A sprite's costumes can be activated from within the programming. In addition to having multiple sprites at once, Scratch allows you to change the background from within a program. This capability can ...

Scratch, for those without school-aged children, is a block-based programming language that lets you make little games and “cartoons” with sprites and animated figures.

In addition to programming, Scratch also lets kids upload and share their projects through an online community at the Scratch website.