By Molly Oldfield ,
57 minutes ago
Close-up illustration of two hands crocheting green yarn with a hook Illustration: Hennie Haworth/The Guardian
Freyja, 9, asks: which one is harder – knitting or crochet?
Knitting is 10 million times easier than crochet
It depends on the person doing it and what they enjoy and find easier
Crochet is very simple
They’re both super easy
Mira, 7, asks: why is glue sticky?
Tiny pixies in the glue help things stick together
Glue melts things it touches, so you can stick the melted bits together
Different kinds of forces work to help the glue stick things together
Glue has a lot of sticky sugar or honey in it
Phoebe asks: why do flowers have pollen?
Pollen is food for flowers
Pollen looks pretty
It keeps flowers warm
Pollen helps flowers make new flowers
Willa, 4, asks: how are glasses made?
Glasses are made by shaping plastic or glass into special curves that change how light hits your eyes
By melting windows
By freezing water until it becomes see-through
By squashing raindrops
Rowie, 6, and Ru, 9, ask: why do our eyes water after we have a drink of something fizzy?
They make our eyes heat up, so they water to cool themselves down
Fizzy drinks make mos...