This Week's Video Roundup

Here are some of the questions Gemma asked this week, and the videos we watched for answers...

"How is hay made?"
This video -
How To Make Grass into Hay Bales
is shows how grass is made into hay in six days. It's more than six minutes l-o-n-g, but it answers the question.

"How did the doctor tear me out of you?"

I stifled a laugh, texted my mom HELP!, and showed Gemma this video of a dolphin birth:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8M5cShzj9Ec

The next morning, the first thing out of her mouth was: "Do all frogs croak?"

The answer is no:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-3DahRZO7jU

"Mom, how do spider spinnerets work?"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1JlLLpaCkI4

BONUS VIDEO:

Not how you were born. (I did NOT show this to Gemma.)

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/weirdest-darwins-frog

"Why is it spring?"

Let's let Bill Nye the Science Guy explain.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KUU7IyfR34o

Did you know a candle flame is hollow? Here is a video we watched for "Why is there fire?"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tMDKeBaLWDw

Gemma is still obsessed with O Fortuna from Carmina Burana. She wanted to be able to sing the lyrics and know what they meant. This video has both the Latin and English lyrics.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=00YI0OlQQ6s

Finally, Gemma wanted to watch all of the Edward Lear nonsense poetry. It led to her speaking in limericks. Here is part 1:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oF7JoW23l4s