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Christmas is a time for excitement and wonder, especially for kids. They have the biggest and boldest dreams and truly believe in the magic of Santa, elves, and reindeer. As adults, we know too well how hard it can be to find the perfect gifts for the little humans in our lives — the list of toys can be endless and their curiosity boundless. But what about when their requests leave you scratching your head, to say the least? Their fervid imaginations can lead to some pretty unusual gift requests, making us wonder how kids can be this weird.
Just ask any parent who has had to deal with children wishing for a real-life dinosaur or a pet unicorn for Christmas. It’s an absolute joy to see their faces light up with excitement when they open their Christmas presents, but how do you even deal with… this?
If you’re ready to be amazed and amused by the weirdest things kids asked for Christmas, check out these funny Christmas stories that people shared on AskReddit. From hot dogs to a coffee maker, a horse’s head to a divorce, it seems that some kids have pretty wild ideas about what the perfect present should be like. This list of weird Christmas gifts is sure to leave you laughing and feeling nostalgic for the days when your own holiday wish list was just as imaginative and absurd!
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#1
"My uncle was a Santa and he told me that one year a kid asked for a coffee maker because he wanted to start his own Starbucks coffee stand instead of a lemonade stand. Apparently business was not very good as a lemonade stand but he noticed a lot of adults drink coffee, so he'd make coffee."
Shanna Pugh-Champnoise 2 years ago
That kid will be rich some day. Already the little entrepreneur.
MygrandsonscallmeNia 2 years ago
When I was around 10 yo, we were renting a house, that had 4 orange trees in the back yard. My two bff's, and I decided to sell orange juice. We worked out butts off, but made $5 a day, from a 25¢ cup of OJ. Sometimes, a little more. All the roads in that area at the time, were dirt roads. There was a free that began paving them, every chance these guys got, they came to our stand. We were fresh squeezing the oranges, and it took time. At one point, this guy came back several times, wanting some OJ. When we finally had some, he bought the whole pitcher, and gave us $2 more. I seen that kids are charging $2 a cup for lemonade Kool aid.
Cindy Brick 2 years ago
He'll need a really long extension cord -- but I don't think this is a bad idea.
HeatherDPanda 2 years ago
When my daughter was 3, she asked for a Freightliner (semi-truck), and a cell phone like her Daddy had. We have a trucking company. The ladies there were horrified, "what about dolls" they asked. She said, " NO I hate dolls" with the meanest look! Lol
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#2
"I have been a Mrs. Claus for the last few years and I always ask the kids what they want while we do our crafts. My favorite was this 4-5-year-old girl that told me she wanted 'one of those loud horns'. She made a gesture like she was using those canned air horns and she made a little horn sound. She said she wants to use it to wake up her baby brother when he naps in the daytime so he 'knows what it's like.'"
Ambry Petersen 2 years ago
Except it would only cause baby brother to wail more. Also he could be Karma for all the times she kept her parents up as a baby lol l. (I have new baby around the house and a 6 year old so yeah you can guess where my humor is coming from.)
#3
"One year my brother asked for a dustpan. This was well in advance of Christmas and everyone assumed he would just forget it and move on, but as a joke one of his presents was in fact a shiny new dustpan complete with the little mini-broom. Of course, there were also the typical toys you'd expect a 5-year-old to enjoy, but he wasn't particularly interested in those. Instead, he spent most of the next week or so sweeping things into his dustpan."
*Displayname*=idk 2 years ago (edited)
My brother wanted a little Christmas tree by his bed all the time. Everyone kinda just laughed it off, so I got him a snow globe with Santa and a Christmas tree. He smiled so big it was amazing.
Load More Replies... Anne 2 years ago
Most parents would go full battle royale if it meant having cleaning kid as their son.
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Taylor Keane 2 years ago
When my son was 4 he asked for a plunger then figured out how to suction it to his face.
MJ 2 years ago
My three year old always wanted to “help” when I was sweeping and using the dust pan, to the point where she wanted me to give them to her to use. So that I could clean up without fighting my toddler for cleaning tools, i bought her a kids broom with a hand-broom and dust pan. She’s now four and a half, and when im sweeping, she goes and gets her broom and such too, “to help”. It’s super cute. 🥰 whats not as cute is she hasnt fully grasped that we’re sweeping everything into a pile to clean up, not just sweeping whatever dust we see “away”. 😅
Missi Boness 2 years ago
My son, as a 4 year old, wanted a vacuum. We bought him a little kid Dirt Devil, it worked too. He loved it.
Lowrider 56 8 months ago
My baby sister had a thing for ketchup. Don't know why. One year one of her Christmas presents was a big bottle of ketchup. She said it was best present ever!!
#4
"I asked my 6-year-old student what he would like from Santa and he said being able to take more naps."
Kelley Gilbert Zumwalt 2 years ago
Smart kiddo! If I had an IOU for every nap I didn't take as a kid...I would have run out of them about a decade ago
Carrie Cole 2 years ago
Not At All A Weird Request For Santa! I'm 71 years old and I Am Sure there was Someone in Class in my days of school....Who Said The Same Thing! More Naps! Full Circle!! LOL !!🙂🤪😁😆
#5
"My brother once asked for a 'tiny broken thing', when Santa looked to my mother for guidance she explained he likes fixing things."
MygrandsonscallmeNia 2 years ago
My son, liked taking things apart, and putting them back together. He's now, a really good mechanic, and carpenter.
#6
"My mum found an old Christmas wish list I'd written to Santa when I was 5. I'd asked for all 101 of the Dalmatians."
Lowrider 56 8 months ago
I once asked Santa to bring my Mom the actor Cary Grant because she had a big crush on him. I think i was about 6 or 7.
Patti Wagner 2 years ago
That's cute, My Mum found a list of mine and all I asked for was a plaid book bag. Which I got.😁👍
Anita Jesena 2 years ago
Be careful what you wish for. My family wanted to license some of our land for rescue animals.
#7
"Well, my son walks up to Santa, refuses to sit on his lap but instead takes his hand, stares him dead in the eye and says: 'I want one of your elves. He’ll live with me and grant my every wish. If I don’t like him, you can have him back next Christmas.'"
Charlene Bookwalter 2 years ago
One on my son's teachers asked her students if they could have anything for Christmas what they would choose and my son's friend said unlimited food stamps so his family would always have food. I about cried when he told me.
Kelley Gilbert Zumwalt 2 years ago
Maybe he had Santa's elves confused with Harry Potter house elves? I'd love to have a Dobby around the house as part of our family
#8
"After waiting two hours in line my daughter asked Santa for a hot dog."
NoiseMaker 2 years ago
I'd never wait in line for Santa for two hours. Not that we've ever fooled our kids into believing in Santa.
#9
"According to my parents, when I was in kindergarten I asked one of the teachers (who was dressed as Santa) for an orange. Just one, simple orange. Later on, the teachers asked my parents if our economic situation is ok or not."
Lorinda Woerner 2 years ago
I was a social worker at a school several years back and one student alerted us to his horrible situation at home when he asked sanya for playes and a table so he and hisnsiblings could eat together. The mom was unemployed and dad and walked out leaving them nothing. We were able to step in and giv them housing assistance, foodd assistance and our santa bought them a disheare set and i bought them a table. We would.never have known had it not been for.the kid telling santa what he wanted
MJ 2 years ago
“Out of the mouths of babes…” I’m so thankful for people like you who take an interest in kids and their situations when you hear something like this from a sweet, desperate, kid. Bless you, and all dedicated social workers.
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#10
"I asked Santa to grab a toy I had accidentally thrown on the roof since he was up there already. My dad was not thrilled with that request."
#11
"I remember one Christmas I asked for a microwave for my uncle because he broke his."
Patti Wagner 2 years ago
Many times kid will ask for something that has nothing to do with them. Very honorable!
#12
"Yesterday the big sister asked for a pet mouse, the little sister asked for a snake."
Ann M Clinkscales 2 years ago
Hmmm...I bet the little girl knows exactly what she was asking for in that snake!!
#13
"My 4-year-old daughter asked for hand sanitizer. Later confessed to me it was because everyone in her class was full of germs."
That emo Girl 2 years ago
Wait till you tell her that we need things like germs and bacteria to survive
MygrandsonscallmeNia 2 years ago
My youngest grandson, 5 yo now. Refuses to let anyone's Lips touch his drinks (I've taught him not to, because of germs.) But, let's say, we're out walking, and forgot to take some water with me, and just want a sip of his. All heck breaks loose, if I just ask for a sip. Eventually, hell let me, but, he stares me down while I clean the top off. It has to be cleaned on the inside of the top too. Yeah, I rarely ask for a sip. If his brother takes a drink, he won't drink it after that, no matter how well I clean it
#14
"Once my sister asked Santa if she could have a horse's head and an ice cream cone. She explained that she was gonna paint the ice cream cone the color of the horse, stick it on, mount the horse's head to the wall, and tell her friends she killed a unicorn."
Ugh_What_Now 2 years ago
Loved how she believed in Santa... but not in unicorns. Had to craft one of those herself. 😂
DD62422 2 years ago
No more so than an adult hunter. I've seen a zebra head on a wall. The owner was not a creep.
Load More Replies... Elizabeth Truss 2 years ago
I feel like there's some soon-to-be serial killers in some of these requests 😳😂
#15
"My daughter asked for pancakes one year. It was very cute. But then I had to get up and make pancakes on Christmas morning instead of being lazy."
Shine Chisholm 2 years ago
I made cinnamon rolls one Christmas morning, and now it's pretty much the most important part of our family tradition
Cat Chat 2 years ago
We've done waffles since my parents married. For easter it's toast with a creamed boiled egg sauce (if it has an official name, I don't know what it is).
Load More Replies... MygrandsonscallmeNia 2 years ago
I usually, make pancakes on Thanksgiving morning, and Christmas morning.
Ann M Clinkscales 2 years ago
Boooooo! You should have gotten her an easy bake oven with Pancake mix!!
Pamula Furness 2 years ago
Lazy? Do you actually mean being with everyone else in the morning, enjoying the day? Mum's are the hardest working of all!
Dean Bernales 2 years ago
Doesn't really matter... They were pancakes. God bless you. 😍
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"When I was like 9 I wrote a goodbye letter to my parents telling them Santa was going to pick me up and take me to the North Pole. I sat out in our car and waited on Santa to show up and take me away. The dumbest thing about this was that it was the middle of the summer."
Karen Philpott 2 years ago
Unless they live in New Zealand or Australia because it's the middle of summer at Xmas time.
Load More Replies... MJ 2 years ago
I gotta say, the elephant in the room here is why did this kid want to go with Santa go badly, to the point of writing his parents a good-bye letter. Like not for a visit, but for good. 🤔
Lemon Beans 2 years ago
Christmas in July perhaps? I used to think that was an actual christian holiday, like some kinda pre-gaming for Christmas
#17
"When I was 3 years old, the mall Santa asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I gave him a PERFECTLY reasonable answer: purple."
Lowrider 56 8 months ago
In the really olden days, the color purple was only worn by royalty or the very rich. Most of the reason was because the dye for making something purple was extremely expensive.
#18
"One time my 4-year-old sister asked for her rights back. She had no idea what it meant and it made the family laugh."
#19
"I overheard mammy saying to son just outside Santa's grotto, 'You can't ask for a time machine, they are just too big for the elves to build.'"
#20
"When I was 4 I asked for two more fingers. "
C Lawson 2 years ago
I can totally see how this idea could come about. Little ones learn to count on their fingers and most often to 10. But later might learn we really have 2 thumbs and only 8 fingers. Kid felt ripped off is what lol
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Ann M Clinkscales 2 years ago
They won't fit in your gloves in winter! Mittens are fine until you need to use those fingers! Then, you need gloves!
#21
"My kid, when he was 6, wanted nothing but a beard. Like, a fake beard because he wanted to wear it to school. He got one, and he did."
Loonie Toonie 2 years ago
I'm just imagining like a 6-year-old with a big bushy beard to the walking around at school XD
#22
"A cardboard box. The boy was 9 or 10 and confirmed two or three times that yes, all he wanted for Christmas was a cardboard box."
Mark Fuller 2 years ago
My parents got us a PC when we were kids. The sheer number of boxes filled with foam nuggets provided us with DAYS of fun!
Anon E Mouse 2 years ago
My brother once asked for coal. He was 3. He heard that heat and pressure could turn coal into diamonds, so he put a heating pad on the coal and sat on it for a weak. Unfortunately, he couldn't make a diamond.
Lemon Beans 2 years ago
You actually have to sit on the coal for 2 weeks. Rookie mistake. /J
Load More Replies... Patti Wagner 2 years ago
Perfectly reasonable request. My Dad would bring home huge refrigerator boxes and my brothers and I would spend hours playing in them, turning them into forts and such.
#23
"My 3-year-old asked for a knife this year. She wants to help me cut her strawberries."
Kelly Shields 2 years ago
There are child safe knives for practicing cutting. It's meant for 5/6 years old but they are about the same sharpness as a plastic butter knife but in the shape of a larger chopping knife. You can find them online.
•The Comic Hero• 2 years ago
i imagine being this santa and being TERRIFIED the first seconds after she talks
#24
"All the Santas will be surprised this year as my 3-year-old daughter asks for skeleton guts for Christmas. She found an anatomy figurine at barnes and noble and has wanted 'skeleton guts' ever since."
Sam Adel.A 2 years ago
The first thing that came to mind was Minecraft skeleton loot or something
Lemon Beans 2 years ago
My parents bought me one of those children's anatomy/physiology books when I was 4, cause it was the coolest thing I had ever seen. It had a tiny muscle anatomy figurine and a tiny skeleton with guts. Got me really interested in human biology, and now 18 years later I'm in school for forensic pathology. I hope you keep nurturing her interest in things like skeleton guts!
#25
"Was a Santa at a party last week. A kid asked for a whistle that she could blow at night to wake her mom up and scare her when she was sleeping."
Sam Adel.A 2 years ago
Kids are bad for your health Make no more kids or teach them to be kind
#26
"A coffin. Not sure why. I got no more information, and maybe I misheard, but I'm 95% certain that ~5-year-old said simply, 'A coffin.'"
#27
"I remember asking for a photo of Rudolph because I wanted proof of the existence of Santa."
Worst Cop in Britain 2 years ago
I asked one year for a bit of reindeer sleigh bells for proof. Parents told me a couple years later it drove them almost crazy trying to look for bells. They succeeded though :) I got sleigh bells.
Lemon Beans 2 years ago
Me and my siblings once made a full questionnaire for the Easter bunny to find out if he was real. We asked for a piece of his fur, and drew two boxes for him to tape it to. One had a white background in case he had dark fur, and vice versa. My poor darling mother took it upon herself to find one of her few grey hairs and cut it out to tape in the box. She figured we would know it was her hair if they used her or dad's dark hair. Would've been easier just to ask for a picture
Lemon Beans 2 years ago
Omg this also reminded me that we asked for Santa's signature so that we could analyze against others and find out if he was real or if it was our family pretending to be him. We were 2, 4, and 8. I think it was the same year as the Easter bunny thing. Idk where we got these ideas from. My mom made up a signature for him and wrote a little message in the fake Santa hand writing. I think she's the reason I put so much dramatic flair into everything I do
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MORGAN LILE 2 years ago
Everything I thought as a child is gone apparently all santa's reindeer are girls
#28
"Dared my kid to ask Santa for 'a new attitude.' Santa's face was priceless."
#29
"I remember my younger sister asking for me to move out of the house three years in a row... I was like 12 at the oldest."
Well-Dressed Wolf 2 years ago
Blaming the older child for “doing something” to the younger one with zero other info? Yes, because younger children are never just selfish brats who just hate the fact that a sibling is older than them :p
Load More Replies... Raimei Ai 2 years ago
Reminds me of when 3 of my nieces were little. (About age 4 for the oldest and about 6 months for the twins) My older niece decided she only wanted one little sister and actually took the other one out and put it in the dumpster... Her mom was furious! XD mostly kuz it was during the wonderfully sweltering heat of the Florida summer....and also kus by the time she noticed an 11 ft gator decided to sunbathe in her front lawn... She called the police and animal controle to handle it and stressed that it has already been about 15 mins already... They were there in record time. XD
DD62422 2 years ago
I hope for those children's sake that child services investigated. A 4 year old unsupervised long enough to pick up a 6 month old and put it in the dumpster is terrifying. Not to mention the sweltering heat of a Florida summer or that both kids could have easily been eaten by that alligator.
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#30
"Well, when I was 9-10 my siblings and I all individually told Santa we wanted car insurance and a house. We didn’t collaborate and agreed to tell Santa the same thing, and were surprised when after the meet, Santa got up and told us this was the first time it’s happened to him and wanted to take a group photo with us."
Well-Dressed Wolf 2 years ago (edited)
Kids always know when their family’s situation is bad :( it’s adorable and sad when they ask for things to help out their parents/their whole family instead of asking for individual presents. Never underestimate what a kid picks up.
Mary Guerinot 2 years ago
Normally I don't comment on spelling, grammar, etc., because I think its rude. However, I'm wondering how if you didn't collaborate you all "agreed to tell Santa the same thing"?
Matt Smith 2 years ago
So, the Liberty Mutual commercial actually isn't as ridiculous as it seems? >_>
#31
"I'm a teacher. I had one of my most difficult, obstinate, button-pusher kids come in at recess to talk to me. He said he was worried he would not get what he really wanted - to be a real elf, move to the North Pole and make all the presents. He had tears in his eyes and was the most sincere I had ever seen. Made me really appreciate how hard life was at home; he just wished for a way out."
#32
"My 4-year-old asked Santa for Rainbow TicTacs. Cheapest Christmas ever."
#33
"Reindeer eggs so he could start his own franchise."
#34
"So I was an Elf a few years ago, got to overhear a pretty good one. A very sweet little girl climbed on Santa’s lap and asked for a 'reindeer egg.' She was pretty sure that because reindeer flew, that meant they were some kind of bird and birds hatch from eggs."
#35
"My kid asked Santa for a gas mask and a helmet, this morning."
Worst Cop in Britain 2 years ago
No one here but us chickens! ...Well. this chicken."
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MygrandsonscallmeNia 2 years ago
My si, when he was about 14 yo, was given a air filtration mask. It's the kind a coal miner wears when methane gas has been detected. He wanted to see if it worked with smoke... At the time, I usually worked 15-18 hours a day. It was a Sunday, and laid down after church. I started to smell smoke! I go into the side of the house where the kitchen is. Low, and behold; there's my son, mask on, and black smoke rolling up out of my brand new, T-Fal frying pan! His face covered by the mask, and in the middle of the smoke. I was about to grab him, and pull him out, and save the pan, when he backs out of it, gagging and coughing!! He rips the mask off, coughing, gagging, and tears running down his face. I wasn't mad anymore, just thankful it didn't end up worse. Then, I start laughing at him!! Dude! It's AIR filtration, not smoke filtration! If you had asked me first, I could have saved you, and my brand new T-Fal frying pan!
Anita Jesena 2 years ago
I got that as presents to keep in the emergency bags around the house in case of earthquakes and in my dad's head - an attack in the next world war.
#36
"Last year my 3-year-old asked if she could be taken away by Krampus. Santa was visibly concerned."
Sam Adel.A 2 years ago
She doesn't wanna be a spoiled lil child she wants to face the fear of every child to prove her power and assert dominance Truly admirable
Jack Harris 2 years ago
Kid has older siblings that watch American Dad. Simple and funny explanation.
Cat Chat 2 years ago
Or has parents who watch any of the various popular Krampus horror movies.
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"One year my two brothers went to see Santa together. The first one asked for a fireproof safe and the second one asked for a lock-picking kit."
Matt Smith 2 years ago
The second kid is, anyway. Not sure about the first one...
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MygrandsonscallmeNia 2 years ago
The safes, that can be carried by a handle, are a joke. I bought one, out my valuables in it. Went to work the next day, came home, and everything was gone!!
#38
"So literally last night we took my kids to see Santa and when asked what she wants for Christmas she says, 'a surprise.' Santa was so surprised he didn’t know what to say."
#39
"I once asked for bread with no crust. Christmas comes, I actually got an entire loaf of bread with no crust."
#40
"My 9-year-old kid asked for lightbulbs. I am sure Santa wasn’t expecting that."
#41
"My daughter asked for a lobster. A live lobster, like the ones in the grocery store, in a big fish tank that could live in her room and be her pet."
Karen Tyas 2 years ago
He got dirty in the yard chasing birds. Don’t worry! I put him in a nice hot bath!
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Holly Race 2 years ago
Salvador Dalí had a pet lobster. Took it for walks on a leash. Maybe she will break in to the world of art and give us another artistic expression.
Well-Dressed Wolf 2 years ago
Hey, that guy who purchased Leon the Lobster from the grocery store did just that!
Lowrider 56 11 months ago
One year my baby sister wanted ketchup. She loved ketchup. And yes, she got a big ol' bottle.
#42
"I know the weirdest thing I asked for was a pen that could write like a pen, pencil, marker, and crayon. I'd never seen one but was sure Santa could make it. I got a 4 color pen instead."
#43
"At my daughter's preschool, there was a Santa. Kids were asking for the usual things, like toys and unicorns. One little girl goes up. You can tell she is thinking really hard. She asks for 2 rolls of tape. Dream big kid!"
Lorinda Woerner 2 years ago
When i was 7 i got a package of tim foil. I spent days playing with it. I made airplanes, i colored on it, im sure my parents were thankful at the inexpensive gift
FoodieBeck 2 years ago
Omg this is a thing? I thought it was just my weird kid! Ran out of tape constantly, she's finally starting to outgrow it (at age 12).
#44
"My eldest son asked Santa for a pair of scissors when he was 2. He got them and cut up his new shirt whilst wearing it then cried when it couldn't be fixed."
Holly Walker 2 years ago
Maybe he was an 80s baby and watched himself like the rest of us lol (just kidding daddy!)
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Anne 2 years ago
And you GAVE him the scissors? Buddy if you've even so much as spent a lick of time with a young child with scissors you know it's going to lead to property damage and awful haircuts. They love destruction, know scissors can cut things, and haven't developed the brain function to understand consequences and "when it's gone, it's gone". You're lucky it was just his shirt and not some important documents.
Tara Egan 2 years ago
Strange my kids never had a disaster with scissors but hey there is still time they haven't moved out yet
Load More Replies... Unreal 2 years ago
The mentally ill one I guess, cuz if it can cut a t-shirt it must be sharp, what a sick parent sigh...
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Jack Harris 2 years ago
Scissors? Do parents now get their children literally everything they ask for now?
#45
"A kid asked for 5 gallons of maple syrup. When Santa asked him why, his response was that he liked to bathe in it and his bathtub could hold 5 gallons of water."
John Lattanzio 2 years ago
If your bathtub can only hold a measly five gallons of water, I'd ask for a bigger bath
#46
"I once wrote a letter to Santa asking him to turn me into a vampire when I was 9. Yeah. I was cringey."
Angersly 2 years ago
It's not called cringe at 9, it's called being 9. And adorable.
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Spudrump Jaymartinstein 2 years ago
In the most platonic way possible, I gotta say this... I love you hahaha
#47
"My daughter asked Santa to turn her into a butterfly."
#48
"I asked Santa when I was a kid to put me out of my misery. I was 7."
Elizabeth Krigsvold 2 years ago
I asked for an easy bake oven. "Santa" brought my sister an easy bake oven and me a toy tractor.
#49
"I asked for a rolling pin. Not a pony, not a barbie dream house... a rolling pin."
Ila Callya 2 years ago
Rolling pins are amazing things.....my grandmother made me put one behind my elbows to train good posture... during this I realized I could give myself the best backrub ever..... especially if it had a hole to tie a little rope to..... I once broke the bottom of my spine & went in do almost marry a chiropractor, he couldn't believe how perfect my posture is, and then he found the break in my spine, I never mentioned it bc I didn't feel pain or anything, and according to him I should've been dying....my grandma saved me from a lifetime of back surgery with that rolling pin...
#50
"When I was a kid I asked for a komodo dragon."
Cat Chat 2 years ago
When I was in high school, 2 12 year olds literally burned down the middle school down the street that I went to. Completely destroyed.
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#51
"I once had a boy who said he wanted to be married and have 100 kids so he could have 100 friends. And no one can say no to being his friend."
Jed Goerke 2 years ago
Was that kid Michal Scott from the office, or just a big fan of the show
#52
"Not a mall Santa but an elf at a charity event. I overheard a kid asking Santa for a real-life Pokémon, not a plushie or a Pokémon-themed toy, a living Pokémon. I'm sure the kid sat there for about five minutes making sure Santa fully understood the request."
T-Lynn. 2 years ago
Wait we can't ask for that? Shoot well cross that off my list
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#53
"6-year-old boy said that he just wanted 'Man United' to win the league. What's best is that Santa said, 'I can't work miracles now kid.'"
#54
"When I was a little kid, about 3-4 years old, I told a mall Santa that I wanted blue juice for Christmas."
Amberlie Mikelsen 2 years ago
Or maybe this kid stayed at Transylvania 6-5000!? (Did I date myself again?)
#55
"I work with children. Once I asked the kids if they had asked Santa for anything. A shredder - this boy wanted a shredder. No idea why. But after the holidays, he was telling me all about the different settings on the shredder that Santa had brought him."
Mirabelle Stonegate 2 years ago
At 4-5 after starting school, I decided to ask santa for a photocopier. I thought it was great, vecause you could colour the same picture over and over and over. We had one in school, so I wanted one at home. My poor parents had to work to dissuade me from that one..
That emo Girl 2 years ago
I once wanted a typewriter bcs I thought they made infinite paper lol
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"A 7 or 8-year-old who wanted a Velociraptor, and then proceeded to run around the Santa area showing me what a velociraptor looked like, screeching at the top of his lungs. Sure, it was probably funnier because it was the end of a shift but it has stuck in my mind like none other."
#57
"My kid asked for caution tape, like the kind used at construction sites. And a chainsaw."
Char Gregoire 2 years ago
Let's see what name... Aha! Why not the chainsaw strangler
Load More Replies... Ann M Clinkscales 2 years ago
I don't think either was for a construction site...maybe more CSI'ish?
#58
"I asked Santa to bring my missing cat back."
#59
"My 9-year-old has asked for a relic from the Titanic wreck this year. Poor Santa didn’t know how to respond."
Serenity Now! 2 years ago
Find ANY broken 'thing' in your garage and there you have it. Titanic 'relic'.
GadgetGirl 2 years ago
" Well, I do believe those are all in museums now where everyone can go learn about it. It wouldn't be fair for you to have that all to yourself, would it?"
Samantha Rivenburg 2 years ago
Maybe they would like recreation of something that would have been on the titanic.
#60
"When my youngest was 4 she asked Santa for a brown, yellow and pink cow so she could have chocolate, banana or strawberry milk anytime she wanted."
#61
"One time I asked for coal. Like, I didn’t know where to get some, we had a gas fireplace. I wanted it in order to make a face on a snowman."
Robert B 2 years ago
I asked for coal for years. Even as an adult. And never got any. I’m still bitter.
Loonie Toonie 2 years ago
My dad asked for coal (for art purposes) and he actually got some. I've never seen any of his charcoal works before. Lol
Load More Replies... Anon E Mouse 2 years ago
My brother was 3 and he asked for coal and got it. He wanted to make diamonds. Needless to say he did not succeed.
John G 2 years ago
Picked up some coal on the side of the railroad tracks years ago and gave it to niece as a "pre-diamond".
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Holly Benedict 2 years ago
I asked for coal a lot. There is a bubblegum that comes out around this time called bag of coal it's little chunks of bubble gum with a black candy coating. I look forward to my coal.
Ann M Clinkscales 2 years ago
Nice! I stole the entire bag of charcoal from our garage and sold them as snowman eyes 2 for $.50 OR 3 FOR $1. I just told the other kids that I didn't have change no matter what they gave me. I tried to talk my mom into buying me another bag when we sold out! Nope!
Ambry Petersen 2 years ago
There is a bar of soap called lump og coal. It's actually my husband's favorite.
ThreeAngryLlamas 2 years ago
My mother often leaves a piece of coal at the bottom of my and my sister's stockings, just as a joke. I used to make a stocking for her as well, after my father left her but before she moved in with her now fiancé, and one year I put a lump back in hers. She thought it was hilarious.
#62
"My younger son asked Santa for presents when he was 3. He wouldn't elaborate but kept insisting he wanted presents."
Samantha Rivenburg 2 years ago
He didn't know what going to be in them, just that he wanted them. That's really cute actually.
#63
"I was one of Santa's helpers one year and had to ask every kid what they wanted. One little 5-year-old girl was all shy, so her dad pipes up, 'Go on, tell him what you want.' And she peeks her head around him and says 'A beard.'"
GadgetGirl 2 years ago
If women could grow substantial facial hair, the styles and products available for them would be amazing.
#64
"I'm not a mall Santa, but once I asked to go back with Santa to the North Pole so that I could be an elf, too."
Serenity Now! 2 years ago
Ah some of us had this wish as a young child; some of us wished this just last week.
#65
"My niece just asked me for a 'baseball stadium.' It's going to be a tough Christmas."
#66
"Our son asked for 3 dead fish. He had been learning about the pilgrims who came to America, and that they would put fish carcasses in the ground to act as a fertilizer for growing corn. Thought he'd like to grow some corn too."
Well-Dressed Wolf 2 years ago
Just give him some pet goldfish. They’ll become dead fish in no time. (Okay, I’m sorry, that was awful XD )
That emo Girl 2 years ago
Poor fishes🥺 jes get th kid fish n chips and then say that u will plant corn
#67
"I worked as one last year and one kid asked for a Santa Claus. And I was like wait so you want me? And she said yes! It was weird yet adorable."
#68
"Literally today, a kid asked for a rainbow. Like, ok? Let me box that up for you there."
Cat Chat 2 years ago
When I was a kid, all of us neighbor kids 7-10 (about 15 of us) went chasing to find the end of the rainbow 🌈 after an afternoon rainstorm. Memory wise it seemed like hours. But, it was probably closer to 30 minutes before we had to turn back because we all had to go to the bathroom.
GadgetGirl 2 years ago (edited)
I have rainbows every day. Hang a strand of crystals across the window that gets the most sun. Pretty all year.
#69
"According to one of my cousins, when I was like seven, so imagine a tiny little blond kid with chubby cheeks, I hopped up onto Santa's lap with my other cousin and asked Santa for an RPG-7 or a Grenade launcher."
Cajunista 2 years ago
That would have been a whole different Christmas story!
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#70
"When I was a kid, my friends would ask for dolls, games, TV, and bikes. I asked for a desk. I got it though."
Wondering Alice 2 years ago
I asked for a desk too when I was a kid. My sister teased me horribly as only a sibling can. I got it though and loved it. I remember her telling my parents they should not encourage my weirdness. Fast forward 30 years, her son begging for a new desk - I got him exactly what he wanted.
Load More Replies... Cat Chat 2 years ago
The year my Grandfather finished building a bedroom for my sister and I to share, we got an entire bedroom set from Santa. Dresser, bed, desk, the works. My mom was single and we later learned she purchased them at the local thrift store, then spent an entire month of nights at the neighbors house fixing them all up to look new (the neighbors wife stayed at our house while we slept, so someone was still there for any unexpected waking of us 5 young kids).
#71
"I personally remember once asking for a goat and a sniper rifle."
Alice Parsons 2 years ago
It could just be a "since you asked" response to the question of what they want for Christmas. They wanted a goat, and a sniper rifle. No connection between the two at all besides the goat hanging out and eating random stuff during their target practice.
Lori Rogers 2 years ago
I've been asking for a goat since I was 5. I'm now 59 and still haven't gotten a goat. Epic sadness and disappointment
Mighty Maggie 2 years ago
I have 8 goats. Want me to mail you 2 for Christmas?
Load More Replies... #72
"A toilet brush. I was the kid."
(Un)Inspired Aspiring Author 2 years ago (edited)
To be fair, when my brother was 4, he asked for Pooppori for Christmas (Edit:Grammer)
Cat Chat 2 years ago
Last year one of my girls asked for all the poop emoji 💩 toys Santa could find.
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#73
"I'm not a Santa, but one of my favorite stories is when I asked for a periodic table poster when I was 4."
Josh McJunkin 2 years ago
This reminds me of when my science teacher didn't know that krypton is a real element.
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"One of my earliest Christmas memories is watching TV to see what I wanted to put on my list. They kept showing commercials for cereal and hey I loved cereal! So I wrote down almost every single cereal known to man."
#75
"When I was about 8 or 9, I asked Santa to turn my skin black so I could play basketball better. I really wanted to be the next Scottie Pippen..."
Alicia Byrd 2 years ago
Awww he's a kid, and speaking as a black woman, I REALLY hope nobody would be mad at him for "cultural appropriation" jeesh...
#76
"Boyfriend worked as a Santa last year. A kid screamed 'poo!' at him when he asked."
#77
"I once asked for a room full of grated cheese."
zak 2 years ago
"Your dinner is ready, sir" "Thank you, Jeeves, I'll be dining in the Parm Salon this evening"
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#78
"I'm sure it's not weird at all, but my son just sat on Santa's lap yesterday and asked for a dinosaur egg - but a real one, not a toy."
Benita Valdez 2 years ago
One year I snuck an emptied whole Rhea egg into my carry-on bag so I could give my friends little brother a "dinosaur" egg. This was like a year before 9/11 so tsa and customs wasn't as strict (i live in Nee York). That kid was soooo ecstatic when I gave it to him
Shine Chisholm 2 years ago
When my kid was maybe 3, my brother gave her a dinosaur egg that you put in water to hatch it. She was so excited. She asked me if it would be a boy or a girl, and I was just like oh man I would love to live in your world
Mintii Bunnii 2 years ago
technically birds are the modern equivilant of dinos, so theres a solution
#79
"I have asked Santa for a robot that looks exactly like me and can turn into a snowflake and fly wherever I want it to. And it can also fit in my pocket."
#80
"I asked for a Christmas tree like the 100ft one in the middle of town. I got a ninja turtle toy the size of a golf ball."
#81
"My niece asked for an Easter basket with a white stuffed bunny. It took us weeks."
#82
"The weirdest thing I asked for was a bottle of spray cheese. A BOTTLE OF SPRAY CHEESE! (Note I was 7 at the time so...)
Well-Dressed Wolf 2 years ago
Loved that stuff as a kid. We called it “squirty cheese” or “squiggly cheese”.
Amberlie Mikelsen 2 years ago
Are y'all plum loco!? I STILL love that stuff! Especially on Nabisco Chikin In A Biskit crackers! And I'm 42!!!
C Lawson 2 years ago
You just described the absolute best late night snack I never get to have because my teen boys always beat me to them
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#83
"My daughter is 4 and asked Santa this year for a cup, a plate, and a straw."
Amberlie Mikelsen 2 years ago
If it's all reusable and shatter-proof, go for the Green, Girly!
#84
"When I was a kid I asked for pinecones."
Wondering Alice 2 years ago
Pinecones are great! We put a load out on the window sill in the class I work in last week. If kids have finished their work, they can decorate them if they like. It's been really popular, with kids bringing friends in at lunch to make more. I work with 12 and 13 year olds. Christmas is a great time to do fun childish things. (Also, due to COVID, a lot of them missed out doing this when younger)
Carrie Whitaker 2 years ago (edited)
If I heard this now I'd worry you'd been watching Laid-Back Camp (anime) and had learned about how to start campfires by using pine cones to start the initial flames. 🙂
#85
"I remember asking Santa for a nuclear warhead."
#86
"My younger brother asked for peanut butter and a spoon. He did get it."
#87
"My son asked for candy. The elf handed him a candy cane after the picture. He was so smug about it, like, of course, you have this candy for me."
#88
"I asked for orange juice when I was 5... I was a strange child."
#89
"My kid asked Santa for a box, plastic bags, and markers. Things that I did not allow her to have. Yes, Santa came through."
Amberlie Mikelsen 2 years ago
The Anything Toy and some inexpensive stuff to decorate it with; Santa delivered! I'm sorry, any kid that says that they just want a box, you utterly fail as a parent if you don't give them at least one (preferably full of their other gifts and/or stuff to turn said box into a "Haunted House" or "Spaceship" or anything else their crazy creativity can come up with)
Cat Chat 2 years ago
Because of a medical condition I do all my shopping online, so, plenty of boxes are always to be had here. My youngest lays claim to all and make endless things from them. Although sometimes it's all out war between her and the cat as to who gets to the box first. The cat has won his fair share.
Load More Replies... Mintii Bunnii 2 years ago
plastic bags are a reasonable thing to be worried abt, but the other two should be just fine
#90
"I asked a Santa for a salad shooter. I kept seeing the infomercials for them on TV and really wanted to throw food into it. I had no intention of eating salad."
#91
"One time I asked for batteries for Christmas and I'll be damned if I didn't get my batteries."
#92
"My sister once asked for BBQ and ice cream."
#93
"My kid this year asked for a tree. Don't think he actually wants one... He was more fascinated with the ones in Santa's village because they had animals that moved in them."
#94
"I was 5, I remember asking for a helium tank."
Rebecca Smith 2 years ago
Understandable I always wanted a helium tank to make my voice higher
#95
"At roughly 5 years old my little cousin asked for a bike with no seat. She meant a scooter."
#96
"I’m not a mall Santa, but I heard this kid say: sex doll. You should have seen his parent's faces."
#97
"I remember hearing the girl in front of me in line when I was at the mall as a kid say she wanted potatoes. I hated potatoes at the time, so I was repulsed."
Amberlie Mikelsen 2 years ago
In general, when kids ask Santa for food, it's a good idea to look at two things; the kid's weight and their parents. If the kid's a chub, or their parents are extremely well-dressed (may or may not be flaunting some expensive accessories), they're asking for something that they aren't usually allowed or just really like. If the parents look a bit shabby (their clothes are several years old, even if in relatively good condition), you might want to have a private talk with the parents to find out if they may need financial/food assistance (they could easily be too proud to ask, but not too proud to accept help that's offered; most of the time this is the case, at least in my experience as a Mall Santa Helper).
#98
"I took my kids to some Christmas wonderland thing last year and they had to write a wish on a star and hang it on a giant Christmas tree. I took a look at some of them and some kid had written, ‘I wish to break my arm.'"
(Un)Inspired Aspiring Author 2 years ago
The thing is, up until I actually broke my leg when I was 9, I did in fact, hope to break my leg. Probably because all the kids at my school who broke bones got doted on by the teachers, and I thought getting a cast was REALLY cool. I clearly remember asking for the cast with blue dog prints on it, and the doctor explaining that because it was only my leg, it'd look super gross since it was mostly white.
#99
"My brother asked for sweet pickles and a Piggin String. He ended up with about 8 jars of pickles and 4 or 5 Piggin Strings because when anyone asked that's what he said he wanted."
Kimberly Hessing 2 years ago
A piggin string is a small rope used by cowhands for tying cattle by the feet.
#100
"Just played Santa today. The coolest thing asked for was in this order by one kid. Cash, Legos, fuzzy slippers, and a bathrobe. I also got a kid that asked for a car that shoots laser beams... I told him I would see what I can do."
#101
"My sister wanted a unicorn for Christmas, she was 5, and hadn't quite figured out Santa doesn't bring pets."
#102
"My kid asked for a toaster once. We only had a toaster oven and she wanted the kind with slots."
#103
"My sister asked Santa for a Tide stick."
Shine Chisholm 2 years ago
My sister did, too, when she was younger! And she got one for several years in a row!
Carrie Whitaker 2 years ago
it's a stick with detergent that you rub in to get stains broken up from clothes before washing them. Either silly, or messy with 'art' or food.
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"My brother once asked for a refrigerator. He meant a mini one for his room. But the poor mall Santa most likely thought we were homeless based on his vague wish."
#105
"So I'm from the Netherlands, and we have Sinterklaas (basically the origin from Santa, it had some controversy worldwide the last couple of years) and one kid wanted a gun (we have strict gun laws, no way that's gonna happen.)"
What do you think ?
Goth Mouse (he/they) 2 years ago
I asked for a toy microwave when i was little , i really liked the ‘ping’ noise microwaves make. i had hours of fun just making it ping, my poor family 😅
J Kwon 2 years ago
My son is autistic and sometimes struggles with communicating his ideas. We attend speech therapy, and it must be working, because when his great-aunt asked what he wanted, he thought for a split second and said (in a full, well-formed sentence), "I want a coffee cup full of marshmallows." 😂
Wondering Alice 2 years ago
Congratulations! So happy the therapy is starting to work.
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Felix Grace 2 years ago
every year since I was 6 or 7, I've asked for a thing of green olives. no one has obliged
(Un)Inspired Aspiring Author 2 years ago
When I was four, I wanted a giraffe, a pencil sharpener, a phone, and a wallet. I got a stuffed animal giraffe, a pencil sharpener, a walkie-talkie, and a wallet. I guess I decided this was good enough. Bonus: I hurt myself attempting to sharpen my pinky with the pencil sharpener I got.
zak 2 years ago
For any Ren & Stimpy fans out there, when I was a kid my parent gave me a Log one year (as a joke, and in addition to normal gifts) 😆
Trish Hermes 2 years ago
Not a kid ... but my MOM! She asked for a silverware divider for the kitchen drawer -- she was very practical. Anyways, she didn't get one and was really mad. We kids couldn't understand why she was angrier with my dad than with Santa!
Goth Mouse (he/they) 2 years ago
I asked for a toy microwave when i was little , i really liked the ‘ping’ noise microwaves make. i had hours of fun just making it ping, my poor family 😅
J Kwon 2 years ago
My son is autistic and sometimes struggles with communicating his ideas. We attend speech therapy, and it must be working, because when his great-aunt asked what he wanted, he thought for a split second and said (in a full, well-formed sentence), "I want a coffee cup full of marshmallows." 😂
Wondering Alice 2 years ago
Congratulations! So happy the therapy is starting to work.
Load More Replies... Felix Grace 2 years ago
every year since I was 6 or 7, I've asked for a thing of green olives. no one has obliged
(Un)Inspired Aspiring Author 2 years ago
When I was four, I wanted a giraffe, a pencil sharpener, a phone, and a wallet. I got a stuffed animal giraffe, a pencil sharpener, a walkie-talkie, and a wallet. I guess I decided this was good enough. Bonus: I hurt myself attempting to sharpen my pinky with the pencil sharpener I got.
zak 2 years ago
For any Ren & Stimpy fans out there, when I was a kid my parent gave me a Log one year (as a joke, and in addition to normal gifts) 😆
Trish Hermes 2 years ago
Not a kid ... but my MOM! She asked for a silverware divider for the kitchen drawer -- she was very practical. Anyways, she didn't get one and was really mad. We kids couldn't understand why she was angrier with my dad than with Santa!
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