My kid 8, started with code.org which gives an idea of what coding is all about , then set him up with Python + Turtle package , which is a good start for kids

My kid 8, started with code.org which gives an idea of what coding is all about , then set him up with Python + Turtle package , which is a good start for kids as it has more graphics and get them started easily . There are few tutorials on youtube which make it better.