NYC School Teacher Shares Epic Quotes From Little Kids And They’re Wholesome And Hilarious
While spending a lot of time with kids, NYC school teacher Alyssa Cowit was so amused by some of the things kids say, she teamed up with Greg Dunbar, a digital marketing manager with Walt Disney Studios, to create an Instagram account called Live from Snack Time to document them. They wanted to help adults understand that children are not always acting outrageously to seek attention, but instead thinking out loud as they constantly take in new information and solve problems. And it worked. The wholesome, ridiculous, and funny quotes immediately resonated with the Internet.
The last time we wrote about Live from Snack Time, it had about 100K followers. Fast forward a couple of months and now their fanbase is 281K big. Alyssa believes that "Children are honest and curious, and while often perplexed, they’re brilliant", and it perfectly shows in the funny sayings she shares. Continue scrolling and have a look for yourself!
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Why tf do you have the name of a serial killer?!
Load More Replies...I can't believe a six-year old would choose these particular words to express his/her dislike of an adult.
At first, Alyssa ran Live From Snack Time! anonymously. "My students were asking brilliant questions and their thoughts and comments were so pure. Honest kids say all the things we wish we could," she told Bored Panda. "Sure, the kids' quotes are sometimes hilarious, but there is also so much meaning, anxiety, curiosity, and joy behind them. It’s fascinating as much as it is entertaining and I really wanted to encourage people to actually listen to these smart kids."
Soon after she launched the project, her good friend Greg Dunbar started designing the funny sayings for Instagram. At the same time, their followers began sending them quotes from the mouths of their own funny kids and students, so the two friends decided to share submissions as well. 5 years later, the quotes we see on Live From Snack Time! are largely submitted from people around the world.
Again, I can't believe a six-year old would express himself/herself in these words.
We all are born innocent and pure....and then we are raised "up".
Load More Replies...Me too. Specially after a day with 2 kids asking 200 questions per minute.
Alyssa and Greg have realized through this process that the things kids say are just so relatable. "Some quotes are perfect for a quick laugh, while others have so much heart and are exactly what you need after a long, exhausting workday. Kids have questions and comments about every topic you could imagine. Our goal is for adults to take these comments seriously, address the big feelings and wild questions, and still laugh along the way!" They think people have been responding so well to their content because it's light-hearted, pure, and honest.
Live From Snack Time! gets around 100 submissions per week, but they've seen such a boost recently (as you can imagine) with parents being around their kids a bit more due to the pandemic. "We're also fascinated that these submissions literally come from all over the world. Just this week we had submissions from the US, Canada, Australia, UK, New Zealand, Thailand, Finland, Italy, Maldives, South Africa, and Uganda."
I don't care how old is anonymous but that's what being an adult is like to me. There must be lots of little adults who get childish due so-called "adults" influence.
This reminds me of a bumper sticker from a spice dealer in Wisconsin....
"We get such a wide variety of quotes, we do our best to find ones that we know will make people laugh or smile. We also sometimes try to pare submissions to things that are happening in pop culture and the world which sometimes sheds a light on topics that are resonating with kids around the globe," Alyssa explained.
Alyssa added that they hope to keep people laughing, grounded, and connected during this uncertain and scary time. "It's fascinating to read kids from Australia or Africa saying the same things as kids in the United States. Turns out we're not so different after all! What a concept!"
Aaaw how else can you tell someone you don't know enough words to express your love for someone else..
You can apply the second quote to any situation anywhere in the universe. Always true.
Someone described it as Pasta Sugar a few months back and thats what I refer to it as now :D
Load More Replies...I wonder if they checked the submitted quotes for authenticity, if possible?
I've actually done this before, it's quite therapeutic.
Load More Replies...That is a well spoken 2 year old.... my 2 year old would say "dada no wipe tears. Me like face water"
How much was he hurting but felt he couldn't say, I'd like to give him a hug and let him know it's okay to be sad sometimes..
Henry is being raised by very inspiring parent(s) to allow him to experience something like this.
Words screw everything up. If you don’t ever speak, you can’t say anything bad. Wise, Cade.
Certainly applies to what is happening "here" right now....can someone send that message upstream, if you get my drift.
Load More Replies..."I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right."--Markus Zusak
Especially when the words are just bullsh_t like we've been hearing for so long from our questionable leader.
I have the same problem. You can never reach the bit at the back either..
This will be used by me in the near future when im told to shut my trap 🤣
That's a good one. *flicks through the catalgoue of drinks I've never had*
I have no idea when I had this much fun, laughs and more laughs !!!
Did this 4 year old just tell Mommy to pull her head out?! Advanced for the age it seems.
For those who are bored, this is great, laughter is the best medicine !!!
I agree this kid is awesome for having that kind of confidence.
Those might have been the "president's" words, I'd keep an eye on that kid!
Now I have to go back over every post and look for a submitters note
I went to school yesterday. They must not have done a very good job because they want me to go back again today.
I think its like kindergarden in Europe. They just call it school.
Load More Replies...Can see how a 3 y.o. mind works. Can't comprehend the concept of repeating doing something so utterly boring over and over for no reason.
Get use to it, kid; that's gone be your life for the next 18 to 25 years.
Oh how I know how that feels, they want you to show up the next morning too.
Because it's full of food and makes a pleasant noise.
Load More Replies...Airtight logic. Though I'd have preferred it if Simon ASKED TO BORROW the bird's wings in this hypothetical scenario.
Unfortunately, he has a point. Children are experts in reflecting on absud behaviour of adults...
Ah, it's just the wish to stay healthy. Not a "real" blessing (from God). In Germany they say: "Gesundheit" (Health) instead of God bless ya. 🙂
Welcome to the wonderful world of literalness. I'm still there, many years later :D
When someone says "Bless you", inform them that they do not have the authority to bless people. :D
Actually according to the Holy Bible, anyone does.
Load More Replies...as a matter of fact, you can't think in the very moment and that means you are enlightened
Poor kid! He really needs help to find strategies to cope. I'm an introvert, and I can understand him well.
So, That explains what was wrong all those years I spent sneezing through school!
With or without Aladdin? Because I saw that movie, and it was a long way down from that carpet.
Load More Replies...fly where...is there a better place, if so, please inform....I am looking...
Can tell this kid has pulled the "too sick to go to school" card before.
If only, alas I must defend you and if I stay home you'll want to play cops and Roberts again..
Genius! I think he or she has the solution. Out of the mouths of babes!
Me too: It can really annoy people as, apparently, I'm supposed to have grown out of this by now; I'm 71 years young!
Obviously, my internet and/or my memory skills are somewhat lacking; this contraption took me walkabout mid-way through so I didn't know the above had been posted twice until it delivered me back here!
Load More Replies...Me too: It drives people mad 'cos apparently I'm supposed to have grown out of this by now; I'm 71 years young!
Ugh. if only. 😒👌👍🤣😁😒😘😢😃 see what i mean? this is me training my horse
At first I read "worms" instead of "warm" and I wondered why this kid thought of bangs as "forehead worms"
My daughters name is Sophie my nieces name is Monica, my niece got a harmonica and my daughter (3) was upset and said WHY isn't it called a harsophie!!
Load More Replies...I would like to be a Princess, but I don't fit into the category right now
It’s me and I that are the problem. They are always trying to start stuff!
Load More Replies...It's called quarantine and it's not as good as it sounds sorry to say
When you are a dad you will realise that your dad didn’t FORGET the chips.
on not pizza day everybody dies then on pizza day everybody comes back to life for pizza and there is no school because pizza
Long term planning. The kid is better at it than some president we know.
Yes...... If Santa maintains social distancing and washes his hands..
Is that possible with the hundreds, nay thousands of elves he works with yearly?
Load More Replies...Me when I was seven (replace he with she, boyfriend with girlfriend)
No teacher likes Christmas break, do you how long it takes to retrain the kids after 2 weeks at home?
Don't be afraid of the enema. It'll clean you out nicely.
Load More Replies...the leftover hair on your head that didn’t fall off will come off in the water and float all around you being scratchy and they will follow you where ever you go because the got stuck to your arms and now you need another shower but wait the water is too hot and it burns the rest of your hair off great now you are bald.
I barely made it through all of these I was doing of laughter for every one 🤣🤣🤣
My son was 5 when I was driving him to school. He said, "sometimes, I get annoyed just looking at you."
My son yelled out that my vocal cords were keeping him awake, when I was on the phone and he was in bed. Not me, just my vocal cords XD
My almost 4 yr. old grandson LOVES the cartoon Wild Kratts. He equally loves singing the intro song at the top of his lungs...only he says "wild craps". First time I heard him I was crying down my legs! hahaha!
This is gold!! Thank you for this post, haven't laughed so hard in a while. Kids are so awesome!
When our adult son was little, he loved to argue (lawyer in the making)? So, my wife and I wrote rules and the first rule was "no arguing." A few days later, we went to the grocery store and on the way back home he started arguing with us. I reminded him about the first rule, and his response was "NO it isn't! No arguing is the second rule!" I wanted to laugh my guts out and simultaneously wanted to slap him.
My son was 5 when I was driving him to school. He said, "sometimes, I get annoyed just looking at you."
My son yelled out that my vocal cords were keeping him awake, when I was on the phone and he was in bed. Not me, just my vocal cords XD
My almost 4 yr. old grandson LOVES the cartoon Wild Kratts. He equally loves singing the intro song at the top of his lungs...only he says "wild craps". First time I heard him I was crying down my legs! hahaha!
This is gold!! Thank you for this post, haven't laughed so hard in a while. Kids are so awesome!
When our adult son was little, he loved to argue (lawyer in the making)? So, my wife and I wrote rules and the first rule was "no arguing." A few days later, we went to the grocery store and on the way back home he started arguing with us. I reminded him about the first rule, and his response was "NO it isn't! No arguing is the second rule!" I wanted to laugh my guts out and simultaneously wanted to slap him.
