If Scratch is too limiting, you can try to get them hooked on programming with developing games using Godot or Unity: https://godotengine.org/ https://godoteng

If Scratch is too limiting, you can try to get them hooked on programming with developing games using Godot or Unity: https://godotengine.org/ https://godotengine.org/ https://unity.com/download https://unity.com/download For Linux, you have to think what the kids can gain by having a Linux box: A media center & streaming server, some home automation with a SBC (RPI, Arduino, etc.), your guess...