Youthful Adventurer Gifts

'It's all right, miss, I'm only loking for our cricket-ball!'

Flava Superba

'Don't try to talk me out of it, Pop. I've decided it's time for me to move out.'

'Hey man - I'm going to try water boarding next.'

"So you dreamed you were an adult?"

"Well, I suppose a little experimentation is perfectly normal at your age."

Child driving a toy car

"He'll regret it when he's older, and most of your life is when you are older."

A boy skateboarding

"Look Mommy, hat!"

'Call for you on the cream corn line.'

"I still plan to be a cowboy when I grow up. If I'm going to service my share of the national debt, I might as well have fun doing it."

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

"Would you like some wings?"

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

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.'

Biggles has a more staid adventure.

Kids with Fish Balloons

'Bloody streakers - they have a lot to learn.'

'This is a good time to be young, son. Look at all the opportunities you have in front of you...you can help sole the problems of the environment, poverty,civil rights....'

I said, your bones ache because you’re old. I’m referring you to an archaeologist.

Shoot For The Moon

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

Mistaken baby ducks.

Children arguing over the name of a fish

"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!"

"I've always wanted to live on a lake so I can go boating and fishing. Since we don't live on a lake, I thought I'd make my own."

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

Statue of Liberty from the Staten Island Ferry trip.

"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.'

'I can't believe I'm pretending to be 55 already...'

'I'm trying to get my competence and my confidence in the same place.'

Childhood