How about a demo with Scratch or a LOGO turtle? You could start with a skeleton or simple sprite and let the kids suggest how to animate it or add behaviors. Yo

How about a demo with Scratch or a LOGO turtle? You could start with a skeleton or simple sprite and let the kids suggest how to animate it or add behaviors. You'll need a laptop and projector but it would be interactive and provide immediate feedback. When I was a kid, learning LOGO gave me the epiphany that software was "castles in the sky" and you could make anything you want.