Adding Sprites

Choose 4 animals:

• Bear
• Penguin
• Monkey
• Flying Cat

Add a spotlight background.

Dressing Up Sprites

Costume Designing

• Open Costume tab
• Add accessories:
  • Hats
  • Glasses
  • Party masks
• Copy/paste accessories onto each costume
• Group items so they stay fixed when the costume changes
• Do this for all 4 animals

Making Animals Dance

Bear Animation Example

• Events → when green flag clicked
• Control → forever
• Control → wait 1 second
• Looks → next costume

→ Bear changes costume every second → looks like dancing.

Repeat with other animals:

• Penguin: 0.8 sec
• Monkey: 1.2 sec
• Flying Cat: 0.5 sec

Changing wait time = different dance rhythms.

Background Animation

Click on Backdrop → Code tab

• Events → when green flag clicked
• Control → forever
• Looks → change color effect by 25
• Control → wait 0.5 sec

→ Spotlight changes color → creates a party atmosphere.

Adding Party Music

• Go to Sounds tab
• Choose a party music loop

Code:

• Events → when green flag clicked
• Control → forever
• Sound → play sound until done

→ Music loops forever.

What Students Learned

• Next costume animation
• Color effect animation
• Creating rhythm with wait times
• Costume designing & grouping
• Adding sound effects

Assignment

Create your own dance party animation with:

• Any characters
• Accessories
• Music
• Moving backgrounds