So maybe try getting yourself some signal wires and some small servos, like the ones in an rc car. You can control them by programming the arduino. Maybe try starting there?

Aww too bad. I had in my mind this image of women sitting around awkwardly fumbling around in the directories trying to look for a file named "code" and thinking they're programming. For like hours.

Do you suppose she spends the whole day every Wednesday doing this?