Playful Thinkers Gifts

Jimmy had a very active imagination.

"I changed my mind about eloping with you, Billy....my mother didn't fix broccoli for dinner after all!"

'Smith, we need more creativity. You have to learn to think outside the box.'

'I don't know what 'peer pressure' is, but it makes a GREAT excuse!'

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

'Who's this 'Art in Heaven' guy you keep talking about?'

"I'm bored."

'I don't see why I have to pick it up. I'm not responsible for the law of gravity.'

Playdough's The Republic

'How do you like my fantasy weekend so far?'

"That's Brian Eggleston, de facto leader of the playground intelligentsia."

"....But then I find myself saying, what if there isn't more to life than this?"

"So, what do you do for play?"

'She'll never look for me here.'

"So what's this special distracting tactic you've developed?"

Hamlet

"Apparently, when the tide came in, a lot of castles went bust."

'Sure, I took your shovel. Ethics doesn't kick in for a year or two.'

"Recess does things to a man."

"She's a miniature."

"Try picking up a girl after you've renounced everything."

'I prefer the term 'whistleblower' to tattletale.'

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

'Is THIS the way you plan to spend your peak learning years?'

'You both know the rules -- walk 1 paces, turn, and tee off on each other.'

Anderson Cooper as a Kid. Today, an expose that asks the question: Who IS Simon, and why must we do what he says?

'Play post office? -- I don't like violent games.'

A child as a pet substitute.

'Don't let them know you're a prodigy. If they find out, they'll take away your teddy bear.'

'It's a zen diaphragm.'

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"Have your parents sign this waiver concerning violations of personal space. . . then you guys can play tag."

"Graduation day at kite flying school."

"You're missing the whole gestalt of Frisbee!"

Philosopher trading cards.