The teaspoon ski jump
The cutlery drawer has entered the winter games. Two teaspoons are lined up for the smallest ski jump in the house.
The winter games have reached the cutlery drawer. A pair of books makes the slope, and the elf has taken charge as race official at the top.
Before anyone touches the spoons, children predict which one will travel furthest, then put it to the test with a gentle nudge.
It’s a simple, playful experiment that’s easy to rerun with different spoons, a steeper ramp or a longer runway, and every family seems to have a champion spoon by the end.
How to set it up
- Lay the thicker book flat. Rest one end of the thinner one on it to make a low ramp.
- Line up the teaspoons on the slope with their bowls pointing downhill. Sit the elf at the top as race official.
- Predict which spoon will travel furthest, then give each the same gentle nudge.