New School Adventurer Gifts

Thumbs up.

"Look Mommy, hat!"

"I like going to school...and I like coming home from school. It's all the stuff in the middle that gives me trouble."

"Would you like some wings?"

Today we learned to count to one.

Only a penny! A sensible and ingenious toy for children.

'My 'What I Did Over The Weekend' report is about my hunting a 17,000 pound moose, deep inside Canada.Some or all of this report has been fictionalized for dramatic purposes.'

October 11, 2009: History is made when 8-year-old Tommy Wurtner becomes the first child to enter space.

WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN!, 'Boy, talk about psychobabbl!'

"The day at school? Oh, you know, the usual psychological and educational stew."

Kids with Fish Balloons

Biggles has a more staid adventure.

"Yes, alright! I know it's a small mountain... I'm only a novice oracle."

"It's going to be one of those days."

Mistaken baby ducks.

'I know he followed you home but you can't keep him.'

"This is crazy! We've been here only 10 minutes, we've spent all our money, and we've got nothing to show for it!"

To lessen the strain on their backs, many students are opting for the new Velcro shirts.

"Why did I start the story with 'Twice upon a time?' Because it's a sequel."

"If nothing else, school has prepared me for a lifetime of backpacking."

'You must all promise never to divulge what you are about to see.'

Lice outbreak at Jungle High (lion with a shaved head).

'The first person to learn anything leaves immediately!'

Childhood

'I need to learn a trade... so I know what kind of work I'm out of.'

"Kids."

"I turned five. That's why I'm here. What are you in for?"

'Cool!! Your Dad lets you take accordian lessons??!!'

Swinging on the Chandelier

Local, free-range bug juice.

The First National Sand Bank.

'Can we skip to the part where I charge with a light saber?'

"Don't be a dummy, Justin - You gotta learn your ABC's so you can Google stuff."

Kid in pedal police car pulling over a kid on a trike

Student to kid: 'School first, then Mount Everest.'