Mobile UI/UX Layout Principles: Learning how to design user-friendly mobile interfaces with buttons, labels, screen navigation, user inputs, and media elements.

Block-Based Event Logic: Programming interactive app behaviors using visual code blocks to handle user taps, logic flows, state changes, and sound effects.

Live App Testing & Deployment: Understanding how to preview, test, and run completed applications directly on mobile devices using live web links or test apps.

Recommended Ages: Kids, teens, and adults (Ages 9+).

Skill Level: Beginner friendly—ideal for young innovators, aspiring entrepreneurs, and anyone wanting to build functional phone apps.

Ideal Event Types: Youth STEAM workshops, app-building bootcamps, library technology clubs, and adult digital skill courses.

Max Attendance: up to 30 participants, but 10 is ideal for personalized attention. 

First 15 Mins – Intro to App Design & Thunkable Overview

An introduction to mobile app architecture, exploring how apps process user inputs, and a quick guided tour of the Thunkable design workspace.

Next 50–60 Mins – Hands-On Guided App Build

Interactive, step-by-step instruction constructing a fully functional mobile app! Participants build visual screen layouts, wire drag-and-drop logic blocks, and implement interactive features like sound effects, custom buttons, or image switchers. Participants will build a fully functioning magic 8 ball app that can be accessed from their own phones!

Final 15 Mins – Live Mobile Testing & Publishing Wrap-Up

Attendees test their apps live on mobile screens or web emulators, learn how to share projects with friends and family, and explore ways to continue building apps for free from home.

Hardware Needed: Venue must provide computers or laptops (Chromebooks, PCs, or Macs) equipped with modern web browsers. (Optional: Attendees may bring personal smartphones/tablets to test their apps live).

Connectivity: Reliable high-speed internet access for browser-based app creation and device syncing.

What's Provided: Complete visual software instruction and starter design templates.