Things Children Say

Baby or Cake?

2009-04-24T02:41:00.000-07:00

A teacher friend who is pregnant and beginning to look pregnant, was asked by one of her young pupils:

Pupil: “What’s that lump?”
Teacher: “It’s a baby inside my tummy”
Pupil: “Don’t be silly it’s not a baby it’s cake”!!

A Readers story

2009-04-20T06:54:00.000-07:00

A reader sent me this little story to share

http://mbsmith090801.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html

A Simple Stick

2009-03-31T06:10:00.000-07:00

Question-A little boy called Stephen asked “What’s thin and sticky?”

Answer- “A stick!!”

Standing Next to A Fan

2009-03-16T04:34:00.000-07:00

A friend told me she took her son to a football match,

Tom Said:- "I'm so hot I need to stand next to a fan!"

They fell about laughing.
[plenty of fans at a football match]

Where's Felixstowe?

2009-02-16T06:43:00.000-08:00

My daughter had a classmate called Felix and she told me this story one day-

The teacher asked in a lesson:- "Where is Felixstowe"?

A child answered :-"On the end of Felix's foot.!!

Nearly right

2009-01-30T09:43:00.000-08:00

One day I was doing a quiz whilst childminding,

Me- Name four animals in the cat family?

Child- Mummy cat, daddy cat and two kittens!

Misinterpretation

2009-01-19T04:32:00.000-08:00

Father: “Well John did you get a good place in the exams?”

John: “Yes Dad right by the radiator”!!

A Reading Lesson

2009-01-09T04:15:00.000-08:00

Teacher: What are you reading Sarah?
Sarah: I don't know
Teacher: But you are reading aloud
Sarah: I know but I'm not listening

Ninja Turtles

2008-11-24T04:02:00.000-08:00

Paula added on November 14, 2008

When my son was playing Ninja Turtles with imaginary friends,
he said and I quote:" I will kill you, but we are friends though." He is now 21 years old and we still say that to him at opportune moments.

President Who?

2008-11-17T02:15:00.000-08:00

Sue Nadel sent in this entry on November 13, 2008
Presidents' weekend was approaching, so my nephew's pre-school teacher asked the class if anyone knew who George Washington was. My nephew proudly raised his hand and declared, "he's a bridge!"

Lergic or Allergic?

2008-11-10T04:17:00.000-08:00

S.R.C. wrote.
"I've got a Lergic."!!

A Long Way To Row

2008-10-20T04:02:00.000-07:00

Rita told me, of when she was saying farewell to some friends emigrating to Australia a number of years ago.
Her Daughter, who had spent the day in a park being rowed on a boating lake, said "but who is going to do the rowing"

Spain

2008-10-13T05:07:00.000-07:00

Fay Says-
I asked my four year old Grandaughter if they spoke Spanish at her hotel on her recent holiday to Majorca. No she said they spoke properly!!!!

Shrewsbury

2008-10-07T06:22:00.000-07:00

We were going on a shopping trip.

My daughter said- "Are we going to Strawberry?"

Me- "No the town is called Shrewsbury!"

Take-Away

2008-09-29T06:42:00.000-07:00

When I was a child I went into our local fish and chip shop, I was so shy, but being really brave I asked for a bag of 'chish and pips'.

It was so funny at the time, and still makes me giggle when I think of it now

Falling Leaves

2008-09-22T04:32:00.000-07:00

Me- "Look at the leaves falling off the trees" ...

Clare- "Yes a fireman will have to come and climb on his ladder and put more leaves back on."

Pockets

2008-09-16T04:03:00.000-07:00

Helen- "I'm going to wear my coat tomorrow. If I feel grumpy I can put my hands in the pockets and then I somehow feel better!"

Incorrect Translation

2008-09-08T06:49:00.000-07:00

My Daughter was learning Welsh at Ysgol Meithrin

The song goes-
'Clap Clap, un, dau tri' [clap clap, one , two , three]
'Clap clap, un, dau tri'

S-R. sang- "Clap Clap, in a tree !"

Skeleton

2008-09-07T08:37:00.000-07:00

James asked- "What's a funny bone?"

Answer- "A skeleton that tells jokes!"

In The Woods

2008-08-30T06:46:00.000-07:00

Me- "Look Lisa there's a bee in his hive probably making honey."

Lisa-"Yeah in his kitchen !"

The Future

2008-08-29T06:18:00.000-07:00

Vincent-"Is it tommorow yet ?"

Road Safety

2008-07-22T09:32:00.000-07:00

Sarah - "Look right, look left, then you get run over!!"

From Helen

Heaven

2008-07-22T09:18:00.000-07:00

Fay wrote at 7:25pm on June 28.

Collecting my son from his last session of playschool before moving to Torbay,I was informed he had told his friends"he was going to live in Heaven"!!!

Hairdressers

2008-07-22T09:13:00.000-07:00

Stevie wrote at 5:49pm on July 20.

At the hairdressers a 5 year old was asked the question: "how do you want me to cut it?"
She replied: "Long."

Paul

2008-07-07T02:54:00.000-07:00

Me-"I'm a female,lady,women,girl."

Paul-"No your'e Hazel.!!"

Charlie /Adam /Jill

2008-06-24T05:50:00.000-07:00

Charlie-"I,m going to make some beer."

Me-"How do you do that Charlie?"

Charlie-"You put a beer bag in a cup,then add water!"

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Adam-"Where does your Mummy live?"

Me-"Devon"

Adam-"Is she dead then?"

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Jill-"My knew schools broken!"

Me-"You mean broken up!"

Jill-"Yes it will be mended when I go back next week."

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