Mini Geek Gifts

"All you said was for me to go to my room and clean. Since you weren't specific, I cleaned my computer's hard drive."

"When I grow up, I'm writing the Great American App."

Playdough's The Republic

Timmy has a great future in nano-technology.

Child using building blocks to get over a baby gate.

A baby playing on a grand piano

"If wisdom comes with age, what are we doing here at eight and a half?"

'Don't push your luck Simkins with that alleged glove stretcher!'

'I won't be writing this year, you can find my list on my blog.'

A young positivist.

"It's a 'pencil' - It's like a pen, except that it's made of wood!"

How information mingles in our brains

"Face it -- you resent me for the exploring in depth a world that you take for granted."

"The humans would have really enjoyed this."

"Wait, so his first whole sentence was 'I don't want to work, I just want to bang on the drum all day'?!"

'Allow me. After all, I'm planning to be an electrician.'

"Aren't you young to be worrying about college?"

"It seems our precious three year old hacked into the White House with his playtime computer!"

"She thinks it's a touchscreen."

"It must be still charging."

"I couldn't get a signal while I was at the mall. I can now relate to those songs that sing about the blues."

"Now we know who'll be taking care of us in our old age."

"She's always been a quick learner."

"Gracie, I'll never reveal my secret to being the smartest girl in the third grade."

'Giving a child a violin is like giving him a license to kill!'

'Teddy, someone from the Pentagon wants to talk to you about drones in Pakistan, whatever that means.'

'I'll put one end of the hose in your pool...you take the other end outside...gravity will create a siphon and drain the water with no mess.'

'Dad, before I tell you what happened, how much does a piece of glass nine feet by twelve feet cost?'

"If the rest of school is like first grade. . . this education stuff will be a breeze!"

'I wonder if they've got wifi here?'

"Yes, Mom, I'm just finishing texting my payers now!"

'I wonder if they KNOW about each other?'

'To err is human. To really screw up requires a plan.'

'My list is on the CD.'