When the Palantír was thrown down the eight year old thought maybe it was a bomb. Then she guessed that Wormtongue threw it down right before I read that. A bit later she asked more about Saruman.
8YO: “How long could Saruman live?”
I explained that he was virtually immortal like the Elves and her eyes got wide. I guess I hadn’t explained how long the Elves could live. 
8YO: “What is Saruman’s name?”
Me: “Just Saruman. He isn’t Saruman the White any more.”
8YO: “So he looks like different colors depending on how you look at him?”
Me: “Yep.”
A bit later as we saw Pippen’s usage of the Palantír I asked if the kids understood now it worked. When they said they weren’t sure I explained that it was like a FaceTime call and then they understood. 
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