Are you ready for some toppling turkeys? The leaves are falling, the pies are cooling, and the turkeys are getting a little... wobbly. Gobble Wobble is back!
Join classrooms across the country for this free, Thanksgiving-themed STEM activity. The turkeys have taken over, and your students are now the engineers in charge.
The event is live in Kodable Creator from November 9–27.
How it works
All of the engineering courses in Kodable Creator have been turkified! Students will find Bruno in his turkey hat waiting for them in the Engineering Building.
Their mission? Get their marble (aka their turkey) to roll around items like slices of pie and into the goal. Each challenge gives students a new puzzle to solve and plenty of room to experiment.
To get their turkey where it needs to go, students can:
- Add items to help their turkey reach the goal.
- Remove items that get in the way.
- Change properties to see what happens.
Fair warning... it can get pretty funny.
What your class will learn
Exploring properties
A property is a characteristic of an object, like its size, color, or direction. Learning about properties helps students understand how objects can be described, changed, and used in their designs.
In Gobble Wobble, students get to see those changes in action. A small adjustment might be just what their turkey needs to reach the goal!
As they build, encourage them to wonder:
- What happens if I make this object bigger?
- Will changing its direction help my turkey reach the goal?
- Which properties could I change to make my design work?
Thinking like engineers
There’s rarely just one way to solve an engineering challenge. Giving students room to test their own ideas helps them become more confident problem-solvers and gives them a reason to keep trying when something doesn’t work.
Gobble Wobble brings the engineering design process to life as students:
- Plan: Read the mission and think of a possible solution.
- Build: Add items and adjust their properties.
- Test: Let the turkey roll and see what happens!
- Improve: Make a change and try again.
A turkey that misses the goal gives students something to investigate. Each attempt is a chance to learn, make an adjustment, and practice a little perseverance.
Share their work to get a Kodable visit
The Kodable team can’t wait to see what your students create! We love seeing the different ways students tackle the same challenge and the ideas they come up with along the way.
Send videos of your students’ machines to support@kodable.com or post them on social media and tag @kodable for a chance for your class to meet the founder and creator of Kodable. Three classes will be chosen.
A few extra resources for the event
Student certificate: Celebrate your students’ participation with a printable certificate.
Directed drawing recording: Follow along with our art director, Greg, to draw characters from the event.
Hidden turkey game: Hide these printable Gobble Wobble turkeys for your class to find all week long!
Free for every classroom
Everyone can join Gobble Wobble! The courses your students can explore during the turkey takeover depend on your plan:
- Free plans: All students can play the Introduction in the Dominoes course.
- Paid school plans: Students can play any of the engineering challenges.
The free Introduction is a great place to give it a try and get those first turkeys rolling.
Getting started is easy
Joining the fun is easy! Gobble Wobble plays on the web at game.kodable.com on an iPad, computer, or Chromebook.
Log in to your Kodable teacher account, or sign up for a free account. Once you’ve created a class and added your students, you’re ready to go. No assignment needed!
Have your students:
- Go to game.kodable.com and enter their class code.
- Click on Kodable Creator.
- Open the Gobble Wobble pop-up, the orange Events tab, or the Engineering Building.
- Find Bruno in his turkey hat and click Introduction to start!
Here's some teacher tips for extra learning
Want to take the turkey toppling a little further?
- Talk through the testing. Ask, “What happened? What could you change? What will you try next?”
- Swap challenges. Have students try each other’s games at the end of the lesson.
- Build from scratch. Thanksgiving items are also available in the Create building in Creator, so students can design from a blank slate.
Do the Gobble Wobble!
Gobble Wobble ends November 27, 2026, so don’t let this one waddle away!