The Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar from Fisher-Price ($49.99 on Amazon) is a caterpillar that encourages kids to experiment and play while developing coding, sequencing and critical thinking skills ...

“Knowing the fundamentals of coding as a 3-year-old could give your kid an extra boost.” Amanda Carullo with her children Gianna, 4, left, and James, 3, center and their Code-a-pillar. Stephen ...

Guided by a specially designed Teacher Guide, students learn basic principles of computer coding, sequencing and other cause-and-effect programming illustrated in a simple and colorful way by the Code ...

From Hasbro's Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar to Anki's Cozmo to the Lego Boost kit, theses games and robots are teaching kids the basics of computer programming.

But enough adult talk. Back on the big oval world rug in the ECRC classroom, the three children are ending their latest Rapunzel/Code-a-pillar small group-guided play session. Diih discusses the idea ...

Even preschoolers can begin to grasp the foundations of problem solving and very basic coding concepts thanks to to Fisher-Price’s new toy, the Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar. The toy, which ...

The toy, which will launch in June, is part of a new, larger “Think & Learn” segment of the company’s business, aimed at the 3- to 5-year-old demographic. It will run on four AA batteries ...

Fisher-Price's big 2016 toy might be the Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar. It's hard to tell from a CES press event here in Las Vegas, but this toy is instantly cute.

Designed for kids between three and six, the $49.99 Code-a-Pillar teaches kids how to think about sequences of actions. There's no on-screen programming like most of the other toys.

A future companion app will offer children to enforce specific learning goals, like counting and patterning. Fisher-Price is recommending Code-A-Pillar it for the 3-8 year age range.