Teacher Collects All The Weird And Funny Things That Kids Say When Their Parents Aren’t Around (40 Pics)
You've heard it once if you've heard it a thousand times before: kids say the darndest things. We've always loved the frank, honest and unadulterated way that little humans choose to express themselves - they see things from a different perspective to us grownups whose thoughts have been shaped and molded by the world around us.
NYC school teacher Alyssa Cowit was so fascinated by the questions and comments from her Kindergarteners that she decided to start an Instagram account, called Live from Snack Time, to chronicle them. According to their bio, Alyssa "believes children are honest and curious, and while often perplexed, they’re brilliant – and that it’s a teacher’s job to take what children say seriously."
She wants to help adults to understand that children are not always acting outrageously to seek attention, but instead thinking out loud, soaking up new information, and solving problems 24/7.
Since starting the page in 2015 together with Greg Dunbar, a digital marketing manager with Walt Disney Studios, they have since grown to almost 100K followers, and even have a book! It's called 'I Did My Homework in My Head: (And Other Wacky Things Kids Say)' and is full of "Irresistible quotes from the elementary school classroom that prove kids really do say the darndest things--and even more so when their parents aren't around!"
What do you think? What's the funniest, truest or most profound thing you've ever heard a child say? Scroll down to check out our faves from the page for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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My 5 year old granddaughter asked me "why don't you have any kids?". I told her "I'm your mom' and your Uncle Ryans mom!" She gasped and looked completely shocked!
My great-grandchildren are currently learning about the relationships in our family. They were thrilled to find out that I had a name other than Grandma. I'm the lucky one as I have many names that they call me. I am Grandma, Great Grandma, Grandma Marlene and the big one Great Grandma Marlene! I'm just so lucky!
ROFLMAO remind me of my niece at the same age.. came up to me and go Aunt Annie did you know you and my Mommy are Sisters and grandpa is your daddy? LOL we kept waiting for her to discover her uncle was our brother :D
I have never met a 5 yr old who uses the phrase "small world"
You really have to be careful around kids; you never know what they'll pick up. They may not know what it means, but they'll say it--especially if you'd rather they didn't. This kid may have heard a nearby adult use it, and decided it sounded 'cool'.
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It's adorable and the use of proper English makes it even more adorable! :)
Karate is the art of folding clothes while people are still in them. Yoga is the art of folding your clothes while you are still in them.
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Literally had one of my students comment the following about 5 minutes ago. I said "What are you doing this weekend?" the reply "I don't know but Im know Im having root beer, my mom got like a gallon of root beer and said its for the weekend" and he promptly walked away
"out of the mouths of babes", nuggets of wisdom. Only a glimpse of thier world and how they see it. We will never be there again.
In the case of many of these comments, I thought, "Oh, what a cute and naive point of... wait a minute, they're actually right".
"I don't know what I want to be as a grown up, but I know what kind of grown up I want to be" is essentially all the wisdom amd guidance of humanity's greatest teachers in one sentence.
Yes, it sounds like something Mr. Rogers would say.
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Some of the comments are quite sad. You wish for the innocence of childhood to last as long as possible.
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Load More Replies... Literally had one of my students comment the following about 5 minutes ago. I said "What are you doing this weekend?" the reply "I don't know but Im know Im having root beer, my mom got like a gallon of root beer and said its for the weekend" and he promptly walked away
"out of the mouths of babes", nuggets of wisdom. Only a glimpse of thier world and how they see it. We will never be there again.
In the case of many of these comments, I thought, "Oh, what a cute and naive point of... wait a minute, they're actually right".
"I don't know what I want to be as a grown up, but I know what kind of grown up I want to be" is essentially all the wisdom amd guidance of humanity's greatest teachers in one sentence.
Yes, it sounds like something Mr. Rogers would say.
Load More Replies... Some of the comments are quite sad. You wish for the innocence of childhood to last as long as possible.
