Funny kids: Squirt

As my husband and I took a walk around the neighborhood one evening, we came upon a young boy with a squirt bottle, shooting mist aimlessly into the air around him.  As we got nearer, he paused and watched us carefully to see what he should do.  I didn’t mind a little water on a warm summer evening, so to humor him I held out my hands in an invitation to squirt me.  He gave the trigger a few squeezes as we passed by.

When we were safely out of earshot, my husband turned to me and said, “You do realize that was windshield de-icer, don’t you?”

Funny kids: Something to say

“I have something I want to say,” I told my summer school class as I folded my hands in front of me in a serious gesture.

A student in the front row piped up, “Are we going to pray?”

Funny kids: Hiccups

As a student was waiting in my office for another teacher, he suddenly got a severe case of the hiccups.

“When I get the hiccups,” I advised him, “I hold my breath. It works every time.” He took a deep breath and I resumed my work.

After about thirty seconds, I heard his squeaky whisper: “Can I breathe now?”

Funny kids: My job

As I was chatting with some kids from the after-school program one day, I noticed it was getting late.

“Well,” I said, “I need to go make some copies.” Apparently this surprised one student.

“You work here?!?” he asked.

“Of course,” I replied. “This is my job.”

His answer made me smile: “I thought you just taught Spanish for fun!”