Name Tag Challenge – Create a simple SVG with your name in block letters and add one decorative shape (star, circle, or heart).
Emoji Builder – Recreate a basic emoji face (smile, wink, frown) using only circles and lines.
Shape Count – Make a design that uses exactly 10 shapes (students choose which ones).
Mini Logo – Design a simple logo for a made-up sports team or game.
Pixel Art in SVG – Use small rectangles to build a tiny pixel-style character or object.
Quick Keychain – Create a flat rectangle with your initials extruded.
Stack It Up – Build a tower of 5–6 different shapes, each resized or rotated.
Make It Symmetrical – Create a design that is symmetrical across a chosen axis.
3D Dice – Create a cube and quickly add indentations (holes) for dots on one side.
Fast Furniture – Design a mini chair or table using only box shapes.
Tiny House Sketch – Draw the outline of a small house with roof and one window.
3D Initials – Write your initials and push-pull them into 3D blocks.
Bridge Start – Sketch two supports and a simple flat span between them.
Classroom Model – Draw a single desk or chair from memory.
Geometric Pattern – Create and extrude a repeating pattern (triangles, squares, or circles).
Sprite Animation – Make a sprite move back and forth across the screen.
Randomizer – Program a sprite to say a random number between 1–10.
Background Switch – Create a two-scene animation where the background changes.
Sound Burst – Make a sprite play a sound effect when clicked.
Emoji Dance – Program an emoji sprite to move and spin for 5 seconds.
Quick Maze – Build a 3-object maze and move a cycle through it.
Coin Collector – Place 5 apples, program a cycle to collect them for points.
Race Start – Make a short track with a starting and ending point.
Hide & Seek – Place one hidden object and try to guide a character to find it.
Jump Islands – Place 3 islands and make the cycle jump between them.
Measurement Minute – Use a ruler or caliper to measure 3 random objects in the room.
Screwdriver Swap – Practice screwing/unscrewing two screws into scrap wood.
Clamp Challenge – Safely clamp an object into a vise within 60 seconds.
Hammer Tap Test – Drive 2–3 nails into a scrap piece of wood.
Saw & Smooth – Make a single straight cut with a backsaw, then lightly sand the edge.
Week 1: Create a name tag SVG with one decorative shape.
Week 2: Build a simple emoji face with circles and lines.
Week 3: Make a design using exactly 10 shapes.
Week 4: Design a mini logo for a made-up sports team or game.
Week 1: TinkerCAD – Make a keychain with initials.
Week 2: SketchUp – Draw a tiny house with one window.
Week 3: TinkerCAD – Build a cube and turn it into a dice.
Week 4: SketchUp – Model a simple desk or chair.
Week 1 (Scratch): Animate a sprite to move back and forth.
Week 2 (KODU): Create a 3-object maze and drive through it.
Week 3 (Scratch): Program a sprite to say a random number.
Week 4 (KODU): Place 5 apples and collect them for points.
Week 1: Use calipers to measure 3 classroom objects.
Week 2: Practice screwing/unscrewing 2 screws into scrap wood.
Week 3: Safely clamp an object into a vise.
Week 4: Make one straight saw cut and lightly sand the edge.
Week 1: SVG – Create a “pixel art” character using rectangles.
Week 2: TinkerCAD – Stack 5 shapes into a tower.
Week 3: Scratch – Make a sprite play a sound when clicked.
Week 4: KODU – Build 3 islands and make your cycle jump between them.
✅ This gives you:
Balance (design, 3D, coding, hands-on).
Progression (skills build weekly).
Variety (students don’t get stuck in one mode).
Flexibility (you can swap activities if needed).