Continuing: whaaaat?

I know that the authors of this strip, Moy and Giella, are working hard at learning to draw children appropriately - no midget adults, no bulbous heads. But something doesn't feel quite right about these two panels. It's like listening to someone with a speech impediment singing along to their Walkman.
But it's nice to see that somebody gave these kids a miniature playhouse, complete with toy-sized trees. Apparently they had those at the turn of the century.