Drawing by Emily Cannon
Dear Santa,
Please get me an Apple watch for Christmas, also an Oculus, really puffy dresses, like 30, a big set of making slime and some already made slime and some instant snow.
Charlotte
Fritsch
Dear Santa,
This year, I’ve realized how you have to deliver presents for a lot of children. So, I’ll keep it nice and simple. I’ll have gift cards for Roblox and Minecraft. That’s all I really want. Please and thank you.
Ziah
Carson Middle
Dear Santa,
I want to have a racetrack, army toys with tanks, bluey toys, or a bluey house.
Zeke
Fritsch
Dear Santa,
I want a lot and a Barbie. I would also want a pretend phone and a notebook, and book and magic mixies, a bluey car, and a doll elf, a blippy doll, a plush, a Barbie doll, house and a calendar.
Aurora
Fritsch
Dear Santa,
I want a $25 Roblox card, Pokémon, and flipbook paper.
Silas
Fritsch
Dear Santa,
First, behavior of course I been nice. Next, I want dangling earrings. And my life look like American girl doll and look alive baby doll. But how many elves do you have? But anyways, I hope my friend Madline gets what she wants for Christmas. Thank you for the things.
Abby
Dear Santa,
I would like a teddy bear, Anna stuffy, Santa stuffie, xmas hat. I would love for my mommy and daddy to be able to buy their own Barbie dream house so I can have my own big room. I would also like a bowser toy. Thank you.
Aniyah
Bordewich Bray
Dear Santa,
I have tried my best to be good this year. I would like to get a watch; a squish mallow and a robot bop this year. And an elf on a shelf. I love you.
Olive
Carson Montessori
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I plan on acts of kindness. First, I will help a friend. Next, help Ms. Combs. Last let your friend choose what you are going to do first.
Aspen
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I plan on showing acts of kindness. First, I will help my mom with the dishes. Next, I will help my class. Last, I will be kind to others.
Aetis
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I plan on showing acts of kindness. First, I will help my mom cook. Next, I will help my mom clean. Last, I will clean my room.
Jane
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I will help my sister feed the baby. Next, I will make my bed. Last, I will help my mom.
Andrea
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I plan on showing acts of kindness. First, I will help my dad. Next, I will help my mom. Last, I will help my sister.
Franco
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I plan on showing acts of kindness. First, I will help my mom and dad. Next, I will feed my dog. Last, I will play with my cat.
Niyah
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I plan on showing acts of kindness. First, I will open a door. Next, I will help my mom. Last, I will help my teacher.
Beau
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I plan on showing acts of kindness. First, I will open the door. And I will help someone up if they fall.
Morrigan
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I plan on showing acts of kindness. First, I will help my mom. Next, I will help my dad. Last, I will help my brothers.
Elijah
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I plan on showing acts of kindness. I will help kids find their water bottle.
Brody
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I plan on showing acts of kindness. When someone falls, I will help them up.
Cash
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I plan on showing acts of kindness. First, I will help my friends. Next, I will open the door. Last, I will clean my room.
Hope
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I plan on showing acts of kindness. First, I will stop for people. Next, I give money. Last, I will help people.
Wyatt H.
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I plan on showing acts of kindness. First, I will help my family. Next, I will help setup the Christmas tree. Last, I will help my sister.
JoJo
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I plan on showing acts of kindness. First, I will help my family. Next, I will help people up. Last, I will help with stuff.
Teddy
Dear Santa,
This holiday season I plan on showing acts of kindness. First, I will help my mom. Next, I will run to the door to open it. Last, I will give a present to the homeless.
Allison
Letters from first grade students in Ms. Comb’s class at Jacks Valley Elementary.
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? My mom is helping me write this letter because I am just learning how to spell most words. I would like to ask for a gift for my niece that is one year old. She is very special to me. I hope you can get her a ride on toy. I’d like to get a stuffed dog for Claire, my friend in class. The dog Bluey. I would like to get my friend Roger a toy car. I would like an easy bake oven for myself because I have been helpful this year. I hope you’re careful delivering the gifts. See you soon, Santa. P.S. or I love Barbies too.
Penelope
Riverview Elementary
Dear Santa,
Hi Santa. How is Mrs. Claus? For Christmas I would like a friend for Zadey, a heat light for Mavis. I would like earrings, a Barbie, new video games, and a fuzzy blanket and a hula hoop.
Emily
Brown Elementary
Dear Santa,
I tried my best to have a good year but there has been a few hiccups. I respect my life and all the things I have especially you, Santa. I like Southwest Airlines sky marks models, Legos and low rider cars and trucks by Jada. Merry Christmas, Santa.
Cody
Douglas High
Dear Santa,
How do reindeer fly? I want a 100-piece Lego set. Thank you for presents.
Asher
Dear Santa,
Santa Claus, I like your red nose reindeer. I like your elf. I want a robot cat. Thank you for the robot cat.
Willow
Dear Santa,
How do your reindeer fly? I want a Lego robot. Thank you for putting presents under the Christmas tree.
Orion
Dear Santa,
Why does Rudolph have a red nose? I want a robot for Christmas. Thank you for my Pokémon cards.
Emmerson
Dear Santa,
Why does Rudolph the red nose reindeer have a red nose? I want a puppy. Thank you for presents.
Sophia
Dear Santa,
I like your jacket. I want a robot dog. Thank you for flying reindeer.
John
Dear Santa,
How do reindeer fly? I want a phone. Thank you for the presents.
Keiston
Dear Santa,
Will it snow on Christmas? I want a dirt bike. Thank you for presents.
Jacob
Dear Santa,
I want all the Lanky Box merch, a drone, a punching bag, a robot, and an iPhone. How do reindeer fly? Thank you for giving me an iPhone.
Korben
Dear Santa,
I want a kitten for Christmas. How do reindeer fly? Thank you for the toy.
Lane
Dear Santa,
I want to know how my elf is doing at night. I want a green octopus bouncy ball. Thank you for everything you do.
Ilene
Dear Santa,
I love you, Santa. I want a doll for Christmas. Thank you for taking care of my elf.
Olivia
Dear Santa,
I want a little doll for Christmas. How do reindeer fly? Thank you for the doll.
Kylie
Dear Santa,
I love you. I want a robot cat. Thank you for the presents.
Victoria
Dear Santa,
How do reindeer fly? I want a popcorn machine. Thank you for the reindeer.
Emily
Dear Santa,
I wish for you a Merry Christmas. I want a kitten and a mini fridge. Thank you for my presents. The sugar is in the mini fridge for trick or treaters. I want a PlayStation 5 controller.
Alexa
Dear Santa,
How do your reindeer fly? I want a squish mellow for Christmas. Thank you for bringing presents.
Davood
Dear Santa,
Merry Christmas, St. Nick. Is Rudolph real? Thank you for presents under the tree. I want an oversize meow. Is Rudolph real?
Elias
Dear Santa,
How do your reindeer fly? I want so badly a motorcycle and a phone. Did you know I have a gas motorcycle and a shifter.
Kane
Dear Santa,
How do the reindeer fly? I want a Christmas doll. Thank you for being nice.
Eleese
Dear Santa,
I love you! How does your reindeer fly? I want $1,010,000,000. Thank you for the gift and joy.
Delaney
Letters from first grade students in Mr. Stahly’s class at Silver Stage Elementary.
The following letters were turned in at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Nevada.
Dear Santa,
This Christmas, I am 8 years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a laptop and an animal plushy, and I promise to leave out cookies and milk for you.
Zoe
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I want winter clothes and mini bras and shoes and decorations and Star Wars toys, Legos, and time with my family please and thank you, Santa.
Valeria
Seeliger
Dear Santa,
Can I have a phone for Christmas? I will be the best kid ever. Also, I want to have Nikes.
Parker
Eagle Valley
Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is a guitar and a PS5.
Ava
Eagle Valley
Dear Santa,
This year I want makeup please because I need it. I want Vans, makeup, a pair of Christmas socks, a new backpack, a lunchbox, a flute, a yes day, a sweatshirt, and a Barbie doll that comes with the Barbie house.
Jessie
Eagle Valley
Dear Santa,
What I want for Christmas is Legos and a PS5.
Eric
Eagle Valley
Dear Santa,
Am I on the nice list? I hope I am because I been nice. I gave someone a game. I would love to have a gift card for Target and maybe some Lego Halo ones like you know Halo Lego and I gave someone a gift and I get bully a lot.
Bryson
Carson Middle
Dear Santa,
I want food please. And my elf is better than you. I can actually see her.
Farrah
Carson Middle
Dear Santa,
I want a hat and BW perfume or sol de Janeiro. Also, clothes and makeup. Thanks. Also, an iPhone 14-15.
Addy
Carson Middle
Dear Santa,
I wish my mom was proud of me. Can you make that happen? On a serious note, can you get me an iPhone 15, 14, or 13?
Rylee
Carson Middle
Dear Santa,
What I want for Christmas is a black top, hat and a suit.
Jacob
Carson Middle
Dear Santa,
I want a football and Spiderman.
Jayla
Eagle Valley
Dear Santa,
I want a PS5 and a gift card, new games, and yes day. I want an iPhone 15, Sees Candy, new laptop, camera, Jesus Christ, mansion, and Meta Quest batteries, really good Pokémon cards and my dad and food.
Logan
Eagle Valley
Dear Santa,
I want a football and snacks.
Ethan
Carson Middle
Dear Santa,
I want Jordan 4.5 and $100 bucks.
Aaliyah
Eagle Valley
Dear Santa,
What I want for Christmas is some Jordan 4 retro off-white size 4.5, and Bape sweatshirt with Bape sweats and a big fiesta size Takis blue heat with a big back of prime grape berry with Nike socks with a PS5 and a gaming head set with Nike tech and a new BMX bike with a big, big supply of Peso Pluma merch and a PC.
Jencarlos
Mark Twain
Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is new clothes.
Lillianna
Eagle Valley
Dear Santa,
I want soccer cards and I want $30, and I want a Neymar cards.
Rudy
Mark Twain
Dear Santa,
I want a power wheel and a big fat belt.
Owen
Empire
Dear Santa,
I want for x-mas is an iPhone 14. I also want new shoes and new clothes too. We hope our elf buddy comes back to our apartment. We are getting scared.
Khadice
Fritsch
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I really want a baby blue Apple iPad with a pink or white Apple pen along with it. That’s really all I want and if you can’t get it for me, it’s okay and I’ll be grateful for whatever you give me. Thank you and I’ll be waiting for my gift and thanks again.
Aliana
Carson Montessori
Dear Santa,
I want for Christmas is a squish mellow, a low doll, a phone, a computer, and I want my mom to stop struggling with money and to calm down. And I wish everyone a Merry Christmas.
Kylee
Dear Santa,
This Christmas, I am 10 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is my mom back and my dad to live with me. And I promise to leave out Takis for you.
Jay
P.S. please say “hi” to my mom for me.
Dear Santa,
This Christmas, I am 10 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time and good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a clay kit and sweaters and I promise to leave out candy canes for you.
Ali
P.S. please say “hi” to all the reindeer for me.
Dear Santa,
This Christmas, I am 10 years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is to be happy and to have a dirt bike and I promise to leave out cookies and drinks for you.
CJ
Dear Santa,
This Christmas, I am 10 years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is Jordan shoes and money/food and I promise to leave out leftovers for you.
Damian
P.S. please say “hi” to the grinch for me.
Dear Santa,
This Christmas, I am 10 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time, good some of the time, and naughty. What I would like most this Christmas is a Cowboys football jersey and a Ronaldo soccer jersey, and I promise to leave out milk and cookies for you.
Jade
Dear Santa,
This Christmas, I am 10 years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a football jersey and games/PS5, and I promise to leave out cookies and milk for you.
Anthony
P.S. please say “hi” to elf for me.
Dear Santa,
I want a Barbie house. Pokemon.
Lyric
Dear Santa,
Santa, I love that you give presents xoxoxxoxoxoxoxoxo.
Love,
Petron
Dear Santa,
I want whatever I get.
Xoxo
Hector
Dear Santa,
I want a real Vikings helmet and two computers. I want a gaming PC and I want a PS5 and a cameraman plushie and a new iPhone 15 pro max and two mouses for my computers and an open and closed sign.
Preston
Dear Santa,
I would like a PS4 and a PS5. I have been good.
Love,
Eli
Dear Santa,
Unicorn plushie
Fidget spinner
Dinosaur plushy
Love dear Santa,
Amelia
Dear Santa,
I drone. My name is Derrick. I am excited to see you. I leave cookie. Will see after.
Derrick
Dear Santa,
Can I please have a soft sweater and a new bike? Can I please have a new special necklace like moms?
Oliviana
Dear Santa,
This Christmas, I am 8 years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is an iPhone and In and Out plushie. And I promise to leave a cookie for you. Merry Christmas, Santa.
Love,
Draven
P.S. Please say “hi” to the elves ad Buddy for me.
Dear Santa,
I want Santa to bring me 999,999,999,999,999 dollars to my basement.
Marco
4th grade
Mark Twain
Dear Santa,
What I want for Christmas is a PS5, Legos, Star Wars Lego sets, Lego Minecraft sets, Lego typewriter, GTA 5 with the PS5, Lego baby Yoda from Star Wars, Meta Quest 3, Mortal Kombat with a PS5, Meta Quest gift card, Lego Santa Clause.
Merry Christmas Santa Claus.
Zachary
6th grade
Carson Middle
Dear Santa,
Nintendo Switch and a wolf plushie.
Esperanza
5th grade
Empire
Dear Santa,
I want a PS5, laptop and a switch for Christmas. If you can’t do it, can you get me money or a V-bucks? Please and thank you. Or AirPods because my AirPods are gross, and I cannot clean them.
Luca G.
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I want acrylic paints and Poscas markers and Air Forces and color pencils.
Quetzalli
4th grade
Carson Montessori
Dear Santa,
What I want is a soccer ball, football, Dodgers hat, Cowboy football jersey, soccer cards, Neymar Jr. jersey and a Mexico jersey.
Jose
5th grade
Empire
Dear Santa,
What I want for Christmas is just some soccer cards if you please do that it would be awesome.
Owen
4th grade
Mark Twain
Dear Santa,
I want a trip to Japan for Christmas.
Jackie
4th grade
Mark Twain
Dear Santa,
What I want for Christmas is Jordan 4 Retro off white and a Bape sweatshirt, the color green and a Bape sweatpants with Nike socks and a Nike beanie and Nike tech and a big bag of peanut M&Ms and a giant bag of mini Kit-Kats. Also, I would like Prime Takis, PS5 game set VP, noise canceling headphones.
Franklin
4th grade
Mark Twain
Dear Santa,
I want a Nintendo OLED and a Meta Quest, also I want my mom to relax and take a break from school. And a Nintendo $200 gift card and one pack of Gushers and dog treats.
Eli
5th grade
Carson Montessori
Dear Santa,
I would like one thing in the world: That is blue light blocking glasses. It would mean the world to me if I got blue light blocking glasses, so can you please get them for me?
Caius
5th grade
Carson Montessori
Dear Santa,
I want hot chips, Transformers Legos, RC card, drone, new Heelys, Prime, Bape, tech deck, PS5, PC gaming setup.
Mekny
5th grade
Mark Twain
Dear Santa,
I want Mortal Kombat for PS4 and $100 gift card and a dirt bike jersey and dirt bike boots.
Noah
4th grade
Seeliger
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I want an alarm for in the morning so I can wake up in time. Then I really want some makeup brushes and beauty blenders contour and some clothes and jewelry rings, and a bed set with pillowcases and dragon stuff, Stanley cups and I also want a color set and baggy jeans and some really good skin care for my face.
Kailynne
6th grade
Carson Middle
Dear Santa,
This Christmas, I am 11 years old. This year, I have been good all and some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a Naruto toy and Nintendo Switch.
Merry Christmas Santa,
Love,
Zander
P.S. Please say “hi” to elf for me.
Dear Santa,
This Christmas, I am 12 years old. This year, I have been naughty (but nice!). What I would like most this Christmas is Rare Beauty and face care.
Merry Christmas Santa,
Love,
Brooklyn
P.S. Please say “hi” to the students for me.
Dear Santa,
This Christmas, I am 11 years old. This year, I have been good all of the time.
What I would like most for Christmas is Among Us plushies and makeup. And I promise to leave out cookies and hot chocolate milk for you.
Merry Christmas Santa,
Love
Jessie
P.S. Please say “hi” to Rudolph for me.
Dear Santa,
This Christmas, I am 10 years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is Aliana and frogs. And I promise to leave out a frog home for you.
Merry Christmas Santa,
Love,
Emelia
P.S. Please say “hi” to Jax for me!
Dear Santa,
This Christmas, I am 10 years old. This year, I have been naughty but nice. What I would like most this Christmas is the book “The Book Thief” and a bleed free sketch book.
And I promise to leave out a cookies for you.
Merry Christmas Santa,
Love,
Aliana
P.S. Please say “hi” to Mellie (my bestie) for me!
Dear Santa,
Please can I have a dragon. Santa can it be a magical rainbow dragon. Please can I have a Ferry.
Breslin
Jacks Valley
Dear Santa,
It is so cool you can travel the world in one night! I have already written to you, but I don’t think it got to the North Pole. So, I want to tell you what I want for Christmas. Maybe you can or can’t do this, but I want 8 Disney Cruise tickets on the same day for me and my friend’s family. If not, Rainbow High Doll and some Rainbow High Doll accessories. Merry Christmas!!!
Jamie
3rd Grade
Minden Elementary
Dear Santa,
I want a Wobbly Drago, a lot of Minecraft Lego sets, Xbox, Lego infinity gauntlet. You are the best, You are so fun. Cheetor transformer.
Daniel Hornsby
2nd grade
Dayton Elementary
Dear Santa,
I would like any typ of slime, a Gatorade water bottle (any color) Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the 18th book, a 3D printed Wobbly Dragon, hair products, any stuffed animals appropriate for my age (11), any books (chapter books).
Thank you.
Merry Christmas and happy New Year.
Marina Hornsby
6th grade
Dayton Elementary