Kids can be a lot of things. They’re smart, they’re inspiring, and they always have a clever thing to say. They can bring so much joy to your life and the lives of others, it almost makes up for the fact that their habits can be endlessly frustrating. No matter how much trouble they get themselves into, there’s no denying that kids are hilarious, full of energy, and often, wise beyond their years. But for all the things that kids are, there’s one thing you should know: When they go quiet, they’re *almost always* up to something — and sometimes, it’s something very mischievous. These kids all went quiet on their parents at one point or another, and what happened next ranges between funny and cringeworthy. These photos are proof that you really can’t take your eyes off them for a second. And if you do, you simply can’t be surprised when they respond with some serious outrageousness. #17 will make you LOL.And when jumping around like a maniac loses its allure, it’s time to start color-coding things like the young genius that you are.

The thing is, this little guy did follow the directions — however, he just assumed that the teacher forgot to use a preposition. Draw ON your friend’s face is what she really meant.

And not figuratively, either: If you’ve ever come across a cannon, you probably had the urge to look inside and see what the hell was going on in there. This little girl just went ahead and did it.

Or organizing. Or color coding. Or making a retail worker’s life a living hell. It’s hard to know for sure what he’s thinking, but we’re into this scene.

Let’s just hope that someone saw this kid’s message from above and totally made their day.

You might joke around about how lazy you are, but you’re not REALLY lazy until you construct a Franken-straw that ensures you never have to actually lift your head up off the couch.

Is it eggs? Is it vomit? Is it some combination of both? Whatever it is, you know that this is the result of a mom looking away for one single second, only to discover that her laptop would never be the same.

Just when you weren’t looking, your kid served you some Khaleesi realness and your mind is totally blown.

Clearly, he wants to get some business done, but there are some serious obstacles in his way. If the baby wants to earn, let him earn.

Monochrome is SO fall 2015: This is how you give a Dalmatian a colorful, on-trend upgrade. So fierce.

Let’s just say that there was an explosion, he wasn’t planning on it, and now his mom has to figure out how to get all the soot and ash out of his clothes.

Clearly, this kid is just SO over it. Doesn’t matter that he’s meeting the most powerful man in America: When you’re done, you’re done.

Kids these days make all kinds of weird decisions, and this one might break the top 10 list. Maybe it’s meta in some kind of way?

This is actually brilliant: Technically he’s there, even if his brain is in another dimension. Maybe he’s subliminally absorbing the information while he sleeps?

Clearly, we have a new comedic star on our hands. The headlessness really takes it over the top.

We just wish we had a video of him turning around and realizing that his hero/fave player was behind him.

If you’re going to make your kid stand in the drugstore aisles while you pick out makeup, you’ve got to be prepared for the moment when they have a stroke of bored brilliance.

This has to be the most bored kid of all bored kids. Also, how are his feet holding up to all of this?

This kid is throwing some serious hardballs over here. At this point, we imagine that parents just have to start making s**t up.

The best part about this is that he even has his own miniature recliner to kick back and relax on. This kid is living the life.
