Little boys are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. This phrase is an alternative to the traditional idea that boys are made of things like snips and snails.
They are made of blood and skin and bone
Puppy dog's tails
The original words to the poem were "snips of snails", meaning little cut up bits of snails (you know, like with a scissor). The rhyme originated in the early 19th century in England. In the USA, most of us remember this as, "Frogs and snails".
What are little boys made of? What are little boys made of? Frogs and snails, And puppy-dogs' tails; That's what little boys are made of. What are little girls made of? What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice, And all that's nice; That's what little girls are made of.
Snips and Snails - 2007 was released on: USA: 29 March 2007 (Vail Film Festival) (premiere)
Little boys are made of sugar and spice and everything nice, just like little girls. This traditional rhyme highlights that children, regardless of gender, are precious and unique individuals with a variety of qualities.
Little boys are made of snakes and snails and puppy dog tails.
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Girls are made of sugar and spice, and everything nice, Boys are made of snips, and snails, and puppy dog tails.
The nursery rhyme that mentions "sugar and spice and all things nice" is "What are Little Boys Made of?" Two other lines in the rhyme are "Snips and snails and puppy dog tails" and "That's what little boys are made of."
The Rowdyruff Boys are made of snips, snails, and a chemical called "Spice" in the Powerpuff Girls series. This combination was intended to create evil counterparts to the Powerpuff Girls.
Cheerilee Cheerilee is the My Little Ponies school teacher that teaches little ponies such as Apple Bloom (Applejack's sister), Sweetie Bell (Rarity's sister), Scootaloo, Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, Featherweight, Snips, Snails, and Sugar Twist
Supa snips are used for snipping in places that you can't reach with regular snips.
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