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I don't have kids yet, but I have volunteered with different organisations teaching kids to code, so perhaps I can help a bit if you don't mind.

It very much depends on your kids what age would suit them, and of course you know them better than anyone! There are some great tools for teaching young kids to code:

• Scratch is a flowchart-based game/animation creation software specifically designed by MIT students for kids in the 5+ age group. It's one of the most commonly used for young kids just starting out and they tend to find it really fun. It's also free and works on a Raspberry Pi or a typical computer. There is also an online gallery where kids can upload their projects and download other kids' projects, and show their friends and such.
  
  
• Alice is a similar teaching tool for coding, perhaps very slightly more advanced but I haven't had the same level of experience with it to say. It looks good and is popular and free.
  
  
• Construct 2 is a more advanced game development software that is popular and easy to use for kids in the 10+ age category, or younger if they're confident and have previous experience. It's also free, and is HTML5 based so no need to install loads of stuff.
  
  I think by the time they hit 13+ they are usually capable of following the typical books for kids that age, Python for Kids is one that I've known to be very successful but there are plenty of similar books for other languages depending on what they're interested in.
  
  That's by no means an exhaustive list of course! Just some things I have experience with myself that you might find useful. Also if there is a Coder Dojo or similar kids coding group near you they can be great for kids.