Education / school

1. A yellow submarine that travels on land and smells like a mixture of hope and despair
3. The mysterious substance that was definitely edible when Mom packed it at 6 AM
9. The daily costume that makes everyone look like tiny business people
12. When you vibrate at the same frequency as a chihuahua on espresso
13. What grown-ups call it when you have no idea what's happening
14. When your eyelids weigh approximately seventeen pounds each
17. Twenty-six squiggly shapes that apparently have magical meaning
18. Uncontrollable sound eruptions triggered by someone saying "duty"
19. The natural state of being when hallways multiply like a house of mirrors
22. The tiny food treasures that make everything in life bearable again
25. When simple instructions sound like they're delivered in ancient Martian
27. The magical human who somehow knows when you didn't brush your teeth this morning
28. What happens to your favorite toy the moment you need it most

2. Feeling like you're about to perform brain surgery but you're only five
4. The dangerous condition that makes you touch everything despite warnings
5. The evil spell that follows you home and ruins perfectly good cartoon time
6. The cruel joke where you're supposed to sleep while fully awake
7. When your stomach feels like it's hosting a butterfly circus
8. Twenty minutes of pure chaos disguised as "organized play"
10. Like being a goldfish suddenly dropped into the ocean
11. The only escape room in the building that requires permission to enter
15. Where friendships are born and scraped knees become battle scars of honor
16. The salty waterfalls that happen when you realize naptime is really over forever
20. A portable cave where homework goes to hibernate forever
21. Someone who shares their animal crackers and doesn't judge your juice box choice
23. The final boss of the education video game
24. How you feel after successfully opening your own juice box without assistance
26. Waxy sticks that taste surprisingly similar to chicken nuggets