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“Big Ugly Scary Bugs” by Simon, age 10
Bee afraid! Bee very afraid!!
“Big Ugly Scary Bugs” by Simon, age 10
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World’s Scariest Clown Picture by Lizbeth
May 15th, 2012Posted by Helen
“Untitled” by Lizbeth, age unknown
I had not yet had my morning coffee when I pulled this out of the files to scan in, so I was pretty sleepy. Once I saw it, however, I knew I’d never sleep again. Thanks a lot, Lizbeth!
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“2012″ by Andy, age 11
May 10th, 2012Posted by Helen
“2012” by Andy, age 11
2012? Seriously? Honestly, I think all these things happened last year. And the year before that. Get with the times, Andy!
Or are you just saying, this is all going to happen again, and again, and again?
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“Bees” by Jarrell, 5th grade
May 8th, 2012Posted by Helen
“Bees” by Jarrell, 5th grade
This exact same scenario happened to me when I was 10. I was fishing for piranhas with my dad and my little sister when a poisonous cobra and a swarm of bees came after us! Fortunately, they all wanted to eat piranhas, and not people, so as soon as we caught some fish, we all had a lovely picnic. Then we got stung to death because that’s what bees and cobras do. The end!
Of course it’s a true story! Don’t give me that look.
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“Haunted House” by Aljera, 2nd grade
April 24th, 2012Posted by Helen
“Haunted House” by Aljera, 2nd grade
I can’t decide if it’s the house that scares the girl in this picture, or the cat. The house, after all, is purple and has a heart drawn on it, thus making it more “pretty” than scary, at least according to the 2nd grade girls I’ve known. But perhaps it’s both the house and the cat that scares the girl, because if you click on the image above to see it full-sized, you may notice the artist has drawn very faintly in the background a giant ghost cat with sharp scary teeth! Perhaps that is the evil spirit that possesses the otherwise pretty-purple-house-with-a-heart-on-it. I know we have giant ghost cats in our house, and they do their dangedest to scare me all the time. Especially when they think I might drop whatever it is I’m eating and leave it behind for them to enjoy. Greedy fat ghost kitties! Quit jumping out of from under the dining room table and biting my ankles!!
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“SOS” by Colten, age 10
April 19th, 2012Posted by Helen
“SOS” by Colten, age 10
Hello! I know we haven’t posted in a couple weeks, but we haven’t abandoned you! Really! Not like the poor fellow in the picture above.
Actually the pilot in the picture above is stranded, marooned even, as opposed to abandoned. Unless you are refering to his luck, and then yeah, Lady Fortuna gave this guy the slip and said, “Sayonara sucker!” The poor guy is on his own. Or not. There is what appears to be a small hut on the island, complete with a friendly greeting party offering a refreshing beverage and a warm fire to sit by and dry off. If our intrepid pilot can manage to swim past any sharks in the water, he might just be fine.
Unless the guy welcoming him is a cannibal, in which case, the pilot is out of luck.
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“Apocalypse Clown” by Hunter, 7th Grade
April 3rd, 2012Posted by Helen
Untitled (but I’m calling it “Apocalypse Clown ”) by Hunter, 7th grade
Hunter didn’t give a title to his artwork, possibly because the subject matter was to horrifying to be named. Looking at his artwork, I’m certain he’s depicted the clown world’s equivalent of Voldemort. Hunter has depicted a vile specimen of comedic terror that is far more frightening than it is funny. And his clown has brought with him the end of the world. The fire pit and abandoned building in the background, along with the screaming bystander, give us this clown’s true name – Apocalypse Clown. Not to be confused with Apocalypse Cow, the udder terror mentioned in the pilot episode of “The Tick” starring Patrick Warburton (it was an epic TV show, EPIC I tell you).
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“I’m Scared of Bees” by Cade, age 6
March 29th, 2012Posted by Helen
“I’m Scared of Bees” by Cade, age 6
Is there anyone who isn’t scared of bees? I think it’s a universal fear. It’s only the degree to which we fear bees that varies from person to person. Me, I know enough to leave bees the heck alone and they’ll leave me alone. My kids, they think bees are flying evil minions of doom who will deliver unto them a sting more painful than a flu shot. And to a 5 year-old and a 9 year-old, that’s pretty painful, so we understand Cade’s fear.
However, I’m deliberately trying to attract bees to our yard this year, planting flowers so bees have a place to gather nectar and in turn spread pollen. I’m ecologically conscious that way (i.e. I’m a hippy-freak tree hugger). I personally believe that if nature designed a method to propagate plants (i.e. bees and butterflies and other critters), we ought to nurture that method, because we sure as heck haven’t come up with anything better.
Meanwhile the kids will spend all spring and summer running screaming through the yard going, “EEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! KILLER BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSS!!!” But that’s okay, because you know what? The only thing scarier than bees is a world without bees.
‘Nuff said.
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“My Dad When He Is Trying to Scare Me” by Madison, grade 3
March 27th, 2012Posted by Helen
“My Dad When He Is Trying to Scare Me” by Madison, grade 3
My dad used to try to scare me a lot when I was a kid. He still does sometimes. I don’t think he realizes his stories about the carnivorous Oyster-gator and freakish Frog-a-dile don’t work any more.
What does scare me these days? Taxes. I just spent all weekend pulling together my tax documents so my husband can file our taxes. If my dad showed up at my front door bearing armloads of receipts and forms to fill out, then I’d be really scared!
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“My Sister” by Alexa, 3rd grade
March 13th, 2012Posted by Helen
“My Sister” by Alexa, 3rd grade
I honestly have nothing to say about this drawing. At least nothing that wouldn’t get me in trouble with my sister!
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