Ask HN: How to keep my daughter busy while tickling her curiosity
Being unemployed probably means you don't have a huge budget, but some for our child I've tried to do a little bit of "everything" to see what he enjoys.<p>When I ask him what he wants to do he says "I don't know", so I say "We're going swimming in the sea", "Lets plant some seeds", "Today we're cooking / sewing", "Lets pick a spot on the map and go visit it by bus/tram", or "Lets draw pokemon evolving".<p>(maps are kinda fascinating to him.  I often ask him what he thinks he can see if he were stood on top of a particular local landmark - he has a good sense of direction, but no idea of scale/distance.)<p>Over time I've learned a bit about what he likes, but he's young and fickle enough that some ideas are good one day and terrible the next.  (For example he loves swimming and playing football, but when I put him in age-appropriate classes he refused to take part - "I don't like doing what the teacher says, why can't I just have fun and play about?")<p>Electronics is interesting to him, as is listening to "Daddy music".  (Goth/Rock/Metal.)    "Mommy music" doesn't appeal as much which I find a little fascinating.  Does he genuinely prefer my music, or is it something about me?  I know that he behaves and plays differently depending on who he's spending time with ..