w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-at-12.19.54-600x570.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-at-12.19.54.png 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then from the block library on your left, choose the category \u201cLooks\u201d and try the blocks:<br \/>\n<strong>Say \u2026 for 2 seconds<\/strong> or <strong>Think\u2026 for 2 seconds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drag and drop one block under the other, make sure they are connected one to the other (see the picture for reference).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-at-12.20.11.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-at-12.20.11-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-at-12.20.11-200x80.png 200w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-at-12.20.11-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-at-12.20.11-400x159.png 400w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-at-12.20.11-600x239.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-04-at-12.20.11.png 764w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can change the text by clicking on the white circle. You can add your personal message and even decide the time you want it to stay on the screen. 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