I ran across this from another discussion group and thought it looked
like a new area for finding resources for getting kids envolved with
programming. It's The Kids Corner from Microsoft:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/bb308754.aspx
Then even have a Small Basic program:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/ff384126.aspx
And of course if you are looking for a programming languange to get
children or beginners interested in, you'll want to check out Robot
Basic:
http://robotbasic.org/ It's a great program with a small foot
print and the developers keep expanding the features of it and showing
new samples and examples. The developers are also active members of
The Robotics Club of Yahoo
www.trcy.org
Happy Roboting (and Programming)
-Justin