Playground Wisdom T-Shirts

'Who gave you that black eye?'

"This isn't exactly what I had in mind when I told you to go outside and play."

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

"I don't know why you always have to choose the same hide-and-go-seek hiding spot that I do, Tommy!"

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

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

"Hi-yah!"

"I feel I've outgrown this facility, Mrs. Thompson. Could we see what else is around?"

he tries to fly all the time but actually never gets airborne

"I'm bored."

Swinging

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

"Hang on. Mommy's just checking to see if she's still relevant to the outside world."

"So, what do you do for play?"

Dog helps girl jumprope with wagging tail affixed to rope.

'Maybe the batteries are dead.'

"When I grow up, I don�t know whether to be a stunt amn or a train driver"

A child sitting on a swing - while playing with a hand-held electronic device or phone

"Recess does things to a man."

"First snowman?"

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

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

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

'Red rover, red rover, send Billy right over!'

Children jumping onto mattress in PE.

Playground Pipe Dreams

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

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

Boy swinging on wrecking ball swing: 'Stu had a future in demolitions.'

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

'Ready Mum?'

Imagination

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"He's only energetic on sunny days."

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