Stuff Kids Say...

Over the years, I have heard some really funny things from kids at church.  I decided to finally write them all in one place.  So, here is the first installment of Stuff Kids Say..... I am sure there will be more. Stay tuned!

The Boss 

During youth group fellowship time,  I had to teach about something very important: Bruce Springsteen. Born to Run is playing in the coffee shop and I say
 "Hey- it's the Bruce."
Blank stare from the high school freshman.
 "You know, The Boss. Born in the U.S.A?"
She says nothing.
Remembering that this young person only moved to this country with her family five or six years ago (not born in the U.S.A) - I say "Look if you are living here you need to at least be able to recognize Bruce when you hear him. You don't have to like him - but you should at least know about him."
Laughing - she asks "Will this be on the citizenship test?"

Pentecost

This morning in Sunday school we moved the arrow on the liturgical calendar to Easter.
Small person: "What's that red square mean?"
Me: "That's Pentecost"
Small person:" What's Pentecost?"
Another small person: "Nine Dollars!"

Church in Western Pennsylvania 

Me: "and as Jesus rode into the city the people waved their palms and put their coats down across the road. Why do you think they did that?"
Sunday school student: "because of the potholes."

Mistaken Identity

Sunday school student: "Hey, can we sing that song about Ikea?"
Me: "Um, Ikea? You mean the furniture store? Is there a song on a commercial? I don't know it."
Sunday school student:  " Yeah you do - we sang it before.  You know the song about the wee little man in the tree?"
Me:  "Oh, you mean Zacchaeus. "
Sunday school student:  "Yeah, that guy,"

Sounds Like...

Me: "Look at this picture. Tell me what you see. Who are these people?"
Sunday school student:  "That's Jesus - and those guys are the recycles."

Carpenters and Mermaids

Sunday school teacher: "Jesus was a carpenter."

Student: "What's a carpenter?"

Sunday school teacher: "It's a person that can make things from wood."

Student:  "Can girls be carpenters?

Sunday school teacher: "Of course, you can be whatever you want to be!"

Student: "Okay - well,  I will just be mermaid then."

Words Hurt

A student made a small gun out of paper and a paper holster to put it in. It was very creative - but we have a rule about playing or making pretend weapons.

Me; "You know, you did a very good job of being creative and making that. But you know we have a rule about making things and pretending with things that can hurt others. 

Student: "Well, what about words? you use words all the time and words hurt people..." 

Crazy the Lord

Student sings:

"Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelu, Hallelujah,

Crazy The Lord"  

(Praise ye the Lord are the original lyrics)