Scratch is intended for beginners & children, It is a free, interactive, visual block based programming language that helps you learn computer programming without writing code.

On May 16, 2009, learn more about Scratch, the free programming tool for kids.

Ten years ago, a computer programming language called Scratch emerged from the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT's Media Lab is gearing up for Scratch Day 2009, to introduce new people to their programming language for kids.