Ah, kids. Without their cherubic faces that light up at the thought of Santa coming to their house and leaving a pile of presents under the tree, the holidays would lose a lot of their joy and luster. And, let’s face it, the honesty from the mouths of babes can be at times heartwarming, at times stunningly wise, at times embarrassing, and many times, side-splittingly funny. Kids are a trip.
Keys Weekly was a fly on the wall when a group of children, supervised by their moms, got together to decorate a Christmas tree and eat treats. Perhaps stoked by a sugar high, they dove into the ornaments and decorated the tree in a minute flat.
Meanwhile, we asked each child questions about the holidays. Here’s what they had to say. One answer that stood out: While most kids said their favorite reindeer was a certain famous one with a red nose, there were one or two surprise underdog reindeer that were named as favorites. Check out all their answers, below.
Nathanael
What are you giving to your parents as a present for Christmas? (Long pause.) I still don’t know. But I’ll think about it.
What is your favorite holiday treat? Candy!
How do you think Santa delivers all the presents to all the children around the world in one night? On a sled with magic reindeer.
Who is your favorite reindeer? Rudolph.
What is your favorite part of Christmas? Getting presents.
Chloe
What are you giving to your parents as a present for Christmas? I’m going to make a special card for everybody that I know.
What is your favorite holiday treat? Fruitcake. My dad likes fruitcake, too.
How do you think Santa delivers all the presents to all the children around the world in one night? He doesn’t get any sleep.
Who is your favorite reindeer? Prancer.
What is your favorite part about Christmas? Getting presents. That’s my favorite.
Celeste
What are you giving to your parents as a present for Christmas? A present to Mom, Daddy and myself, Chloe, plus Miranda, Martin and everyone. And even Spirit (a character in the movie about a horse called “Spirit Untamed.”)
What is your favorite holiday treat? Candyyyyyyyyy! I love candy. Chocolates. Turkey. Mashed potatoes.
How do you think Santa delivers all the presents to all the children around the world in one night? He goes in a sleigh and he drives the sleigh and the sleigh itself drives because it’s magical.
Who is your favorite reindeer? Sprinkles, ha ha! Sprinkle ice cream.
What is your favorite part about Christmas? Presents.
Timmy
What are you giving to your parents as a present for Christmas? A toy. I’m still working on it.
What is your favorite holiday treat? Gumbo.
How do you think Santa delivers all the presents to all the children around the world in one night? Because he has a very big sled.
Who is your favorite reindeer? Rudolph
What is your favorite part about Christmas? Opening presents.
miranda
What are you giving to your parents as a present for Christmas? Haven’t thought about that yet. No ideas.
What is your favorite holiday treat? Cookies. Whatever cookies.
How do you think Santa delivers all the presents to all the children around the world in one night? He has magic.
Who is your favorite reindeer? Rudolph
What is your favorite part about Christmas? When you decorate the tree and when you open the presents.
martin
What are you giving to your parents as a present for Christmas? A toy. I’m still working on it.
What is your favorite holiday treat? Gumbo.
How do you think Santa delivers all the presents to all the children around the world in one night? Because he has a very big sled.
Who is your favorite reindeer? Rudolph
What is your favorite part about Christmas? Opening presents.
