# snowflake fall challenges

Coding challenges for the snowflake fall tutorial. #docs

## Before we get started

Complete the [snowflake fall](/microbit/lessons/snowflake-fall/activity) activity and your code will look like this:

```
basic.forever(() => {
    basic.showAnimation(`
. . . . .
. . # . .
. # # # .
. . # . .
. . . . .
`, 400)
})
```

### Challenge 1

### @video td/videos/snowflake-fall-1

Let's begin creating our falling effect by adding another snowflake with `basic->show animation` that displays a different snowflake pattern after the first one. We need 2 frames in the new animation that display both the first and the second snowflake images.

```
basic.forever(() => {
    basic.showAnimation(`
. . . . . . . # . .
. . # . . . # . # .
. # # # . # . . . #
. . # . . . # . # .
. . . . . . . # . .
`, 400) // ***
})
```

* Run your program to see the cool animation.

### Challenge 2

### @video td/videos/snowflake-fall-2

To finalize our snowflake fall, let's add a different snowflake pattern.

```
basic.forever(() => {
    basic.showAnimation(`
. . . . . . . # . . . # . # .
. . # . . . # . # . # # . # #
. # # # . # . . . # . . . . .
. . # . . . # . # . # # . # #
. . . . . . . # . . . # . # .
`, 400) // ***
})
```

* Run your program and see if it works.

### Challenge 3

Add a fourth frame to the current animation... or make it your own!