Childhood Creator Gifts

'I love you, your father loves you. Now go paint a masterpiece.'

"This gives me the inner fulfillment I could never achieve through dodgeball."

"Don't worry, dear. You'll grow."

"There was no other choice, Mom. It was a double dog dare."

"It only goes forwards and backwards. So, you won't need a GPS."

"The way he stacks those blocks, I see repression, some hostility, and a lot of dissatisfaction with his place in society."

SALE

"I'm not eating cookies before dinner. I'm having cookies for dinner!"

'Come on, I dare you: I say you can't drink a whole dew drop...'

"You know who's tougher than all your little superheroes? The fossil fuel industry."

'He's maturing early.'

Tree house.

"I'll be a little late. I'm working a double shift."

"Have mercy on me, Mama. Have mercy on Mr. Pitiful."

Teddy bear with a red balloon.

"You're welcome."

"Dammit, Pooh - don't let the heffalumps win!"

"Can Olaf come out to pillage and plunder?"

"But if I don't break stuff who will?"

Happy Turkey Day!

"Recess does things to a man."

"And with you on guard, I won't have to worry about that monster under my bed."

"I'm doing whatever I feel like doing, before I reach the age of accountability."

'Don't touch that tooth, dad. I'm expecting the tooth fairy at any moment.'

"And my client will be seeking significant damages for being mistakenly placed in the naughty column!"

National Museum of Refrigerator Art.

"Use your inside scream."

Serious Putty

Kindergarten. Today; Simon Says. I don't know who this "Simon Says" is, but he could make a killing in product endorsements!

"We both see Ben as this summer's breakout child."

Oh, no

"I didn't say my prayers, but I e-mailed God earlier."

'I want to chuck all the spelling and math and just get back to playing with blocks.'

Playground Pipe Dreams

"She was right -- Her teddy bear did squish your action figure!"