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- August 10, 2026 — New Scratch Design Studio — What are the Chances?
- The Scratch Team has released a new Scratch Design Studio! Its description states:
- Have you ever wondered what could happen if everything depended on chance? Maybe a coin flip decides what happens next, a lucky guess changes the outcome, or an unexpected event takes a story in a whole new direction. Chance can lead to exciting surprises, funny moments, and adventures you never saw coming!
- July 27, 2026 — Scratch Camp
- Scratch Camp 2026 has begun with its first of three studios, Blast From The Past. Check it out! The description reads:
- Explore the world of dinosaurs, visit ancient civilizations, discover legendary kingdoms, wander through mysterious ruins, meet famous explorers, witness inventions that changed history, or experience stories that have been passed down for generations. There are countless moments from the past just waiting to be explored. The only question is where and, more importantly, *when* you want to go!
- June 16, 2026 — New Scratch Design Studio — Chemical Chaos
- The Scratch Team has released a new Scratch Design Studio! Its description states:
- It's getting a bit wild in our new SDS as we play with the boundaries of what it means to experiment! When we think of doing experiments we often think of doing something in a controlled environment like at school or in a science lab, but what if we made the experiments chaotic and unique?
- June 8, 2026 — The Scratch Foundation has a new CEO!
- Champika (also known as Champ99), a long time Scratcher and once-Scratch Team-member, has returned and is now the CEO of the Scratch Foundation, introducing themself in a forum topic.
- May 20, 2026 — New Scratch Design Studio — Through The Looking Glass
- The Scratch Team has released a new Scratch Design Studio! Its description states:
- Imagine stepping through a magical mirror into a world where everything feels a little off. Maybe people run as fast as they can just to stay in the same place. Maybe clocks tick backward, pizza is eaten whole without slices, or fish fly through the sky while birds swim underwater. Unusual, right?
