Even Little Dummies Can Sing!

Some say this is the weirdest Beatles' cover EVER! We wish they sang on our corner every weekend.

Thanks BoingBoing!

Our Favorite Monsters: Mr. Can Can Man

Okay, so he speaks French and we can not understand. But we know he cares about recycling and we really dig how he looks so we just had to put him in our bowl.

You can find him here. There are 4 or so different spots to view -- and you can tell your parents you are practicing French!

Adopt A Monster

Maybe we are bringing the bowl a little late to the party, but we finally stumbled over Moshi Monsters. We've always been more fond of odd beasts over here than stay those monochromatic ground-bound birds (aka Penguins). That said this playground does remind us of the Penguin's club, only still different. And it does get our "hey, I wish I thought of that" star of the day.

Check it out. We do call it fun.

The Amazing Adventures of Madebonne and Henry

The Amazing Adventures of Madebonne and Henry, written by Linda Perkins with the help of her friend Madeleine (who is now 8 years old) is a story told in chapters.

At the end of each chapter Madeleine answers a question which determines the direction of the story. This adventure will be posted chapter by chapter as it was written. And perhaps the story will continue with your help. So far they have posted 8 chapters. Chapter One begins...

Once upon a time there was a girl named Maddy who lived in Brooklyn with her mom, her dad and her cat Henry. Their apartment was on the twelfth floor of a tall, skinny building and when Maddy went to bed she felt like she was sleeping in the clouds.

Maddy’s mom was an Olympic swimmer. She loved the water and could swim faster than a cat chasing his tail.Their apartment had a giant tub so that her mom could practice swimming every day. When she wasn’t swimming, Maddy’s mom was drinking water or juggling ice cubes or doing a rain dance or playing in puddles.

Maddy’s dad was a circus acrobat. He could bend himself into a pretzel, stretch from the couch all the way to the television to change the channel without having to use the remote. One time when the building elevator was broken, he dove out the living room window and swung from branch to branch until he landed on Cortelyou street and hopped on the bus to work.

One day after her dad left for work, Maddy’s mom put on her bathing suit and her cap and her goggles and hopped in the tub. Maddy was feeling particularly fast that day, so she decided to race her mom as she did her laps. She and Henry went to her room to get ready. She put on her red sneakers, the fastest shoes she owned, and her favorite racing dress and Henry put on his green racing collar and they headed back to the bathroom. Maddy and Henry crouched by the edge of the tub and looked down into the water. As her mom pushed off under water, Maddy sprinted as fast as her red shoes could carry her to the other side of the giant tub and Henry started chasing his tail. When she looked up, panting, her mom was already back at the other side. Maddy took a deep breath and tried again. But try as she might, Maddy just couldn’t run as fast as her mom could swim. She and Henry decided to take a break. Maddy curled up on the bath mat and using Henry as a pillow they fell fast asleep.

Continue it here. Have fun on this adventure on the other side of the drain. Join the blog and become an Adventurer!

Robo Roundup: Creepy Crawly

Thanks BoingBoing!

Happy Halloween!

Shel Silverstein Returns! Underwarter Land

The creator of Where The Sidewalk Ends, The Giving Tree, and other classics, had a few choice nuggets that he hadn't yet aired by the time his time expired. Check it out.

We recommend opening another tab and letting it play while you look at BowlOfNoses. Go to the songs section of the website and just let it play. And then get the grownups to order one!

Robo Roundup: Big Dog's Cuz

Boston Dynamics, creators of that odd four legged beast that might have wobbled but did not fall down, is back with a bi-ped creation. Pretty swell walk if you ask us.

Styles of Animation #8: Cardboard!

Monsters! Robots! Weird Creatures! Oh My! They may be flat but they sure are fun.

(Hat tip: Lance Weiler!)

Make Your Own Video Games: Learn Scratch

Hope the Younger learned some programming this summer: Scratch, and there's no reason not to because it is both FUN and FREE. You can download it and post your creations here:

http://scratch.mit.edu/

Polar Bears Need Their Own Bowl

We've been talking a lot about the big white cuddly things at our pad. Nice to see that they may get a place to play for more than a day.

Robot Music: Incredible Bouncing Balls

I wish I could find a version of this in higher resolution... but for now, this is all we have to put in the bowl. Makes me want to make a contraption...

Astro Boy

The latest version jumps into our communal bowl on Oct 23rd. We've been fans here from the early days.

We are excited to see this one (even if we liked the old character design better!) and pleased that the film's website has two games for us to play: the Astroboy rescue game and the Astroboy Blast-A-Bot game.

When you're finish with them, click on the Timeline link to see a full timeline from 1928 to the present of how Astroboy manga / comic came about.

Get To The Head Of The Class

C'mon kids, life is not just fun and games you know!

It's also candy and school vacations.

But seriously, imagine if you came home and told those parents of yours that you wanted to get ahead in class. That you wanted to do extra work. Why they would probably faint. Or at least give you a double desert. Or higher allowance. Or maybe it would just blow their mind. But if the idea strikes your fancy, check out this site (extra credit quiz coming up!)

http://ww.internet4classrooms.com/skills-4th-langbuilders.htm

Sure Games Are Fun, But...

What if you could be learning something when you played games, wouldn't that be swell? Okay, well, wouldn't it at least make your parents happy? Who knows, but maybe they'd give you some extra screen time if you could say you were doing something educational. And on this site you can do something educational, and keep playing games (that is until your screen time runs out!):

http://www.toonuniversity.com/demos.asp

Seven Great Places To Go

For now we just have to put them on the To Do List, but wouldn't it be great if we had a transpoder to take us there right now. Or a Tardis. I guess we will have to settle for a virtual 360 degree tour of Seven Wonders

Are You Ready To Become A Secret Agent?

The International Spy Museum in Washington, DC has a series of brain teasers up on their website to get you prepared to be a young James Bond. And they are a lot of fun!

http://www.spymuseum.org/programs/games.php

(hat tip to Caitlin McCarthy for this one!)

Silly Stuff: Baby Dancing To Beyonce

Got get some giggles over your cornflakes this morning? Put this diaper dude into your bowl. Forget the milk.

The Museum Of Animal Perspectives

Follow the Armadillo, or Turkey, or Scorpion. Whatever you choose it as if you shape shifted and kazam! You are an animal.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/museumofanimalperspectives/

Beauty Takes Many Forms

When you get up to get dressed, you put on what you think looks cool or pretty, right? Well so do the people of The Omo Valley.

Frankly, I think this make up and stuff might make a better Halloween costume than the Commander from Halo.