We sometimes forget just how smart, creative, brave, and witty we used to be when we were kids. So it comes as a surprise for some parents when their children do or say something absolutely brilliant. Like getting their parents out of speeding tickets or using the scientific method to figure out that the Tooth Fairy isn’t real (I’m pretty sure that she’s actually real, but it’s still impressive that someone would go to such great lengths to try and disprove her existence).
There’s a subreddit out there that documents the moments that kids went above and beyond and really flexed their brainpower. Now, we can’t actually mention the full name of the subreddit (thank you, Internet and Social Media Police), so let’s use a slightly abbreviated version, shall we? ‘Kids Are Smart’ is an online community of 51.6k members and has been active since late June of 2018.
They’re all about showing off the times that kids “demonstrate impressively intelligent behavior” and we’ve collected some of their very best posts. You’re bound to enjoy this, especially if you have any kids or young siblings yourselves, Pandas. Remember to upvote your fave post and, if you feel like sharing, drop on by the comment section with your own ‘smart kid’ stories.
I reached out to the moderator team managing the subreddit and they were kind enough to answer my questions. The founder of the community told me that the entire idea to start the subreddit came about from a post about “a simple kid, exhibiting clever behavior for their age” that was originally posted on the ‘Kids Are Stupid’ (again, a slightly paraphrased title) online group. “It doesn’t really belong there and I figured we needed a new sub that fit it better,” they told Bored Panda.
I also got in touch with single mom, comedy writer, and pop star in waiting Ariane Sherine from the UK, who plans to release her debut pop album, BITTER, later in 2022. She features her daughter in a lot of her witty and relatable social media posts and they’re very popular.
“My daughter loves starring in my social media posts. She actually asks me to tweet about her! When she does something cool or impressive like skateboarding or graffiti writing, she asks, ‘Can you put it on Twitter?!’ Then she loves to read the comments. I guess some kids are more shy and retiring, but I like the fact that mine is confident and happy to show the world her talents,” she said. Scroll down for Bored Panda’s full interviews with the founder of ‘Kids Are Smart’ and with Ariane.
#1 No Hitting Doggo
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#2 This Made My Heart Melt
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#3 I Would Never Have Thought Of That
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#4 Way To Look Out For Your Neighbor, Kid!
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#5 Genius Boy Who Went Viral At 11yo For Helping College Students With Organic Chemistry Is Now A Researcher At 13
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#6 What A Kid
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#7 The Cop Let Them Go
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#8 Thinking Outside The Box
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#9 Well, That Was Unexpected
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#10 Thanks, I Hate Lightsabers With Shadows
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#11 Genius
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#12 Thought This Belonged Here
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#13 This Kid Is Going Place
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#14 Creative 4 Year Old
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#15 Because College Has Failed You
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#16 Photographic Memory
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#17 No Food Allowed In The Living Room. No Tablet Allowed In The Kitchen
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#18 My Nephew Showed Me His Quiz In Class. Can’t Disagree On This One
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#19 Bonus For Creativity
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#20 What A God
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#21 My Aunt Just Shared Her Son’s Assignment With Me
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#22 My 8 Year Old Is A Jerk And Almost Made Me Burn My House Down
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#23 My Eleven Year Old Sister Made This Bada*s Dragon Cake
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#24 This Never Actually Occurred To Me To Do This As A Child
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#25 Strong Together
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#26 Light Grease
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#27 The Secret Box!!
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#28 Kiley’s Worm
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#29 My Son Wanted A Beard To Go With His Costume, But We Couldn’t Afford It. So He Disappears As Comes Back With This… He Cut His Own Hair And Glued It On His Face. He Got 3x More Candy Than Any Of The Other Kids
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#30 I Think This Was Posted In The Wrong Subreddit
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#31 Big Brain 3rd Grader
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#32 An 11-Year-Old Boy Has Been Hailed A Hero After He Saved The Life Of His Grandfather Following A Car Crash. He Has Credited ‘Grand Theft Auto’ With His Driving Skills As He Took Over The Wheel After His Grandfather Collapsed
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#33 I Told Her “Your Butt Needs To Stay In Your Room” Went To Check On Her And Found This Her Butt Is In Her Room
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#34 Only Logical Explanation. (On My Son’s Homework )
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#35 Kid Plays 3D Chess On His Mom
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#36 Smart Kidsmy 5 Year Old Built A Thing. He Built A Thing All By Himself
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#37 Told The Older Ones To Watch The Baby And Dont Let Her Get In Trouble
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#38 Asked My Student To Complete The Maze
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#39 Im Going To Start An Insect Business Too
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#40 An Inventor In The Making
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