---
title: children
framework: spritekit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: spritekit/sknode/children
---

# children

The node’s children.

## Declaration

```swift
var children: [SKNode] { get }
```

## Mentioned in

Accessing and Modifying the Node Tree Controlling User Interaction on Nodes

## Discussion

Discussion The objects in this array are all SKNode objects.

## See Also

### Accessing Related Nodes

- [About SpriteKit Coordinate Systems](spritekit/about-spritekit-coordinate-systems.md)
- [scene](spritekit/sknode/scene.md)
- [parent](spritekit/sknode/parent.md)