Oh wow, they let you play with their iPad!
Aren't they sooOOOooo generous?! Actually I got the idea from an old post. I went looking for it just now and can't seem to dig it up; I thought it might have been a post of yours Joel, but I can't quite remember. Anyway, there was a video of birds playing with an iPad; there were little dots moving around that they were chasing.
When I was playing with E&H, I wondered if they would react similarly. I had to stop and think if I had anything on the iPad that involved moving objects; then the light bulb went on, and Angry Birds seemed to be the appropriate choice.
Incidentally, while I've taught them various commands, the video illustrates a command they came up with. It's at the end of the first part, before the video switches to Henry (who somehow managed to start an AB tutorial).
One of the birds stops the game; then my hand comes down to re-start it. Well, when I put my hand on the floor with my finger out, that--of course--means "step up." However, Eliza and Henry have decided that when I put my hand on the floor
without my finger out, that means "cuddle with Dad," and you can see them both snuggle up...meaning I spent the next fifteen minutes in that position while my back seized up...
One other note: Last night, they were in my home office with me. Just for fun, I brought up the video on the computer. E&H started attacking themselves, attacking the Angry Birds. How existential can you GET?!
How are Bunsen and Beaker these days?
Derek
