Kids these days... :-D

So this summer, having the youngest kids at camp, I thought it would be sweet to make a collection of all the funny things my campers said. Sad to say, I think I only managed to jot down about half of all the great things that came out of their crazy little orifices, but I did manage to preserve a sampling...

In the words of Jack Handey, "The face of a child can say it all... Especially the mouth part of the face."

Please enjoy. ;-)


KID 1: “Hey, everybody pick a power, ok? Like, electric, rock, fire…”
KID 2: “Ok!! I pick lasers!!!”
KID 1: “No, you can’t pick lasers -- that’s a superpower!”

ME: “You know my favorite Shrek character? I like Puss in Boots!”
KID: “Yeah! I loved the part where he made the 4 on the tree!!”
KID2: “It wasn’t a 4; it was a P!”
KID: “Nuh-uh!!! Why would he draw a P??”

(After going around the room on the first day of camp and saying everyone's name...) KID: “I think we should name our floor…”
ME: “That’s a BRILLIANT idea! What should we name it??
KID2: “Ummmmmm, darth vader!!”
KID3: “How about Steve?”
ME: "Hahaha, STEVE! That's amazing!! Yes, that will be his name."
KID4: “Haha, oh Steve, you’re so dirty!!” (This came out of the mouth of a 7 year old...)

KID: “Ummm, where is Spiderman from anyway?”
KID2: “Isn’t he from New York?”
KID: “No, I thought he was from Ohio…”

ME: “So today our theme is ‘having a pure heart.’ Who can tell me what purity means?”
One small hand shoots up in the air on the front row, and I call on him, when he suddenly hesitates and responds: “Wait…puberty??”

KID (dragging another very confused kid to me by the hand and shouting and pointing excitedly): “Hey!! Counselor!! He’s a Mexican!!!”

KID (Screaming bloody murder): “AARON!!!!!!!!! JONNY'S THROWING SPIDERS AT ME!!!!!"

KID: “Aaron, guess what?? I’m already an uncle – I had a grandson three weeks ago!”

KID (After trying to compromise with me for an hour about being able to stay up on the first night of camp...): "Well, how about this? Tonight can we stay up until we fall asleep?” To which I smiled inwardly and gladly replied, "Ummmmmmmmm, yes."

KID: “Aaron!!! Jakob’s growling at me for no reason!!”

KID: “Aaron, if you don’t come back next year, I’m gonna spam your computer!!” (This came from an 11 year old... I couldn't help but wonder if this was the new generation's way of bullying??? Instead of "Give me your milk money or I'll sock you in the face," it must be something akin to "Let me play your PSP or I'll spam your e-mail account!!" Curious...)


Yes, it was a very adventuresome summer indeed. ;-D