I teach coding to this age group and yes the options totally suck. Replit is the one everyone uses and it's mostly acceptable for console-based stuff. However,

I teach coding to this age group and yes the options totally suck. Replit is the one everyone uses and it's mostly acceptable for console-based stuff. However, it sucks if you want to do anything that involves drawing graphics—which is a thing you should want, because it's much more engaging for children. The code is running on Replit's servers and streamed back to you, and the latency is very noticeable. If you have any ability to break out of the browser, I'd encourage you to do that. My preferred app is https://codewith.mu/—I https://codewith.mu/—I don't love it at all, but it does what I need. Having a more minimalistic interface is really important IMO—I think a lot about cognitive load, and something like VSCode throws a lot of different panels at you at once.