Splash for green thumbs | New coding videos | Tips for settling in to school

Foster little green thumbs this summer! Splash has plenty of information and advice for kids (and adults) to kick-start gardening projects at home or at school. Get inspired (and get the know-how) to build your own school garden from this school in Victoria. Learn about setting up school kitchen gardens (and why they're great!), how to make agarden wetland, the importance of worms, chooks and compost, and all about growing an organic, edible garden. Time to get your hands dirty!

Crack tricky concepts with new coding videos Check out our new Code.org videosto get young brains ticking. Learn about programming without computers, hear from Bill Gates on 'If statements', and take a lesson in'repeat loops' with Mark Zuckerberg. See more Learn tips for settling in to school Your children are just about to step out of the warm embrace that is school holidays into a new routine and a new environment: school. Education expertJenni Connor offers advice to ensure that our children are ready to settle into primary school for the first time. Read more Enter the Splash Enews Community Challenge The Community Challenge is back for 2015! To be in the running for this week's $30 ABC Shop voucher, finish this sentence in under 25 words and send it in to us: "School holidays are great for..." Email splash@abc.net.auyour response by midday Monday 19 January. Good luck!