Yesterday, after a birthday party, we come home with balloons, of course. After playing with them for a while, Lucas looks at his and asks me:
"Papi, what makes balloons float?"
Me: It's a gas called helium.
Lucas: What's a gas?
Me: It's like air, you can't see it, but it's there.
Lucas thinks and replies,
"Wow, what if I break the balloon, put the gas on my stomach and then maybe I can float too!"
Reminds me of when I sewed (yes, sewed) a Superman costume for my son. He kept bugging me to attach the cape - which was the last touch. It seems he thought he would be able to fly when the cape was attached. Luckily, he voiced this belief and I was able to correct it with "Not until Superman teaches you how it's done." I had a mental image of him diving off the landing to the top floor of our home!
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