Three super simple ways to surprise a child, having only a smartphone at hand (well, almost)

Usually, when we (or someone else) writes about children's gadgets, we always mean, by default, about 7 years. So in the selection and get all sorts of electronic designers, boards for programming, etc.



What if children are between 3 and 5? Our selection of simple entertainment from the new column "Geektimes for the little ones."

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Here, not so long ago, the domestic projector was criticized for 30 thousand rubles, citing as an alternative much cheaper equipment. For a child, it will not be very important how much your projector costs: 10 thousand, 5 thousand or 50 rubles.

True, for 50 rubles you will have to be content with a cardboard box, but you can also make it together. It will take:

• Shoebox
• Black paint brush
• Magnifier
• Scissors

The larger the diameter of the lens, the larger the box size will have to be used and the more distance from the “projector” to the wall will be required. The smallest ones hardly double the image from the smartphone screen.



After you paint the interior in black and place the magnifying glass in the center, inside you need to come up with some kind of stand for adjusting the distance. This may be a regular cup.



Then on YouTube. Do not forget to flip the smartphone. For Android, there are quite a few applications in the market that block screen rotation.

You may also need a drawing paper sheet. Clarity leaves much more clarity, and sharpness - sharpness. You will not see much in this format, but you can adjust the imputed safe quality. You end up with something like this:

• The approximate cost is about 150 rubles.

Hologram

At some distance from the table you can swim personal fish, jellyfish, spin the planet, etc.



Augmented reality tricks are a nice thing. From consumables you need only:

• clear plastic
• thin scotch
• scissors

After you cut out the four pyramids and seal them, you need to go to YouTube again with the request “Hologram”.



Then install all this "complex" design in the center of the display.



And turn off the light:

• Approximate cost: about 30 rubles

Coloring

A little more about augmented reality. One of the most beloved children's entertainment is to paint something, and it will probably surprise them that the characters they “grind” come to life.

This technology was first announced by Disney in 2015. Currently, there are already books under which AR applications are written, and coloring books on shelves. The degree of detail in different editions is, of course, controversial ... For example, the book that went to me:



Here, you need to direct the smartphone to the pages where there is a diamond with an animal, and in the end some animals will come to life.



From familiar brands, Fibrum does this .



The book contains ten simple drawings, which can be colored with any pencils. In principle, it is possible to revive the little squirrel, the cat, etc. without much effort ...



In order to make the picture individual, besides the fact that you hover the application camera on the final version of the squirrel, you also need to click on the camera icon in the corner of the screen.



As a result, you get a small plot: a squirrel, for example, picks up falling nuts and shoves them into the hollow. The plot will be in your chosen colors.



The company also released a set of collection postcards that “work” on the same principle. A special application has also been created for them, and each “pointing” of the smartphone opens up a plot for different holidays.

Postcards are more expensive, but now you can buy it all for a promotion : in this case, the coloring comes as a gift.

• Approximate cost: from 205 rubles