The Devil's Diamonds

Bryce:  The devil, mom!  The devil has diamonds!

Me: What?!  Is this a mod?

Bryce: No, it’s on a map.  And I stole the diamonds!  From the devil!  Now I’m lighting up his lair.

Me: ???

I just want sliced bread...

From Rachael S--

T: Ugh...I really want a knife.
Me: Excuse me?
T:  So I can make bread slices. I need a knife...I just want sliced bread...

Minecraft is for learning

From Angie W--

Wesley, age 9: "Did you know you can learn stuff from playing video games? Like I didn't know you could make glass from cooking sand!"

Parents and educators are sometimes surprised to learn what a powerful educational tool the game of Minecraft actually is.  But it is!  For more on this, here is a great article:
Teaching In the Age of Minecraft, from The Atlantic Monthly

Sand and cacti

Bryce:  I need lots of sand.  It’s important.

Me:  Important why?

Bryce:  Getting cacti to throw to away things that are unneeded. I’m going to soon have a cacti farm.

The animal pit

Bryce: Yea! I got two cows in!  And a baby!

Me: In what? 
Bryce: The animal pit I just made.  It’s a pit full of animals.  Visitors must be careful not to fall in it, or they’ll have to milk my cows.
Me: Right.