Apps on the News: The Monsters by Tinybop

Just in time for Halloween, a rather spooky app for your kids to enjoy.  Read my full app review here!

The Supper Club presents [more] Monster Apps!

I can't resist monsters in October!  Here is my second (annual?) monster app round-up:

DNA Play by Avokiddo ($2.99, Google Play, Amazon & iOS)

Tinybop’s The Monsters ($2.99, iOS only)

Monster Mingle by Cowly Owl ($3.99, iOS & Android)

Mussila Musical Monster Adventure ($3.99, iOS only)

Mussila DJ (free, iOS only)

AZZL  by Jutiful (99c, iOS only)

Duckie Deck Monsters ($1.99, iOS & Google Play)

Melody Jams (free, iOS only)

Takeout Box:  

Endless Alphabet ($6.99, iOS; $4.99 Amazon, FREE (w/IAP) GPlay)

Toca Kitchen Monsters (FREE iOS, Toca Kitchen = Free GPlay (monsters not in android))

Sago Mini Monsters ($2.99, iOS, $1.99 Android Amazon)

Our hands-on activity tonight was this great free printable based on the Monster Mingle app.  Print it out yourself and enjoy it at home! 

On a sidenote, this month I FINALLY got the wireless hook-up to work and was able to wander around the room and allow kids to interact directly with the touchscreen while I demonstrated it.  (So exciting!) If you've been wishing for a more interactive Supper Club experience, the time is now!

Can't get enough monster apps?  Check out last year's list!

"Chomp" on Talk of the Town

This is a little late, but I just realized I'd never posted it here.  In early September of this year, I made an appearance on Talk of the Town (a local cable access show) to talk about librarians and apps.  You can see me demonstrating the app Chomp here.  (as a seasonal side note, this app currently has a Halloween update with a few extra spooky & silly animations for fun.) Enjoy!

WonderWorks: Let's add blocks to the mix

All of the fun from the past two weeks, plus now we add in blocks.

Today's Topic:  PLAY!
Supplies:
all of the supplies from the last two weeks
blocks

Book:
Blocks / Dickson, Irene
*note: this book, on first glance, is a lovely book about play and sharing (which is fine on its own) but the brilliance of the illustrations really becomes apparent when you pay attention to the gutter (or the crease where the right page and left page meet as you're reading through the book) and how the illustrator has chosen to lay out the illustrations across the gutter.  Also, the endpapers are perfect.  And the characters are diverse.  Love this book for so many reasons!