The coding website I opted to use was Scratch. I used it because it was the website that had originally gotten me into coding back in elementary school. It is extremely easy to use and is designed with beginners in mind.
When clicking on the "Try it out" button on the main page, you will be brought to this page.
Here, you can click on the buttons (The one shown being Motion) to select different actions, events, and sounds that will take place after all the coding is finished. You can also set a background for the image as well, by clicking the icons underneath the stage at the bottom left.
Ultimately, I ended up naming the small cat character Holly, and lined up the blocks so that when the green flag at the top was pressed, Holly would walk 30 frames to the right, and ask what your name was, prompting a text box to appear on screen. When you type in your name and press enter, Holly would meow!
It was fun to return to one of my favourite childhood activities, and would definitely recommend Scratch before any other coding website, as there is many tutorials designed for children to gain a grasp of what they can do with coding.
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