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Draw Customers and Buttons on Scratch

Design and code cartoon customers and interactive buttons in Scratch, learning sprite drawing, costumes, and simple click events to control actions.

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Step-by-step guide to Draw Customers and Buttons on Scratch

What you need

Scratch account, colouring materials

Step 1

Open Scratch and start a new project.

Step 2

Delete the cat sprite by right-clicking it and choosing Delete.

Step 3

Click the Paint new sprite button and name this sprite "Customer".

Step 4

In the Costumes tab draw a colorful happy cartoon customer using the paint tools.

Step 5

Duplicate that costume and edit it to make a second costume with a different expression.

Step 6

Add a script to the Customer: use the "when green flag clicked" block and set the costume to the happy costume.

Step 7

Add another script to the Customer: use the "when this sprite clicked" block and add "next costume" and "start sound [pop]" blocks.

Step 8

Click the Paint new sprite button again and name this sprite "Serve Button".

Step 9

Draw a bright button costume then duplicate it and edit the copy to make a pressed-button costume.

Step 10

Add this script to the Serve Button: "when this sprite clicked" then "broadcast [serve]" then switch to the pressed costume wait 0.2 seconds switch back to the normal costume.

Step 11

Add this script to the Customer: "when I receive [serve]" then "say [Yum!] for 2 seconds" then "change y by -20" wait 0.5 seconds "change y by 20" to show a little hop.

Step 12

Click the green flag and test by clicking the Serve Button and the Customer to check the costumes sounds and reactions.

Step 13

Save your Scratch project to your Scratch account.

Step 14

Share your finished creation on DIY.org.

Help!?

What can we use if we can't access Scratch online or don't have the 'pop' sound?

Use the free Scratch Desktop/offline editor and still click the Paint new sprite button to make the 'Customer' and import or record a replacement 'pop' sound in the Sounds tab.

The Customer doesn't react when I click the Serve Button—what should I check?

Make sure the Serve Button broadcasts the message exactly named 'serve' (matching the Customer's 'when I receive [serve]' block) and that the Customer has the hop script with 'say [Yum!] for 2 seconds' then 'change y by -20' and 'change y by 20'.

How can I change the activity for different ages?

For younger kids skip duplicating costumes and use the Serve Button's 'when this sprite clicked' to directly make the Customer say and hop, while older kids can add a 'score' variable, a timer, multiple Customer sprites, and randomized costumes.

How can we extend or personalize our Scratch project after finishing the basic steps?

Add extra Customer costumes and sprites with different expressions, use the Sounds tab to add varied eating noises, create a score that increases when the Serve Button broadcasts 'serve', then save to your Scratch account and share on DIY.org.

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Facts about Scratch programming

🐱 Scratch's default sprite is a smiling cat — it's been the friendly face of Scratch since it was launched by the MIT Media Lab in 2007.

🎨 In Scratch, each sprite can have multiple costumes so you can animate characters by switching costumes like flipbook frames.

🖱️ Click events in Scratch are examples of event-driven programming — sprites run scripts when clicked or when keys are pressed.

🧩 Buttons in Scratch are often just sprites with scripts attached — one click can change scenes, trigger sounds, or control games.

🕹️ Designing cartoon customers teaches both art and logic: drawing costumes builds visuals while scripts create interactive behavior.

How do I create cartoon customers and clickable buttons in Scratch?

Start a new Scratch project, delete the default sprite, and use the Paint Editor to draw cartoon customer sprites with multiple costumes for expressions. Create button sprites (play, order, serve). Add event blocks like “when this sprite clicked” to make buttons broadcast messages or switch customer costumes. Use “when I receive [message]” in customer scripts to react, and variables (e.g., score, order) to track state. Test, tweak costume timing, and add sounds for feedback.

What materials do I need for the Draw Customers and Buttons project?

You need a computer or tablet with internet to use the Scratch website (or the Scratch offline editor), and a Scratch account is helpful. A mouse or trackpad makes drawing and clicking easier. Optional: headphones for sounds, a printer for planning sheets, pencil and paper for sketching customer designs, and basic knowledge of Scratch blocks like Events, Looks, and Sensing.

What ages is this Scratch activity suitable for?

This project is best for children aged about 7–12: younger kids (7–9) benefit from adult help with the editor and blocks, while older kids (10–12) can design more costumes and add variables or lists. Teens and beginners older than 12 can also use it to learn UI design, cloning, and broadcast patterns. Adjust complexity by adding scoring, timers, or multiple customer behaviors.

What are the benefits of designing customers and buttons in Scratch?

Designing customers and buttons teaches creativity, sprite drawing, and basic user-interface thinking. Coding click events and broadcasts builds computational thinking—sequencing, event-driven logic, and debugging. It also improves fine motor skills (drawing) and problem solving as kids test interactions. Working together fosters communication and project planning, while quick visual results boost confidence and motivation to learn more coding concepts.

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