That must have been awkward..

I know that you shouldn't use sarcasm with kids, and I think I rarely do. I met a child who is going to be in my class when school starts. Sometimes kids come around when the teachers are setting up there rooms just to say hi. I don't mind being interrupted from my unpacking and setting up; it is just that I would rather the kids walk in to seeing the room as a finished product. Anyway, I get the need to relieve anxiety for both the children and the parents. So this little girl came to say hi and we had this interaction:

Me: Hi, I'm Miss F. How was your summer?
Child: Great! I was at sleep away camp.
Me: Oh, you're so lucky! I tried to go to sleep away camp this summer and they told me I was too old.
Child: (face drops) that must have been really awkward! were you embarrassed?

Oops! At least her mom laughed :).