Looking back at the vacation
Although vacation is a vague notion in our family, where days are devoted to doing favourite things 365 days a year. For Simon, that means that his days are filled … Continue reading Looking back at the vacation
Category: motor skills
Hexaflexing
Simon has been into making various hexaflexagons, inspired by the Vihart channel. It was tough at first, but later the same day he didn’t need any help anymore and flexed … Continue reading Hexaflexing
Some basic molecules
Above: “Mom, look, this is what we breathe in and this is what we breathe out!” Looking for a better organic chemistry set now, with plenty of carbon and hydrogen … Continue reading Some basic molecules
Back in Shape
Simon prepared 100 2D shapes to make over 100 solids yesterday. He started with the easy one that he had built hundreds of times before, when he was much younger … Continue reading Back in Shape
Rubik’s Cube Moves
Simon is getting faster and faster with the cube. Order a speed cube for his upcoming birthday? So much for “poor fine motor skills”.
2 x 2 x 2 also done!
Completely on his own, without using any YouTube tutorials. (Says he applied parts of the same algorithm as he had learned for the 3 x 3 x 3 one).
Archemedes Puzzle
Simon showing the Archimedes puzzle he made himself to his Russian grandmom. Archimedes had created a colorless version of this puzzle, but Simon decided to add colors and use the … Continue reading Archemedes Puzzle
From Platonic Solids to Archimedean Solids
Simon explains how to to turn Platonic Solids into Archimedean Solids, using truncation and rectification. Simon explains how to convert Platonic Solids to Archimedean Solids and builds a Rhombicosidodecahedron … Continue reading From Platonic Solids to Archimedean Solids
Playing the Fibonacci Sequence on the Piano
Inspired by a Numberphile video, where Simon learned the technique to express the Fibonacci sequence in musical notes.
The Snowball Throwing Game in Processing
Simon invented this fun game in Processing after he and his little sister had some proper winter fun outdoors in the fresh December snow (quite rare for the local climate … Continue reading The Snowball Throwing Game in Processing
à quatre mains
Here is Simon playing à quatre mains with his little sis, something he loves doing since she started piano lessons. She is not very keen on taking instructions, which upsets Simon enormously … Continue reading à quatre mains
The Magformers saga continued
Oops, the Magformers are back in our life. I thought that Simon was over Magformers (which he built with excessively when he was six), but he has picked them up … Continue reading The Magformers saga continued
Geeks out of the box 