ONE OF THE BEST ways for kids to impress adults, which works especially well if you’ve never met the child before. The child stands in front of you, and you hold up your hands behind their heads.
‘How many fingers am I holding up?’
The child thinks for a moment, concentrates, and answers ‘Seven.’
‘How many now?’
The child smiles. This one’s easy. ‘Three.’
All you have to do is whisper to the child in advance that all they need to do is count the number of words in your question. The younger the child, the more they’ll have to concentrate to count the words, and the more impressive the result. The game can go on until the child either gets bored or gets gasps of applause.
