The holiday season inspires people in different ways, whether receiving or giving gifts or spending time with family members.
Students at Washington Elementary School had varying thoughts on what their perfect gift would be and how they would spend $1 million to provide gifts for their family and friends.
Chloe Kuhn
Third-grader Chloe Kuhn said the perfect Christmas gift for her would be a hoverboard.
“I’ve heard of them and heard they are a lot of fun and always wanted to try one out,” Kuhn said.
That’s not all she wants, however.
If she had $1 million, she said, she would buy a mansion with a pool that has a big slide, 1,000 cookies, a trampoline for her family, Nichols Park and the city of Jacksonville.
“I’d buy Jacksonville, because I always wanted a city all to myself,” she said.
Eunice Umba
Eunice Umba, a third-grader, said she doesn’t want anything new for Christmas this year, because she already has what she wants.
“I just want to be with my family because some people don’t have families and I do,” Umba said.
Because she’s content with what she has, if she had $1 million she’d give it away to people who needed it, she said.
“I’d buy a house for homeless people and give them money to buy clothes and accessories for their house,” Umba said. “I have a house, I have everything I need. I want to help those who don’t have as much.”
Fenn Rhodes
For first-grader Fenn Rhodes, seeing a teddy bear under the Christmas tree would make him happy.
“I don’t know why (I want one), but I’d like to play with it,” Rhodes said.
As far as giving gifts, Rhodes said he has a list of people to whom he’d like to give gifts, including his mom, brother and two sisters. For his mom, makeup would be his choice.
“She puts it on every morning,” he said. “I’d buy for family and friends, I just don’t know what.”
Annemarie Frost
Fourth-grader Annemarie Frost said she wants a new volleyball for Christmas, because she wants to remain active in her favorite sport, but said she’d like to give more to her family.
She said if she had $1 million, she’d buy her little brother a superhero toy and her older brothers a comic book and soccer ball. As far as her mom, Frost said she’d likely just give her money.
“I’d giver her some of the money, so she can do anything she wants,” Frost said. “I want them to be happy and get what they want, because they give me stuff that I want.”
Eric Green
Sixth-grader Eric Green wants something a bit bigger as his perfect Christmas gift. For him, if he could have anything in the world for Christmas, it would be world peace.
“I want world peace because then no one would be homeless, no one would be hungry, everyone would have a car and get what they want,” Green said.
Green said he would use his $1 million to help him accomplish the task of world peace.
“I’d buy homeless people homes and give them money to help them live,” he said. “I’d help everyone own a car on me, get them their own TV, even if it cost me an arm and a leg. I see these families who are poor and I want nothing bad to happen, for everyone to live where they want and to live in peace.”
Brandon Jordan
Second-grader Brandon Jordan said for him, the perfect Christmas gift would be a new Nintendo DSi game to add to his collection.
With $1 million, Jordan said, he’d partake in the holiday giving by giving his family and friends things they want for Christmas.
“I’d probably buy my parents new cars. My mom really wants a Challenger and Dad wants a Barracuda,” Jordan said. “I have the Hot Wheels for both of them.”
