Wild Rumpus Report: Week 4

 

This week, we added inflatable swim rings and blue paint, both of which were a big hit!  My favorite question this week came from a parent, new to the Wild Rumpus, who saw the pile of inflated pool toys and asked, "What are the kids supposed to do with those?" I assured her that they were free to do whatever they chose to do with them, but she asked again, "yes, but what are they SUPPOSED to do?" and she looked quite skeptical when I assured her that the kids would figure out a way to play with them and that I wouldn't dream of predicting what they'd come up with.  And boy, did they come up with some fun ideas!

 Immediately after this photo was taken, the stack was joyfully kicked down!

 Hopping in this "tube dress" was a lot of fun!

Even tiny babies had fun in the tubes!

 

(more after the break)

The Supper Club: Outer Space Apps

If you love outer space, have we got some apps for you!
(photo credit: Moonbot Studios)

At the June Supper Club meeting, we explored the following outer space apps:

Moonbeeps: Gizmo by Moonbot Studios (99c, iOS only) 

Starwalk Kids by Vito Technology ($1.99, iOS & android)

This is my Spacecraft by Urbn; pockets ($2.99, iOS only)

Professor Astro Cat’s Solar System  by Minilab Studios ($2.99, iOS & Android – ALSO a book!)

Sago Mini Space Explorer by Sago Mini ($2.99, iOS & Android)

Take-out box:

Alien Assignmentby Fred Rogers Center (free, iOS only)

 
           Ready, Jet, Go!  by PBSKids (free, iOS (requires version 8.0 or later) & Android)

After Wild Rumpusing all day, the only craft I offered was a recommendation to go home and make a cardboard rocketship to accommodate playing with the Moonbeeps: Gizmo app.

Apps in the News: Fireworks Lab

Perfect for this time of year!  This fantastic (and free!) app was created by Cowly Owl, a one-man app maker based in London.  You can read my full review online here.

WonderWorks: Playing with grids (or "Battleship" gets a more peaceful make-over)

Love the classic game of Battleship, but not the war-like content? Try this home-grown version!

Today's Topic: Grid Game "Muncha Muncha Muncha!"
Supplies:
for each pair of players, 2 blank file folders and a printed copy of this PDF (note: if you want to get fancy, you can laminate all the parts and stick velcro dots on them.  Or you can just enjoy the ephemeral nature of a paper-based game and use sticky tape.)

Book:
  Muncha! muncha! muncha! / Fleming, Candace