Christmas Wish Lists
Since it’s the beginning of Christmas season, we decided to have the two older kids make wish lists. Helpful for us, fun for them. They’re too young to write the items down themselves so Colin and I acted as scribes as they relayed their ideas.
This is the first year we’ve had them do this. We told them to wish big. The sky’s the limit when it comes to writing down what they want as gifts. However, we also told them that no matter how many things they listed, they’d only be getting a couple of them, and not necessarily in the order they were written, lest they get some grand idea that putting it to paper made it official. From their lips to Santa’s ears, or something. It would just be a fun way to think about what they really wanted.
Warren was as excited as any 6-year-old boy could be to begin the task. Giddy, he paced around the living room, telling me it helped him think better, as he came up with ideas far and wide. The following is his list as strictly dictated, minus the drill, matches, and saw that he also requested:
Warren’s Wish List 2011
- Mountain bike
- Computer
- Watch (digital)
- Spy kit
- Magic Treehouse books
- Beyblades
- Telescope
- Real tools
- Drawing set
- CB radio
- Hot Wheels race track
- Hot Wheels cars
- Emergency candles
- Stereo
- T.V.
- Picture frames (for his artwork)
- A box of wood
- A box of metal
- Yarn (red)
- Pumpkin carving kit
- Chapter books
- Roll of stickers (Star Wars)
- Drawing journal
- How To Draw books
- Treasure chest
- Pretend gold and diamonds (for the chest)
- Lego police station
- Lego fire station
- Lego X-Wing fighter
- Clay for sculpting
- Sculpting tools
- Black lights
- Police badge (real looking)
- Sand buckets
- Long metal shovel
- Dice
- Chess game
- Wall paper/stickers (Star Wars or fire trucks)
- New sneakers with laces
- Calvin and Hobbes books
- Weaving materials
- Rope/lasso
- Chandelier
- Wall clock
- Ceramic water pitcher (blue and green)
- Jeans
- Giant blanket
- Money (“Like pennies,” he said)
- Droid phone
- Floor tiles
- Beyblade stadium
- Gold/silver paper
- Art from scrap materials
- Backpack
- Basket for toys
- Bureau drawers
- String
- Measuring tape
- Scotch tape/duct tape/blue painter’s tape
- Cardboard boxes
- Stuffed animals
- Watercolors
- Flossers
- Glass bottles
- Paper cups
- Air fresheners (fruit scented)
- Hair spray
We explained the same rules to Maddie. This was her chance to tell us what she most desired for Christmas. Colin got the pad of paper and pen ready and asked her what presents she wanted. Her list was a tad different from Warren’s:
Madeline’s Wish List 2011
- Pink
Perhaps she is wise leaving it up to interpretation. A quick search in Amazon’s toy section yielded approximately 5,200 suggestions in the “2-4 Years” category. Obviously, she’s found the loophole.
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8 Comments to Christmas Wish Lists
Ha ha ha…hilarious!!!! Maddie’s request is right up there with Levi’s. He tells Bobbie (the elf on the shelf) everyday that he wants “Candy!…Lollipops!”…EVERYDAY! 
December 3, 2011
Laughed out loud!
December 3, 2011
This is Hilarious!! I’m not sure which one is funnier.
December 3, 2011
This is such a great post! Your kids crack me up all the time, and the way you write about their ways is hilarious- love it!!
December 4, 2011
I like warren’s household goods in #s 43-45. hahaha
December 6, 2011
They both cracked me up! Chandelier and flossers are definitely my favorite.
December 6, 2011
This was too funny!!! I was laughing out loud! Just the laugh I needed tonight. Thanks!
December 13, 2011
I love this!! It must be a boy thing! Jarron has given me 3 lists. Kaiya on the other hand said she’d like a few things but doesn’t really know. She’s going for the surprise me route.
Warren is seriously creative. I love all his choices.
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December 2, 2011