The Citizen, 2007-12-20, Page 36PAGE B4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2007.
We asked the Grade 1 students
at Blyth Public School...
What is a typical Christmas
morning like at your house?
“We put up the Christmas tree and
decorate it together and make
strawberry cakes.
It’s when we get candy canes and
presents. We leave the cookies and
milk for Santa and run down the
stairs to see what we got.”
- Katelynn
“We eat cereal for breakfast first,
but not my sister, because she
doesn’t want to put dishes in the
sink.
I rip my presents open. Last year
I got a toy moose and a tractor, but
this year I want drums.” - Bailey
“Me and my brother would be
getting our presents and then having
breakfast.
Eating before we open presents
would be tough.
I just put my presents in a pile and
then open them. This year I want a
Lego City and sticker books. Then
we just watch t.v. and I play with
my toys.” - Connor
“We usually have to wait for my
mom to get up, or we’ll just go and
wake her up. If she doesn’t wake up
right away I’ll get my horn and
honk it at her or just yell.” - Jarves
“Well, we get presents. We have
to wake my parents up, so we yell
and jump on the bed.” - Hayden
“I go and wake up my mom. I
have to shake her pretty hard
because she’s a hard waker-
upper.
When I open my presents I take
my time and try not to rip the paper.
This year I want a big box of
beads, so then for the rest of the day,
I’ll make necklaces.” - Kayla
“It’s a happy time with my family.
I have to wake up my mom first,
so I run in and jump on the bed.
One time I pushed her off the
bed.
We have breakfast and then open
our presents and then our stockings.
Last year I got a Spiderman soap
bottle in my stocking.” - Michael
“Before we wake up my parents,
we go and look for presents. When
we need to get our parents up, we
roll them or we set off my dad’s
pager.
When they wake up, we open
presents, see what we got and then
play with it. We usually help clean
up.” - Colin
“When I get up, my parents are
usually awake.
My dad got a present for my mom
last year, but my grandma can get
me anything.” - Kyle
“I like to open my presents early.
Last year I found the presents right
after Santa came and it was still
dark outside.
Then I just like to play with my
toys.” - Benjamin
“We put up the tree and we have a
special dinner.” - Simon
“Christmas isn’t that fun, because
my sister always wakes me up early.
She’ll punch me in the arm or push
me off the bed, so then I get
up.
Then I get dressed usually and we
go downstairs and look at the
presents, but we have to have
breakfast before we open them.”
- Greg
“There’s the presents under my
living tree and then we wake up
really early and sneak downstairs to
see them.
After we open the presents, we
have breakfast and then play with
our toys.” - Mitch
“It’s fun. My parents usually
wake up before me and come and
wake me up.” - Jonathan
“It’s when Santa comes.” - Chad
“I get up early and jump on my
mom’s bed to wake her up. Then we
get to play with our presents for the
day.” - Kelden
“On Christmas morning I have to
wait upstairs until mommy and
daddy let me down.
After about two minutes they let
me down and I get to open my
presents though.”
- Lucas
“It was when my dad shot a buck,
a big one.
It’s when Santa comes. I like to
get tractors from him.” - Zach
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Christmas is a time ofwonder and special meaning.It’s a time for family, traditionand memories. The Citizeninterviewed the Grade 1students from area schools to
find out what puts the magic in
their Christmas and get expert
opinions on some of the more
mystifying holiday questions.
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