A while back, when Charlie and I were still getting used to having Wendy in our lives, I decided to dedicate her first morning nap to “Charlie and me” time. One week in September, we found this great little book at the library and read it together and did some of the experiments about force and gravity. 
It is aimed at kindergarteners, so some of the more technical experiments were over his head. But we did the simpler ones and just had lots of fun comparing bean weight (force of gravity) and blowing ping-pong balls (directional force) with straws—though I’m pretty sure the fun for him had mostly to do with scooping and blowing!
The real take-away was a fantastically fun game we discovered along the way. I was trying to demonstrate the difference between pulling and pushing forces and ended up pushing Charlie over on the couch in explanation. Soon the “What kind of force do you want?” game became one of our all-time favorite activities. It takes no more equipment than a bed or couch, one wiggling, giggling toddler and an adult with one hand free. Here are Dada and Charlie demonstrating how to play the game …
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That has Susanna laughing out loud!
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