How To Make A Birthday Card in Scratch

This is a step to step guide, explaining how to make a birthday card in Scratch. In this post, in the end, we will learn how to make a birthday card in scratch. Before we begin, you will need an account in Scratch. If you don’t have one then, head to how to create an account in scratch.

Click the  icon to open the Backdrop library:

Then choose the backdrop you want (such as ‘party’ or ‘light’):

You’ll see your backdrop appear on the Stage.

Change Colors

Click the Scripts tab.

Make sure the Stage thumbnail is selected.

Build this script to change the colours of the Stage when you click it:

Try it! Click on the Stage to change colours.

Tip: To reset the colours at the start, add this script:

Click the green flag to reset.

Choose a Character

Click the icon that looks like this  to choose a character:

Choose any character you want (such as Giga).

In Scratch, characters are called ‘sprites’.

Say a Greeting

Build a script like this to say something:

Type ‘Happy birthday!’ or your own greeting.

Try it! Click on the green flag to make your sprite talk.

Tip: You can click and drag your sprite to where you want it on the Stage.

Play Music

Click this icon  to choose a new sprite:

Then select a party sprite (such as ‘Cake’ or ‘Gift’)

Build this script to play music when you click on your sprite:

Click on your sprite on the Stage to hear it play.

Tip: You can choose a new sound from the Sound library.

Click the Sounds tab, then click 

Then, click the Scripts tab to drag the play sound block.

Add an Animation

Click to select your sprite:

Add a script like this to make it grow big and small:

Click on your sprite to see the animation.

Your script will look something like this:

Tip: To make the sprite smaller, type in a minus sign before the number, such as -10.

Again and Again

To repeat the animation, add a repeat block to your script:

Try clicking your sprite again to start the animation.

Tip: To stop, click the stop sign  (above the Stage).

Your script will look something like this:

Tip: To reset the size of your sprite at the start, add this script:

Spin Around

Click to select the sprite you want to spin:

Then, build a script like this:

Your script will look something like this:

Tip: To reset your sprite’s direction at the start, add this script:

Customize Your Card

What else do you want to add? Try some of these ideas.

ADD MORE THINGS

You can click to choose another sprite from the library or to draw your own.

You can add a script like this:

Experiment with making your own scripts. Here are some blocks you may want to try:

TRY DIFFERENT EFFECTS!

Click on the Stage:

Choose effects from the drop-down menu: