Mouse Trap: Free Coding Game for Kids

Mouse Trap is a free game teaching children the idea of programming. Aimed towards 3 – 6 year olds, the player programs the mouse (🐭) to follow a path to the cheeses (🧀) minding the obstacles of mouse traps (🪤) and patrolling cats (🐈).

Play Mouse Trap: Free Coding Game for Kids here

How to play Mouse Trap:

Use the arrow keys ←↑↓→ on the keyboard to plan the path of the mouse.

Press space bar, or click the green play button (▶️) to go.

To win, the mouse must get all the cheeses without hitting an obstruction in one go.

Why was the game built?

I wanted to build a simple game for my son to introduce him to the idea of programming. The idea of planning steps in advance and seeing something follow your instructions.

I made the game using Google’s AI Studio.