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To learn to swim with baby swimming
Dad and Christopher are going to participate in their first session of baby swimming today, in order to make Christopher familiar with water and teach him to move in the aquatic environment. The bottom of the pool is removable. At … Continue reading
To sink or to float ?
Mum fills the bath for Christopher to see if an object plunged into water sinks or floats. She prepared several objects of various densities : a buddha in metal, a Playmobil knight and a small plastic duck. The duck seems … Continue reading
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Tagged Density, From 3 years old, Indoor activity, To float, To sink
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To discover classical music
Mum switches on the hi-fi system to listen to the 4th movement of the New World symphony of Dvorák. Christopher is interested and approaches. Mum lifts him, takes him in her arms and makes him turn in the music tempo, … Continue reading
To measure the temperature
Winter is at our door. Mum wants to make Christopher discover temperature variations. She buys a Galileo thermometer to measure the inside temperature, and a small weather station to measure the outside temperature. Christopher is attracted by the Galileo thermometer … Continue reading
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Tagged From 6 years old, Indoor activity, Temperature, Thermometer
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To observe the moon
Christopher often observes the moon with mum or dad, when the sky is not clouded over. Today, suspended in the sky, a gold disk strongly lights the black night. Dad draws the various forms of the moon on a paper, … Continue reading
To eat fractals
What is this strange green vegetable mum brought from the market today ? It is a Romanesco cabbage, a variety of cauliflower of Italian origin. From afar, Christopher actually sees a cabbage, but when he approaches and looks more closely, … Continue reading
Posted in Mathematics, Science
Tagged Cauliflower, Fractal, From 2 years old, Romanesco cabbage
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To climb a double spiral staircase
When visiting Chambord castle in France, dad suggests Christopher going up to roofs by the central spiral staircase. He asks him to begin the ascent while he takes some photos. Along the staircase, openings, allowing inward views, allow Christopher to … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Mathematics
Tagged Chambord castle, Double staircase, From 2 years old, Spiral staircase, Staircase
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Perpendicular rights
Christopher really likes war weapons. Dad bought a sword and a shield to his knight. Armed up to the teeth, Christopher is ready to face the wildest enemies who will be bound to appear on his road. Dad shows Christopher … Continue reading
Alphabet letters
This morning, Christopher has difficulty in waking up. Once out of his bed, he stretches his arms and yawns. This posture gives mum an idea : she suggests her young Y miming the alphabet letters. A is a sharp mountain … Continue reading
To see the infinite
The section of wall in front of our apartment entrance is nearly completely covered with a big mirror, to give depth to the hall space. Christopher spends time on observing it, from time to time. He discovered in it, a … Continue reading
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Tagged From 4 years old, Indoor activity, Infinite, Infinity, Mirror
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