Sometimes You Just Have to Smile!

Well, the Christmas rush has officially begun and maybe your nerves are already a little frayed around the edges. So, this week at the Café, we’d like you to just sit back and smile as you enjoy some of these gems from the minds and mouths of the little ones. You might see ways you can use some of these as illustrations for TCE classes—but really, we just want you to relax and enjoy!

Ancient Artifact

A little boy opened the big, old family Bible with fascination, looking at the old pages as he turned them. Then something fell out of the Bible and he picked up and looked at it closely. It was an old leaf that had been pressed between the pages.

"Momma, look what I found," the boy called out with astonishment. "It's Adam's suit!"

Animal Crackers
When a mother returned from the grocery store, her small son pulled out the box of animal crackers he had begged for, and then he spread the animal-shaped crackers all over the kitchen counter.

"What are you doing?" his mom asked.

"The box says you can't eat them if the seal is broken," the boy explained. "I'm looking for the seal."


Feeding Shamu
At Sea World, our grandson absolutely refused to see the show featuring Shamu the killer whale, but he wouldn't tell us why. No amount of discussion could get him to change his mind.

Later, when we got home, we discovered the reason for his reluctance. It seems his Aunt had told him how exciting the show would be because, "They choose children from the audience to feed Shamu."


Rough Boys
A little girl asked her mother, "Can I go outside and play with the boys?"

Her mother replied, "No, you can't play with the boys; they're too rough."

The little girl thought about it for a few moments and asked, "If I can find a smooth one, can I play with him?"

Gabie-isms
Following are some interesting insights from a five-year-old boy named Gabriel (Gabie):

Gabie’s observation upon walking into Walgreens drugstore:
"Man, when are they ever going to get around to painting this place? The walls are still white -- not green!"

Gabie the mathematician:
I invented a new number. I call it “ten-ty” It's another word for a hundred. Ten-ty is a little more than ninety.

Gabie, after getting a cactus needle in his ankle:
"Mom, this injury is pretty serious. I think I'm going to need a cast and a handicapped parking pass."

Gabie the Gourmet:

Gabie: “I'm going to make your sandwich today Mom. I have a new recipe you're really going to like. It's called a peanut butter, honey, bologna, tuna sandwich.”

Mom: “Uh, sounds great Gabie, but I think I'm already making my own sandwich, so I’ll pass.”

Gabie: “But Mom it's not a pain to make at all. And it's my yummiest sandwich ever. You might even get addicted to it. That means you want it all the time.

Mom: (thinking there's little chance of developing a peanut butter, honey, bologna, tuna addiction, but you never can be too careful) “No thanks Gabie.”

Gabie (persistent as ever): “If you like it you can make it on your own. But you might need a little bit of help, so I'll help you with it. I'm the only one who knows how much to put in it. And which side to put the peanut butter on. It has to go on a certain side.”

Mom (half annoyed, half amused): “Listen Gabriel, I don't think I would like those ingredients together. Thanks for offering, but I really truly do not want a peanut butter, honey, bologna, tuna sandwich.”

Gabie: “But how do you KNOW you won't like it if you've never tried it?!?”

Mom’s thoughts: Help! He's using my own logic against me. It's hopeless. Do I give in like a coward and let him make the sandwich, take a few nibbles off the edges while he glows with pride and then dispose of the rest when he trots off to watch Sesame Street, or do I hold my ground??.

Mom’s reply: “You betcha!”

Gabie the con-man:
Gabie: “Hey, lets all have some pudding.”

Mom: “Sorry buddy. We can't have pudding right now, it's lunchtime.”

Gabie: “But I want some pudding. We could each have a different flavor.”

Mom: “No Gabie. It's lunchtime.”

Gabie: “Oh, alright... then can I choose what we have for lunch?”

Mom: “Sure. What should we have for lunch?”

Gabie: “Pudding!”

Mom: **sigh**

So, are you smiling yet?? We hope so! Do you have a favorite kid’s quote, goofy observation or words of wisdom? Click the “comment” link below and share it with us. We all need to take some time to smile once in a while!