12
August
2026
Design and code your very own video game
Level Up Lab is a creative, play-based group program where children learn how to design, build, code and refine their own video game.
Children start by drawing their game elements on paper, characters, goals, hazards, platforms and moveable objects, before uploading them to a device where their game becomes fully playable and editable.
Through this process, children learn core coding concepts in a hands-on, visual and highly engaging way..
In the game
Blue objects are the goals to collect in order to win
Yellow and purple objects are moveable elements
Red objects are hazards that reduce lives
Children design the rules, test how their game works, problem-solve when something doesn’t behave as expected, and refine their game to make it more fun and challenging.Children design the rules, test how their game works, problem-solve when something doesn’t behave as expected, and refine their game to make it more fun and challenging.
Level Up Lab supports far more than coding. It builds:
• Problem-solving and logical thinking
• Planning, sequencing and attention
• Creativity and imagination
• Confidence, autonomy and persistence
• Peer interaction and shared play
Designed using The Play Projects’ neuro-informed, strengths-based approach, this group supports learning through curiosity, creativity and meaningful play, not pressure or perfection.
Clinic
Yarrawonga Clinic
