Mrs. Johnson's Kindergarten Class Christmas Interviews

MAX

Ledger: How do the elves get the toys to you?

Max: With Santa! They build them!

L: Do they build all the toys in his garage or where do they build them?

M: Inside where Santa Claus lives!

L: Where does Santa live?

M: The Earth.

L: Can you tell me what Santa Claus looks like?

M: hmmmmm....

L: Can you tell me, is he chubby or skinny?

M: He's skinny! Really skinny!

L: Do you know how much he weighs?

M: Well....no.

L: What would you like for Christmas this year?

M: A SpiderMan!

L:Do you want a real SpiderMan wrapped up under your tree or is there a SpiderMan toy?

M: A real SpiderMan!

L: Ok cool! If SpiderMan is under your tree, will you let me meet him?

M: (giggles) No!

HOLLIDAY

Ledger: Is your name Holliday because your parents like the holidays so much?

Holliday: (thinks hard, shrugs, laughs)

L: What do you do to celebrate Christmas?

H: We decorate and hang up decorations. And I take one of my socks up and I hang it up!

L: Is it a stinky sock or a clean sock?

H: (laughs) A big sock!

L: Who brings you presents?

H: Santa!

L: Does he knock on your door and come in the front door with the presents?

H: No, he goes down the chimney.

L: What does Santa look like?

H: He has a Santa dress.

L: Is it pink?

H: (laughs) No! It's red!

L: So Santa comes down the chimney in a red dress, how does he get there? Does he drive his car?

H: (giggles) No!! He has a sled and the reindeer!

L: What would you like for Christmas this year?

H: A doggie!

L: A real doggie or a toy doggie?

H: A toy doggie!

JAKLYN

Ledger: What's your favorite Christmas Cookie?

Jaklyn: A Santa Claus one!

L: What does Santa look like?

J: He has a red hat and his suit is red...and he...he has the boots!

L: How does he get presents to your house?

J: He has the carry things, the...the reindeers, and they have the thing they pull.

L: What's a reindeer look like?

J: He has a nose.

L: What's so special about his nose? Is he famous for it?

J: It's red and he makes them all fly!

L: Wow! That's pretty cool. What would you like for Christmas this year?

J: My grandma already told Santa what I wanted.

L: Your grandma knows Santa? She called your order in?

J: No! But she told him I want a pink T-Rex dinosaur with a remote control!

DAXTON

Ledger: How does Santa Claus get to your house?

Daxton: (Thinks really hard) I don't know.

L: Do you know where Santa Claus lives?

D: Very far...yeah...very very far away.

L: Like how far away.

D: Like 45....46...47...48...far!

L: Wow that's really far! Where he lives, is it hot or cold?

D: He lives in the universe and its cold cold cold.

L: Who helps Santa Claus make al the presents and toys?

D: The elves.

L: What does an elf look like?

D: They aren't big like Santa. It's kind of like...kind of like....(holds his hands about six inches apart)...like that. And they are green with white.

L: So they are little?

D: Yes.

L: What would you like for Christmas this year?

D: I want another monster truck, and another, and a monster truck.

L: What color would you like the monster truck to be?

D: Rainbow!

CRUZ

Ledger: What do you put under your Christmas tree?

Cruz: Presents!

L: What do you do with the presents on Christmas morning?

C: Open them!

L: Who brings you some of the presents?

C: Santa!

L: What does Santa look like?

C: He kinda looks like a sailor. He has a belly and a beer...beer...beer...that thing...the beer....beer...beard!

L: How much do you think he weighs?

C: 100 pounds!

L: Is Santa married?

C: Uh....I think so?

L: Do you know what her name is?

C: (giggles) Nope!

L: Who helps Santa make toys?

C: The little guys. The elves.

L: What does an elf look like?

C: I've never seen one. But they look like Santa but it's a little bit skinnier..oh! and they aren't really tall.

L: What do you want for Christmas this year?

C: Like a..like a...like a...stuffed animal.

L: What kind of stuffed animal? Like a teddy bear or a dragon or a kitten?

C: A teddy bear!

CULLEN

Ledger: What does Santa Claus look like?

Cullen: Has a red pack of presents!

L: Who makes the presents with Santa?

C: The elf.

L: What does an elf look like?

C: They are fuzzy and I watched the movie about it!

L: You did?! What part do you remember best?

C: The elves didn't help the girl and they tied her up and they were so cute. And there were a whole lot of books and a huge room full of books where they tied her up. (Explains the movie)

L: What do you want for Christmas this year?

C: A remote controlled drome and a remote controlled dinosaur.

L: What kind of dinosaur?

C: A one that has the black stuff!

L: Ok, you're all done!

C: Can I stay here?

QUINN

Ledger: How does Santa Claus get to your house?

Quinn: In the sled.

L: Is it like a sled you slide down a hill on?

Q: No! (laughs)

L: What does it look like?

Q: I don't know!

L: Does Santa drive it like a car?

Q: No! He moves it with reindeer!

L: What's a reindeer?

Q: I don't know! It looks like a deer! And it flies!

L: I didn't know there were deer that can fly! Do you know their names?

Q: No!

L: What do you want for Christmas this year?

Q: I want a toy unicorn!

L: What color is the unicorn you want?

Q: It sits in the corner and it looks like a rainbow and has black hair and rainbow...or white hair..or rainbow...or I like them all! I just want one!

NATHAN

Ledger: What's Santa look like?

Nathan: He has really red clothes and he's....he's....he's...well...red.

L: Do you know, is he skinny or chubby?

N: He's like reallly really skinny!

L: How much do you think he weighs?

N: Like a lot!

L: How does Santa get to your house? Does he drive in a car?

N: No! He comes in the sleigh!

L: What does the sleigh look like?

N: It's red too and has the reindeers.

L: What do the reindeer do?

N: They fly! Look, here's my locker - wanna see? (gets up to open it)

L: Not right now - but tell me, what do you want for Christmas this year?

N: I want a Jurassic World T-Rex!

L: What does a T-Rex look like?

N: Like a...like a...ROAR! And he's big, like one o'clock! And black!

BELLA

Ledger: Bella, what does an elf look like?

Bella: He looks like...like...he has pointy ears and a hat!

L: How big are elves?

B: (holds fingers about an inch apart) Really teeeeny!!!

L: How much do you think an elf weighs?

B: Ummm....like....13 or....13!

L: When you decorate for Christmas, what do you do at your house?

B: I help my mom decorate the tree.

L: Is it a real tree or a fake tree?

B: It's fake. We decorate it with stuff we got at Walmart!

L: What would you like for Christmas this year?

B: I want a guitar!

L: A guitar! Do you know how to play a guitar or do you want to learn?

B: I want to learn!

L: Do you sing with the guitar, too?

B: (laughs) NO! I just play the guitar!

LUCAS

Ledger: What does Santa Claus look like?

Lucas: He's really....he's really...his face and his hands and everything...(motions with his arms wide open)...big!

L: Do you know much he weighs?

L: (thinks hard...looks at ceiling) No.

L: What does an elf look like?

L: They're orange! They've got these (makes horns on the top of his head)

L: Antlers?

L: No, not antlers. They're horns!

L: What do the elves do?

L: They make the toys!

L: Where do the elves live?

L: In Santa's garage, by his house, so they are by the sled!

L: The sled? Is that what Santa uses to deliver presents?

L: Yeah, and they bring them to you when you are....are...when you...you have to get sleepy!

L: What would you like for Christmas this year?

L: An elf!

EMMA

Ledger: What do you leave for Santa on Christmas eve?

Emma: We leave...the...the...cookies!

L: What kind of cookies?

E: I don't know...but...(thinking) ..I think they are cholocate chip!

L: Does Santa get to your house in his car?

E: No in his sled with his deer. The one with the red nose!

L: Uh oh! Does that one have a cold?

E: No! He's got a red nose cuz...cuz.... he was a stranger and everyone made fun of him when he was young but...then...then his nose got red!

L: What happened when his nose got red?

E: Prancer didn't like it and Rudolph's nose got red and then Santa said he could guide them!

L:Oh neat! What would you like for Christmas this year?

E: I want my grandma to come for Christmas to our house again.

L:That's sweet!

E: Cuz the last Christmas I was crying because I couldn't see her and I really wanted her there for Christmas.

OTTO

Ledger: Can you tell me about Santa Claus?

Otto: Santa Claus brings presents!

L: How does Santa make the presents?

O: With his Santa magic!

L: Have you ever seen Santa?

O: (whispers) No. Well....he has white clothes....and red clothes...and has a white beard.

L: Is he really skinny or chubby?

O: I don't know.

L: Do you know what his favorite food is?

O: (very excited) Yes! Cookies!

L: What kind of cookies?

O: Santa cookies!

L: What would you like for Christmas this year?

O: A banana chair!

L: A banana chair? Will it be yellow and look like a banana?

O:Yes!

L: Where will you put it?

O: In the living room!

LORENZO

Ledger: What does a reindeer look like?

Lorenzo: You know! It's like a deer!

L: What's special about these deer?

L: They fly!

L: How do they fly? Do they just run super fast and jump in the air?

L: No! They just fly!

L: So, do they pull Santa's car or?

L: No!!! They pull his SLEIGH!

L: Do you know any of their names?

L:Umm....there's the red one?

L: How much does Santa weigh?

L: I don't know!

L: What would you like for Christmas this year?

L: Some Sonic stuff!

L: Like a Sonic the Hedgehog video game or a stuffed animal or?

L:Just all kinds of Sonic stuff! All the Sonic stuff!!!