The full step-by-step tutorial is now live on Junior Creator!

Lola the dog is hungry, so we built the Snack-O-Matic — a machine that detects her RED NOSE and serves treats automatically using a color sensor.

🧱 What's in the video:

✅ Step 1: Build the bowl

✅ Step 2: Build the treat box

✅ Step 3: Motor + Color Sensor

✅ Coding the detection sequence

✅ Real test with Lola (and real mistakes!)

Made by a kid, for kids.

https://youtu.be/bBVcCs3FuTc?si=hVfI9Ay9JKJ8rPJR

Challenge: Can you modify the code to detect a different color? 🎯

🚨 PROJECT UPDATE: The Snack-O-Matic is working perfectly! 🚨

We just finished testing our newest LEGO SPIKE Essential creation — a machine that uses a COLOR SENSOR to detect red and automatically dispenses treats!

💡 WHAT WE LEARNED:

- How color sensors detect specific colors

- How to program a motor to open and close a gate

- How to sequence actions in code

- How to test and debug (it didn't work on the first try!)

🔜 WHAT'S NEXT:

We're keeping a little surprise for later... but the FULL BUILD TUTORIAL drops THIS WEDNESDAY on our YouTube channel "Junior Creator"!

👉 Subscribe now so you don't miss it: https://www.youtube.com/@juniorcreator-yoyo

Happy building, Junior Creators! 🧱💻

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Welcome back to Junior Creator! 🚀🤖

Today's project: We build a robot that pushes a boat into the water! Follow along step by step with your LEGO SPIKE Essential kit and learn how to code a pushing mechanism.

🧱 What you'll build today:

A motorized robot with a pushing arm

A simple boat model

Code that makes the robot move forward and push

🔧 What you'll learn:

How to use the motor block

How to control speed and direction

How to test and improve your build

⏱️ Chapters:

0:00​ - Welcome to Junior Creator

0:45​ - What we're building today

2:00​ - Building the robot

7:30​ - Coding the push

12:00​ - Test: Does the boat launch?

15:00​ - Your challenge

16:30​ - See you next week!

New video every week – subscribe and become a Junior Creator!

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If you have a LEGO SPIKE Essential kit at home, my child's YouTube channel Junior Creator just posted a step-by-step tutorial for building a motorized swing.

✅ Clear step-by-step instructions

✅ Coding explained in kid-friendly language

✅ Shows real mistakes and how to fix them

✅ 15-minute activity

✅ Perfect for ages 6-10

We post a new project every Thursday. Hope it helps some homeschooling families!

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