A leafy game of leap frog!
This frog is green, just like a frog should be. But he doesn’t look as smooth and slimy, does he? That’s because this is a bush trimmed to look like a frog. Plants of other colors are growing right up the side to make his mouth and belly. “Topiary” is the art of cutting bushes and other plants to make shapes. They can turn into anything from animals to houses to grand pianos. This frog and the horses above live at the Montreal Botanical Garden. The thing is, when you’re made of a bush that’s growing all the time, you need a lot of “haircuts” to stay nice and neat — far more than your smoother, slimier friends.
Wee ones: This frog is 1 of 3 frogs sitting at that pool. How many other frogs hang out with him?
Little kids: If the frog needs a quick trimming every other day and he got a haircut Sunday and Tuesday, when is his next haircut? Bonus: If it takes 6 minutes to trim his back, 5 minutes to clean up his tummy and 2 minutes to trim his toes, how long does the frog’s haircut take?
Big kids: If a regular pet frog is 5 cm tall and this frog is 7 times as tall, how tall is the topiary frog? Bonus: If you have to trim the frog every 3rd day starting on March 3, and the grand piano every 5th day, how many times in March will they both get a haircut?
Answers:
Wee ones: 2 more frogs.
Little kids: Thursday. Bonus: 13 minutes.
Big kids: 35 cm tall. Bonus: Twice: on March 15 and March 30, since both those numbers are multiples of both 3 and 5.
Wee ones: This frog is 1 of 3 frogs sitting at that pool. How many other frogs hang out with him?
Little kids: If the frog needs a quick trimming every other day and he got a haircut Sunday and Tuesday, when is his next haircut? Bonus: If it takes 6 minutes to trim his back, 5 minutes to clean up his tummy and 2 minutes to trim his toes, how long does the frog’s haircut take?
Big kids: If a regular pet frog is 5 cm tall and this frog is 7 times as tall, how tall is the topiary frog? Bonus: If you have to trim the frog every 3rd day starting on March 3, and the grand piano every 5th day, how many times in March will they both get a haircut?
Answers:
Wee ones: 2 more frogs.
Little kids: Thursday. Bonus: 13 minutes.
Big kids: 35 cm tall. Bonus: Twice: on March 15 and March 30, since both those numbers are multiples of both 3 and 5.