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Welcome to the Playroom! Discover new ways to play and learn with Cubetto. Watch Video Sign up close An A-Z of Computer Programming Read more Activity | Outfit Cubetto with an Adventure Backpack Use your crafting skills to make a backpack for Cubetto Read more Activity | Make a Lamb Costume for Cubetto For spring time Read more Family Games | Draw a Snake Read more Select your resource Blog Posts Cubetto Crafts Cubetto Mazes Cubetto Tutorials Family Games Play Cards Staff Picks Cubetto Crafts | Elephant Friend from Cubetto Find out how we upcycled Pim and Pom from some old plastic milk bottles! Read more 1 Activity | Make an Obstacle Course with Blocks Gather your favorite construction toys or building blocks and challenge yourself to navigate Cubetto through an obstacle course of your own design. Read more 4 Cubetto Mazes #2: First Day of Winter Brrr… it’s December and Cubetto wants to finish at the castle where a cosy log fire awaits. Toasty! Read more 5 Activity | Make a Lamb Costume for Cubetto For spring time, slide a lamb costume over Cubetto’s shell and scamper across your favourite map. Read more 5 Activity | Create and navigate a maze Build and navigate a maze in minutes with Cubetto. Flip your World Map upside down. Write a search algorithm, try something new today. Read more 5 Cubetto Crafts | Create a Dog Mask for Chinese New Year Turn Cubetto into a dog and take him on an adventure in celebration of the Year of the Dog. Read more 2 DIY Assembly guide An in depth, Ikea style assembly guide for backers of our 2013 Kickstarter campaign. Assemble and take apart Cubetto. Read more 3 Cubetto Tutorial | Debug Sequence Identifying a wrong block in a sequence and replacing it with the correct one is called debugging. Learn how to recognise this to help you get started. Read more 3 Code, Colour, Create: Meet Cubetto Code & Colour It’s a new frontier in creative arts for kids. Use the Cubetto graphics manual to create computer art. Read more 0 How Understanding Introvert And Extrovert Personality Types Can Help Kids Tap Into Their Superpowers We delve into the characteristics of introverted and extroverted children, and what you can do to support their unique styles. Read more 0 Family Games | Play Cards Story Mode Engage your little one’s inner creative with a storytelling Play Card adventure! Will they power out to space in an intergalactic kart or cruise along the ocean waves to unknown lands? Their imagination is the limit! Read more 1 Family Games | Play Cards Memory Game Mode It’s a match! A short and sweet game to hone your little one’s memory skills, boost focus and engage logical thinking. Read more 0 Parallel Lines: Coding and the Power of Storytelling Educational toys are grounded in storytelling because it is the most effective way of making difficult concepts tangible. Read how the comparisons between this and coding go further. Read more 0 Cubetto Tutorial | Random Block Expand your coding adventures with Cubetto’s Special Blocks. The random block performs a random move each time. Our video tutorial will show you how it works. Read more 2 4 Famous Programmers Who Coded Their Way to The Top Here we look at the digital visionaries behind Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and how they coded their businesses, and reputations, from the ground up. Read more 6 From Wooden Blocks to Wooden Robots: A History of Educational Toys Take a trip down memory lane with our timeline of educational toys. From Montessori's sensorial materials to LEGO Mindstorms, read on for fun facts and nostalgia aplenty. Read more 3 Activity | Construct a Forest Construct a seasonal forest for Cubetto to explore. This is a fun – and easy – activity for both small and large groups of kids. Read more 5 User Manual A guide to playing, learning with, and caring for your Cubetto. From powering to pairing, all you need to know to keep your little cube. Read more 5 Top 10 Blogs of the Year: Kids, Technology and 21st-Century Education From inspirational women programmers to the history of educational toys, it’s been an enlightening year on the Primo Toys blog. Read more 0 From STEAM to STEM. The Lost A (Art) and Why It’s Important Arts and crafts are just as central to children’s development as traditional STEM subjects. Read more 1 Cubetto Crafts | Make a Santa Hat and Gift Sack Get Cubetto ready for the festive season by making a Santa hat and a gift sack with this easy craft activity. Read more 0 Book 3 | Cubetto's class trip Discover the mysteries and lives of ancient Egypt. Dig a little deeper with thoughtful questions, and challenge yourself to explore his sandy map. Read more 3 Family Games | Play Cards Free Play Mode Challenge your little one’s coding skills in this Cubetto quest! Traverse lands while gathering as many collectible Play Cards as possible! Read more 2 Strike a Pose: Why All Schools Should Teach Yoga As told by practitioners in the field, yoga can help children develop emotional and physical awareness and intelligence. Read more 2 Women in Computing: Turning the Tech Industry Tide Women are just as interested in technology as men, so why has computing ended up so male-heavy? Read more 1 A Brief History of Coding Education for Kids Here we present a brief but important history of educational coding, which introduces some of the bright minds and stunning innovations that got us to where we are today. Read more 3 8 Ways Ada Lovelace Changed the Face of Computing From Ada Lovelace's early start in the STEM to smashing the glass ceiling of contemporary science, her story is an inspiration that everyone should know. Read more 2 Cubetto Tutorial | Gap Sequence Learning from your mistakes is part of the journey. We can show you how to identify the gaps in your sequence, and help build your coding knowledge. Read more 4 Girls Can Code Too! Who says girls can't code? We look at the inspiring women who are changing the world and are encouraging young girls to get into technology. Read more 3 5 Women in STEM You Should Know Inspiring female scientists who persisted with their work in spite of discouragement from the establishment. Read more 1 Book 2 | Cubetto gets lost Help Cubetto find his way around the big noisy city. Learn facts and ask questions about our everyday lives on this playful, urban map. Read more 3 Family Games | Draw a Square Use your Cubetto Code & Colour to make this fun drawing. It's super simple, and you can get creative filling in your square. Read more 0 Activity | Skyline for a City Adventure Channel your inner architect and build a skyline for a city adventure. This activity is super easy and super fun! Read more 2 What Is Computational Thinking, And Why Should All Kids Learn It? A powerful universal problem-solving technique that helps kids navigate the world at large. Read more 1 Cubetto Maze #1: Colour Quest There are several ways to solve this maze; we’ve suggested one solution, and you also choose your own route on this colour quest! Read more 4 Cubetto Crafts | Make Cubetto into a Spooky Spider See Cubetto crawl across your favorite map as a spooky spider. Read more 5 An A-Z of Computer Programming We were in a bit of a surprise to discover that there are not many A-Z of computer programming. Here, we attempt to create our own programming alphabet. Read more 2 Family Games | Coding after dark Keep your kids up a little past bedtime and have a pyjama party with Cubetto in the dark. Give everyone a flashlight to help Cubetto navigate your favourite map. LIGHTS OUT! Read more 1 Activity | Build a Jetpack Blast off into space with a DIY jet pack for Cubetto. Bring your space map alive with a simple, fast, out of this world 10 minute activity. Read more 7 Cubetto Crafts | Create a Ghostly Costume Get Cubetto ready for Halloween with this fun craft activity. Read more 1 Activity | Draw with Cubetto Turn Cubetto into a drawing bot in under 5 minutes. Bring coding alive with colours. Unleash your child's inner artist with simple steps. Read more 9 Building Resilience – 15 Practical Ways To Teach Your Children Give kids effective strategies to deal with whatever life throws at them. Read more 0 Put Coding in Your Backpack with New Cubetto Logic Bundle Cubetto Logic Bundle: a kit for families who want to give their children a head start in coding by developing their logical thinking through play. Read more 0 5 Cool Coding Story Books for Girls The best coding story books that are already empowering tomorrow’s software superstars. Read more 0 Cubetto Crafts | Craft a Masquerade Party Spook yourself with this easy-as-pie Halloween costume for your little robot. Read more 4 Activity | Build Chinese Lanterns Light up the Chinese New Year with these beautiful red lanterns. Create your own and send Cubetto on a parade of lights! Read more 4 Cubetto Tutorial | Negation Block Our negation block will see your Cubetto move opposite to the next block in the sequence. Read more 6 Activity | Give Cubetto Arms! Use Cubetto's arms to push a ball around and gather objects as he navigates the map! Read more 5 Cubetto Tutorial | Infinite Loop Sequence Master Cubetto with this fun coding practice. Want to see Cubetto in an infinite loop? This simple tutorial will show you how. Read more 6 Activity | Outfit Cubetto with an Adventure Backpack Use your crafting skills to make a backpack for Cubetto, ready to carry everything you need for your next adventure together! Read more 6 Cubetto Tutorial | Update Firmware You can update Cubetto's firmware safely by following this straightforward tutorial. Due to small parts, Cubetto is to only be opened by an adult. Read more 3 Family Games | Code Camp Pitch a tent in your garden (or living room!) and have a camp night. Bring Cubetto along. Sit everyone around your favourite map and take turns steering Cubetto to each other. Read more 3 Activity | Dress as Cubetto Looking for original fancy dress ideas? Dress up as your favourite wooden robot, Cubetto, with this easy tutorial! Read more 4 Cubetto Tutorial | Function Block Take Cubetto's journey even further with the function block. Learn how in our simple video tutorial. Read more 4 Activity | Mini Golf Course Turn Cubetto into a golfing pro in five minutes. Design your own mini golf course, and help Cubetto hit a hole-in-one! Read more 4 5 Brilliant Female Computer Programmers Women in STEM: stats say only 18% of computer science grads are women! We mark the history of women in STEM from Ada Lovelace to model Lyndsey Scott. Read more 7 Book 1 | Cubetto's first day Learn about environments, discuss new topics, and navigate Cubetto's home map through a set of computational thinking challenges. Read more 4 Unplugged Activities To Teach Computational Thinking Because computational thinking is a way of thinking, it doesn’t require using computers. Instead, we can use playful ‘offline’ or ‘unplugged’ games. Read more 0 Beginning Computer Programming for Kids Helping your child get started with computer programming is tricky. So we've written this guide using what we've learned while teaching 20,000 kids. Read more 0 Activity | Build a House Transform Cubetto’s box into a home. Draw the windows and doors, and use your imagination to decorate his home. Adult Supervision is Required! Read more 3 How Children Learn Resilience, an Early Years Super Power No matter what their life circumstances, sooner or later all children encounter setbacks. Discover how parents could instead of saying, 'I just want them to be happy' could perhaps start saying, 'I just want them to be resilient.' Read more 1 Activity | Dance around the tree Build a new world in minutes. Craft a forest for Cubetto, and dance around the tree Scandi style this season. Simple steps, paper and imagination. Read more 7 Cubetto Tutorial | Forward Block Every journey begins with the first step. See Cubetto move forward across your favorite map with the green instruction block. Our tutorial video will show you how it moves! Read more 3 Mindful Kids: How a Moment of Calm Can Support Children’s Learning What is mindfulness? Is it something that we need in our lives right now? Importantly, should we teach it to our kids? Read more 1 Activity | Dress Cubetto As Your Favourite Animal Slide an animal costume over Cubetto's shell and set off on an expedition around your favourite map. Read more 3 7 Ace Tech Jobs of the Future The most intriguing STEM jobs of the future that we think children might find themselves doing. Read more 0 Let them Play? Play v Learning The most important component in early learning is making sure children stay inquisitive, stimulated and most happy. This means play. Read more 1 Family Games | Draw a Snake An awesome activity to create with your Cubetto Code & Colour! It couldn't be simpler, and the results are spectacular. Read more 2 Cubetto Tutorial | Left Block Continue your first coding adventure with Cubetto’s other Basic Blocks. See how to turn Cubetto left in this simple video tutorial. Read more 4 Cubetto Tutorial | How to Fix Cubetto's Turning Angle The turning angle of Cubetto may malfunction. Our tutorial will show you how to fix this and how to safely install the right software. You will need to download the necessary files that can be found in the video's description. Due to small parts, Cubetto is to only be opened by an adult. Read more 3 Activity | Cubetto's Baseball Cap Make a baseball cap for Cubetto to don as you set off on outdoor coding adventures! Read more 3 Family Games | Draw a Number Three/Letter E Another simple yet awesome activity you can do with your Cubetto Code & Colour. Get started with a number three, then flip it around and you have the letter E! Read more 1 Cubetto Crafts | Create a Wooden Sledge for Cubetto Take Cubetto on a sledging adventure across your favourite arctic map. Read more 1 5 Awesome STEM Costumes for Kids Help kids to step into the boots of their favourite scientist and role-play their way through the day. Read more 0 Book 4 | Cubetto's deep dive Give Cubetto a passport to adventure in the deep sea. Peak out the porthole into Cubetto's big blue ocean map. Pirates, treasures, tropics.. Read more 3 STEM Toys for Toddlers: How They Can Give Kids a Head Start Kids are inquisitive and smart – they’ll soon see through a shoddy toy. Here's how to pick an educational toy they'll love. Read more 0 Why We Should Just Let Toys Be Toys, Especially When They Help Children Learn Does pink for girls and blue for boys make you see red? Discover how parents are challenging the toy industry on gendered marketing. 10 Science Activities For Autumn Half-Term Half-term or fall break, whatever you call it in your part of the world, here's how to make the most of the seasonal break. Read more 1 5 Reasons Kids Should Learn Coding We believe that coding for kids is a new kind of literacy for the 21st century. This is why we created a free ebook for you! Read more 5 Cubetto Crafts | Create a Reindeer Costume for Cubetto Craft a festive outfit for your little wooden robot with this fun Cubetto modification. Read more 1 How Young Kids Learn with Robots We explore why children (and adults) are naturally drawn to robots and how robots are valuable learning tools. We also share with you how Cubetto came to be. Read more 2 Cubetto Tutorial | Backwards Block Expand your coding adventures with Cubetto’s Special Blocks. This simple video will show you how the backwards block will send Cubetto back one square. Read more 4 Book 0 | Instruction Guide Learn the basics with our easy to understand User Guide. Read more 2 Family Games | Circle Time Set up your Cubetto Code & Colour to make an awesome double circle shape - it's easy as pie! Read more 0 Book 5 | Cubetto leaves earth Travel to the edge of the Solar System and back with Cubetto. Visit planets, moons and stars while moving Cubetto on his favourite map. Read more 3 Cubetto Tutorial | Changing Motors We work hard to ensure our Cubetto’s are in perfect working condition. In the unlikely event that your Cubetto malfunctions our simple tutorial video will show you how to safely replace the motor. Due to small parts, Cubetto is to only be opened by an adult. Read more 69 Cubetto Tutorial | Right Block Begin your first coding adventure with Cubetto's Basic Blocks. Learn how the right block works to help get you started. Read more 6 Why Pre-K Computer Programming Should Be More Hands and Less Screen The term computer programming has become synonymous with coding, but It's important to understand that there is a distinction between the two. Our CEO Filippo Yacob explains how. Read more 0 show more Sign-up to our mailing list, for updates on new releases, discounts and news. First name Email address
Activity | Outfit Cubetto with an Adventure Backpack Use your crafting skills to make a backpack for Cubetto Read more
