Nellie's Guide to Being Little: Vol. 1

Explanations for little stuff

So I stumbled upon this post yesterday and it's soooo good!! You can use these on your parents too especially if you're an underage little. Let me know if you ever use these! Enjoy cuties!!

- Nellie💕✨🍼

(By babygirl-miles on Tumblr)
My favorite ways to explain buying/having little stuff

I've used all of these excuses and they have worked
Playdoh: "Molding it helps me stop picking my nails"
Sippie: My friends kid/my niece/ my nephew/ I babysit
Stuffie: It's my favorite animal ok.
Paci: My friends kid/ my niece/ my nephew/ I babysit
Onsie: Halloween costume
Coloring book: Helps with my stress

(By bubbles-daisies-sweets-meow on Tumblr)
Some other non-outing and neurotypical-passing explanations:

Note: I've only had to use the one for Playdoh so far...
Playdoh:
"It's good for stress. I saw an article online." (Like a stressball, and it really is recommended for stress; they sometimes keep some on hand in counseling offices)
Sippie:
if less obviously for babies/toddlers - "I spill my drinks a lot" or I don't want to spill my drink on my paperwork." because it's practical and it's for very important adult things (taxes, bills, other workstuff)
if really obviously for babies toddlers - "I think the cup part is a cute pencilholder" or "I keep it as a container for..." examples of contents: coins, earphones, spare cash or emergency cash/cards/documents (people are less likely to steal a sippie than a wallet)
Stuffie:
"It's cute" "It's for decoration" "It's to use as a pillow" "It's a gift for someone's birthday/ an S.O. / a child /a pet (as a toy)" "I collect novelty (or vintage) plushies as a hobby"
Paci:
small baby or toddler pacifier - Typically no explanation needed, but if pressed... "I wanted to use part of it to make something else (ex: design part for decorating something, handle for replacing the handle on some other small thing)"
adult pacifier - again "I wanted to use part of it for something else" "I was curious if it was a real thing" "I meant to buy a baby pacifier but I clicked the wrong link / isn't how I expected it to be online (can say you kept it because you found the situation funny)" "it was recommended by a dentist for grinding teeth in my sleep / an article online for snoring (or for sleep apnea) and I figured it was worth trying" costume piece, "I'm a Melanie Martinez/ other baby themed music fan (bootleg band merch / homemade fan representation)"
Onesie:
"I was gunna use it as a bathingsuit/romper" "it's comfortable for wearing as pajamas in the summer" "I thought it would be funny" "I wanted to learn how to sew one, and the baby ones are too small for me to make a pattern from" "It's a gag gift"
Coloring books:
Usually no excuse needed, as they're popular now; but for children's coloring books... "I bought it for a kid and they didn't want it so I don't want it to go to waste" "I want to practice coloring lineart" "I think the drawings are pretty, and I like to look at them / use them as black and white posters" "I wanted to use the designs to screen print some shirts"
And if all else fails:
"IT'S FOR MY ART" (method acting, stage props/costumes, cosplay, sculpting, writing, reference for drawing)