What various emoji means to my kids.

💀

M, age 5: Someone has died.

L, age 7: Use when asked if you want something, like pizza, and you don't like pizza.

🐈

M, age 5: A walking cat.

L, age 7: A cat.

🍦

M, age 5: Sneak out to eat ice-cream.

L, age 7: That's a n-ice idea.

😎

M, age 5: That you're a king or a queen.

L, age 7: Fine in a good way. For example if someone say "Do you want to take a day off work?" you reply "😎 Ok".

🧠

M, age 5: Your brain is smart.

L, age 7: You're smart.

👀

M, age 5: Someone looking to the side.

L, age 7: If someone writes “There’s a fox outside!” you reply “Oh that’s cool! 👀”.

🦊

M, age 5: A fox has done something with a human.

L, age 7: Our cat, Fox.