What is the most creative question a child ever asked you?

[meganlynne]

Looking for wacky, poignant, baffling queries from little ones. I'm doing research for a nonfiction book.

How can there be anything three dimensional? the fourth dimension is time, if it doesn’t exist in time it doesn’t exist.
DS age 5

Haha I actually referenced the colour conundrum in my first philosophy essay as an undergraduate! Great question 😂

Am I adopted? How do you know?

No. Because you look like me.

But that might be why you adopted me.

When birds think do they think in words or in tweets?

DD when she was 5 'if you have a cat who's the winner?'

That lady is a geophysicist, he was 3 & loved watching Time Team.

Would you rather never see a race car or never see a giant fish?

😏

Dd aged 3 and a half - "why isnt what I wear to nursery a nurseryform instead of a uniform.. '

She clearly states this is for a nonfiction book, so not a creative writer. Maybe next time try engaging your brain before letting the bitchiness out.

Am I going to die? When am I going to die? How am I going to die? And....how long will I be dead for?

Even nothing is something, isn't it mummy?

I had similar - 'if I need to eat my food to get big and strong, why does Daddy still eat? He's already big and strong'

DS7 "if water makes metal rust and it rains on cars how come they don't rust away?"

Orange the fruit came first. We didn't used to have a word for orange, red was used for both. Hence Robin red breast which are actually more orange.

7 year old looking at the horizon

"Is that where the waterfalls are?"

Why are all these cars stopping when I need a wee?

Morning everyone. Just to let you know that we've had a few reports about this thread. It's just that we don't allow these sort of requests on our talk boards, we're afraid, OP. If you have a media inquiry, please get in touch with our press office at [email protected].

That said, it's turned out to be a lovely thread (and a very nice idea for a book in fact 😉) and we're going to leave it standing so that MNers can continue to enjoy it.

Thanks all.

3 year old pottered into the kitchen and said 'mummy, do you lack meaning?'
(She was parroting woman's hour on the radio but it was very funny).

About a fizzy drink:

’Are the bubbles the drink’s thoughts?’

DS is 14 and hasn't stopped asking questions for about 10 years, but the ones that stick out:

Which animal is most musical?

Why does hair cry? (Turns out I was sweating round my hairline).

Of 'aliens' Do little green men photosynthesise and if so, do they get thinner if they wear clothes?

Who was the first baby, and also separately who looked after the first baby.