Suggestions for an education programming project

[Arnaud Delobelle]

Eric <eric.shain at gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I've been trying to get my son interested in learning some simple
> programming for a while. While I understand that a structured tutorial
> is best, I think if we can write something cool at least once, it will
> encourage him to learn more.

I know it's not based on Python but...

Do you know about scratch (http://scratch.mit.edu/)?  I think it's a
fantastic tool for kids to learn to program.  Unfortunately mine is
still too young but I am trying to introduce it in my school (I work as
a teacher).

-- 
Arnaud