Show Your Restaurant on Scratch

What can we use if we don't have a camera, printer, or microphone to upload images or audio as in the instructions?

Use Scratch's Paint Editor to draw the owner and food sprites instead of uploading images, choose or record simple clips from the Sounds tab instead of uploading a short audio clip, and sketch your restaurant layout and menu on plain paper as the instructions suggest.

Why doesn't my food sprite animate or say its description when clicked and how do I fix it?

Make sure the food sprite actually has at least two costumes and that you attached a 'when this sprite clicked' block to a 'next costume' or 'switch costume to' block plus a 'say' block, and verify any menu button broadcasts match the 'when I receive' handlers you used.

How can I adapt the activity for younger children or make it more challenging for older kids?

For younger kids, simplify to one backdrop, two food sprites with pre-drawn costumes and large menu buttons with adult help in the Paint Editor, while older kids can add variables for prices, use lists or cloning to manage multiple orders, and create more complex broadcast scripts and a longer project description.

What are some easy ways to extend or personalize our Scratch restaurant project after the basic steps are done?

Add a price variable that updates when menu buttons broadcast an order, record a short owner greeting or jingle in the Sounds tab, create extra costumes for richer food animations, and write a fun title card story with your name before saving and sharing on DIY.org.