Games to play with your kids this half term!
Half term is in full swing and we've been having the best time coding with our members over the break! Looking for more ways to share your child's love of gaming? Check out our recommendations for our favourite (free and paid for) multiplayer games!
Spending time with family and loved ones is something that everyone wants, but sometimes it can be tricky to decide what to do. We’re all big gamers here at The Code Zone so we thought we’d share some of our favourite games that families can play together!
Mario Kart (PAID)
The classic, ever present titan of party racers, Mario Kart is a perfect game if you’re looking for some fun (but also fairly intense at times) time with your child. The more modern games even come with assists to help those younger or less well versed in video games to keep on a level playing field! The obvious caveat here is that you will often need multiple controllers, the console, and the game in order to play, which could be costly if you don’t have any of them.
Lego Games (PAID)
Traveller’s Tales’ Lego games are often a favourite for their humour and ease of play. With these games often based around existing media such as star wars or the marvel cinematic universe, it’s easy to find one that works for you and your child. As with Mario Kart it is an option that may require some spending in order to set up but a fun time will be had!
Fall Guys (FREE)
Fall Guys sees some miraculously bean shaped “guys” (gender unspecific) being put into a wipeout-esque setting trying their best to win a crown and be the best bean available! This game is both very silly and very fun alongside being FREE! This does come with a few slight downsides, you will need to download Fall Guys on multiple devices as it does not support local multiplayer on the same device, you also therefore need a stable internet connection!
Minecraft Mod Worlds (FREE*)
Minecraft Mod Words is The Code Zone’s very own version of Minecraft (built on the foundations of Minecraft Education Edition! We provide you not only with themed worlds and mods to code and play with, but also a “Companion” account allowing parents to play alongside their kids! The “buts” here are that you need two things: Two windows computers and an active membership to The Code Zone, but once you have that, you’re SET!
*with an existing paid membership
There you have it! Some of our picks for some games to spend some quality time with the children in your life! If Minecraft Mod Worlds sounds like you and your kids kind of thing, get in contact with us today to find out more about our memberships, and maybe even book a free taster session for our regular clubs!
About The Code Zone
We run coding clubs for children aged 6 to 16. Live online clubs are open to children anywhere in the UK, and our in-person clubs run across Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. Over 1,000 children are enrolled.
A live club is one hour a week, in a group of no more than six, with the same DBS-checked, STEM-certified mentor.
Children build their own games rather than working through a set course, and levels move down as readily as up so the work always fits. More than a third of our members are autistic or have ADHD, based on what parents tell us when they join.
Most children start in Scratch or MakeCode and move to Python and TypeScript when they are ready. Mentors write a note on every child after every session, so we know when somebody is ready to move up or would rather stay put. Nothing is forced.
In 2025 we received the Autism Inclusion Award from the National Autistic Society, and in 2026 we were ranked second in the UK in Club Hub UK’s Top 100 Children’s Activity Providers, scored by five independent judges on safeguarding, inclusivity and community impact. Every mentor is DBS-checked and STEM-certified.
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The blog is in two halves. Guides are the evergreen explainers written by the mentors who teach the clubs, covering the questions parents actually ask: what comes after Scratch, how to support a coding-mad child when you cannot code yourself, and what works for autistic and ADHD children.
Club news is the other half, and it is where posts like this one live: game jams, Minecraft builds and weekly roundups, written up by whoever ran the session. Neither is marketing. If you want to know what the work actually looks like before you sign up to anything, club news is the more honest read of the two.
The first session is a free taster and we do not ask for card details. Book a free taster session, see what it costs, or read about support for neurodivergent children.
