Playful Thinkers Prints

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.'

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

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

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

"I'm bored."

Playdough's The Republic

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

"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?"

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

"So, what do you do for play?"

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

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

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

"She's a miniature."

Hamlet

"Recess does things to a man."

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

'She'll never look for me here.'

'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.'

"Graduation day at kite flying school."

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

"Do you want to talk about it?"

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

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

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

'It's a zen diaphragm.'

A child as a pet substitute.

Philosopher trading cards.

"Maths is easy because it's so logical. 2 + 2 obviously equals 22."