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he Echo Journal continues its longtime tradition this time of year of publishing letters to Santa Claus written by second-graders at Eagle View Elementary School, Pine River-Backus Elementary School, Nisswa Elementary School and Crosslake Community School. The letters are published as the students wrote them. Enjoy their letters and happy holidays!
CROSSLAKE COMMUNITY SCHOOL Dear Santa Claus, thank you for the presents. How are you? Can I please have a fidget cube. marry christmas! from: Nola Novak Dear santa claus, thank you for the presents. How are you? This year can I have a x box? Merry christmas! From, Hannah Berglund Dear Santa Claus, thank you for my Barsope. How are the RanDeer? Are thay getting feD good? o yah thaks for the stacking trets. may i have a Phon Pleasy and a mathews crud Hoke stik? merey christmas! from, Weston Sewall Dear Santa Claus, haw are you doning are you hape are your evs gud? vaku fou Legos. Kain i hav majic at bol Merry Christ mas Vum Jake Swenson Dear santa, Thank you for the gifts. How is your life. Can I pelase have games for my xbox and my three ds? Have a good year! From, Matthew Max
Dear santa thank you for my pesents las year they er the best but can i please have my xbox and evrything els safe travls o and merry chismiss from, Jaxen Levine Dear Santa thank you for the presents How are you and Mrs Claus doing oh and for you I want you to hav a good yeer. I want to hav a Hach Mal and a Figjit cube. Mary chrismis Ho How are the randeere I Hop you dont crash Miranda South Dear santa thank’s for the presents can i have a xbox plis and Merry christmas! and thank’s Hope it go’s well. Hope it comes and i Hope Ms claus is good to Merry chrimas!!!!! from Jake Swanson Dear Santa Claus, How are you. Can i please have Hachamuls. Thak you for Horse toy. Merry chistmas. from: Hannah Lewandowski
Annette Klang’s class
Dear Santa how are the raindeer and how is mrs claws frome Natalie Swenson Dear Santa how are you? I’m fine. I would like a wubble bubble ball and a horse set with a dall. from Morgan Leverington Dear Santa You are vary cool. I woud like Lego tat stik to the woll. I wuold like a maws. I would like a robot Lego set. I would like a wubl ball. Jacob Buckentin Dear, Santa I am fine how are you. I want a toy Bear. Because it is stof. I bin good. Love, Annika Hulke Hy, Santa! I hope your family is feeling good. Can I get an Acwa beds set please? XOXO Charlie O’Brien hi Santa how are your raindeer doing. hopfuly good so thay
can fly to contreys. Can i get a R.C. car made by traksas and a coputer plese and if you have anof room in your slay can I have a iPhone. Owen Eide hi Santa Could you say hi to the raindear for me please. Could I get a hachamal, stuffed animal. Could I also get my own computer. Could I get the holl I want seres of capten a phone undrpans could I also get a nother amarcan ger doll. I also want a math book. Calah Corbett Dear Santa I hope you and yore elfs and your raindeer are doing well and how is mrs. claus and I will make you milk and cookies. from Nathan Schneider Dear Santa I am good on Chrismis I wont my tadlet fpxt on friday I wont to go and vekcashon to mall of America. Nylah Campbell
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Dear Santa, It was really nice of you to bring me presents. For this year can you get me a magic set, Lego wrld and a PS4, please? Have a safe trip on your journey around the world. Love, Parker Dear Santa, My name is Noah and I am 7 years old. I would like a drone for Christmas. Thank you for giving everybody presents. Love, Noah Dear Santa, I love the presents that you gave me last year. The presents that I want are a LoL, Hatchimals, Shopkins, lava lamp and whatever you want to give me. Merry Christmas. Love, Mikayla Dear Santa, I love what you gave me last year. It was amazing. I’ll give you a list. Can you get me something on this list? I would like a North Stars jersey, Lego set, and a real lop bunny. Merry Christmas! Good old friend, Bristol Dear Santa, Thank you for the gifts last year. I want a Transformer Combiner Wars character. Have a safe trip. Love, Michael Dear Santa, I loved the presents I got last year. That’s nice of you to do that. I really want a hoverboard for Christmas. Please send me an elf on the shelf too. Have a nice flight. Love, Justin Dear Santa, I love the present you gave me last year. I would like a remote control monster truck for Christmas. Have a Merry Christmas and fly safe. Your friend, Gauge Dear Santa, I really liked the RZR you gave me last year. How are your raindeer? Are they fed well? I want a lot of video games. Have a nice trip. Love, Willem Dear Santa, I love the present that you gave me last year. I would like a JoJo Siwa doll, bow and a microphone please. Love, Abigail Dear Santa, I like my toy and I like you too. I dot know my elf is. For Christmas I want a pupee and Pokmon Set. Thank you for being helpful. Love, Charlie F. Dear Santa, I love the present you gave me. I still have it. I still use it. I is was nice of you to give it to me. I want jewelry for Chrismas. Thank you! Your friend, Skylar
EAGLE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL This year I would like a slingshot. I want the world to have a good Christmas. I would also like a remotecontrol airplane. Merry Christmas! Love, Wyatt
Dear Santa, Thank you for the black big hoof toy horse you gave me when I was 6. I play with it a lot. This year I would like the stable mates englesh riding set. It would be fun to play with it. I want it because I Love horses. Sincerely, Sarah B.
Dear Santa, I love last year’s presents. Why do you come in December? I woud like a lamp and I want my family to be happy. Dear Santa, You are nice. I want the world Thank you so much for the to be happy too. Merry Christ- leotart you gave me when I mas! was 6. I love it so much. The Love, Makaylee coler book you gave me was fun to do art in also I love the Dear Santa, starwars you gave me me and Thank you for the gifts last my brothers like to play with year. I want a remote control them we love them. This year car and a horse. Thank you for I have been good to others. make everybody happy. Merry But me and my brothe have Christmas! got in qwit a few fits. this year Love, Abby I wood love to have ea roobix cube a figit cube. You are so Dear Santa, so jeneris to give toys to evre I like what you gave me last gril and boy. I bet you weerck Christmas. All I want for Christ- so hard on those toys for evre mas is for my family to be gril and boy. You are the best happy. Have a good Christ- in the worled Santa! Thank mas. you! Love, Rayn Sincerely, Sari Ann
Dear Santa, thank you for those candycanes that one year wen I was 6. the PrPule ones were the best tell your elephs that. this year I wold Love a toy horse and a little dig car. thank you Santa Frankie
Dear Santa, Thank you so much for the stocking full of toys and candy. You are so thankful for making toys for people of the world. Merry Christmas Santa. I have been extra nice this year and I would really like is a fitbit so I can tell the time and keep track of my steps. Merry Christmas Santa. Love Luke Martin
Dear Santa Clas, Thank you so much for the dolls you gave me when I Dear Santa, was 5. I played with them so thank you for the toy train. I much I might still have the would like a pupy because all dolls even. I tried to be really but one of my siblilings have good this year. I would really like a baby alive doll this year a pet. love Zachary for chrishmas. I haered there really fun to play with. Dear Santa, Sincerely, Kendra Mercier! Thank you Santa so much for the game Pop the pig I like Dear Santa, the game. I wud like a hufr do you remember when you bord ples Santa. gave me my droun. I loved From Samuel it I flon it around With the camera on it was so cool. I Dear Santa, have been soupr soupr soupr Thank you for giving me good I would like a geaber a train when I was three. I and a bike like my frind Jhon played with it. This chirishmas Crinshonsin. I would yos the I would like a hot wheel char! geaber for when I go in the Love Micah! woods I can yous the nive for Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I love that air soccer boll Dear Santa, thank you for my new trants- cuting a rope. the new bike theat you gave me. I want former a robot chage into a wold replace my old bike beaThank you for the Ps4 you some skis for Christmas. Have car. But Next chrismiss. I wold case the chan ceeps folling of. gave me last year. Also the Love Oliver! a Merry Christmas! Star Wars Batlefront. I have like a intendoswich. and a toy Love, Hunter been good this year and I boat. Dear Santa, want a Vrizon S6 plese. Love Rylei Switajewski Thank you when every year Dear Santa, From, Nolan you drop a red sack in my I love the things you gave Dear Santa, me. I would like a hover bord, Dear Santa, Thank you for giving me all grandma’s yard and thank hachimals, coleggtables, and the Toy that you gave me all 8 you when you get every one Thank you so much for the bath boms. Thank you for yer. I would like a would brnr a present at my grandma’s. for weel drive monster truck everything. I really want a camra what when I was six. I love it. I have and a Ipod this yer Love, Charli pop’s out the picher’s out from been good this year and I was Sincerely, the top thank you santa closs hoipinge you mite get me a Soren Nordby Dear Santa, Love Emme piar of roller blades. I love the presnt you gave From Tucker me last year. I hope you give me a really good presnt this year. Plese give me an Elf on the Shelf and a new pare of head phons. Thank you Santa! Love, Dylan Dear Santa I love the present that you gave me last year. I want a shovel and remote control truck. I have a question for you. How do you get around the hole world in one night? Have a safe trip! You friend Landon
Dear Santa, Thank you for giving me joy wen I was 5. I hope you have a goob chrismis mary chrismis Santa. I wot joy becus you guve more than presins you give joy. From: Jana Dear Santa, thank yoo for my frst nrf gun the puyo acshin and the bobets I wuset the best les year yoo no wuy But cud I have a phon? Or a lictronic ples and pokeomon 3 box is and that shud be it. Jackson Dear Santa, Thank you so much for making me a football. I dot no if you can make them, but I would like a pup shotgun. Luve Everett Dear Santa, thank you so so so much for the scoter last year! It is just like my bike that you got me two year ogoe. I use to like it so much that I use to ride it in the house. I do still Love it so don’t worrey. Santa can I please have some squshies for Christmas. That would make me really happy. And dont forget my mom dad grady and blanche. Hope you have a great christmas this year! Love, Kiley Haberman
Belinda Reier’s class
Dear Santa, Do you like peanut butter santa? If you do not that is ok because I will leave you sugar cookies I have no school on Christmas which I like. I want to meet you Santa! It would be cool to be the only kid in 2nd grade to have seen you Santa. I would like a minecraft lego santa. From, Brekkin Glazier Dear Santa Can I Please have hAtchmals?. from, Ellie Dear Santa I really really really want a nintendo swich. Please! and I want a game for it too. It is called super mario odessey! and pokemon cards and legos please Ryder Z.
Dear Santa Claus I love the present that you gave me. All I want for Christmas is peace in the world. I want a book and Hatchimals Colleggtibles too. I hope you have a safe trip. Your best friend Savannah
Dear Santa I whould like the pie in the face showdown. and then I want a big huge trapuling and I want makeup. and I wantn a easy bake-oven. Thank you santa. By the way the cookies are over there. Love you santa. from, Bella
Dear Santa I love the present you gave me last year. This year I want orbes or a foot spa. Merry Christmas! Thank you for allways caring for all the chilldren! Love Ireland
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Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for the wind up clown toy you have me when I was two and it look like this. I lost it when I turned three. I have been extra good this year and I would really like a ORBEEZ spa kit. Love: Zaeda
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Dear Santa, Can I Please have a IPad and Christmas PJs I like you I like what you gave me last year. Love Cora Dear Santa, How old ARE you? Don’t anser let me gess arod 60. Let me know on Chistmas. from, Nathan Dear Santa You have been preety nice over the years. Your the one who should geting presints. Here are some things I wod like Nba 2k17 and legomarvel superheros two. with love from Finn Dear Santa Santa you are the best. I love that you have a holiday just for your self. I really want a Lego cop station so can I Please have one? thank you very much Santa. You also have a sweet red sleigh. from, Sean E. Dear Santa, I want Big Farm toys and LiFe guard Lego sets. Frome, Eli R. Dear Santa Santa your the Best and you have a seet sleigh I really wait a Mega Nerf gun and a rorLeelr and More Nerf guns have a ASWM chrismas By Santa from Logan Dear Santa, Hello Santa How old are you? You Write a note too. The cookies are left. Your prezints are cool. I want rulr blads and neye cups and a helmet. Can I please have a new Bike? I riley want a drone and Boocks the cookies are chorlet chip merey christmas and say Hi to Joweye and Brewneye thank you Frum, Levi M. Greetings Santa. Can I please have electric skatebord. and the cookies are over there and the carits are For the randeer. reemembr dont eat the karits. Sunserly Drew Dear Santa. I want a ckatlpiler kit. I want a iPod. I want a droewn. The coockeas are over on the taebled. by, Indie Dear Santa Your presens are the BEST! Can I please have some or-bees mshoj set, some candy canes and some lego sets. Also so Amaraca girl doll things. and some Amaraca girl doll lego sets. And slime From, Brooklin Dear Santa, can I please have a makup set? Santa can you please get me a cotencandy macer? I like your presents. I want 10 hachamools. from, Madison
Dear Santa I really want a big teddy bear and a puppy also a Ipad. Your presents are the best! I also want a lego set. Can I please have A slime set? And lots of Books. from, Andie Dar santa the cookies are on the rigte. What are your elfs names? I want a nerf gan and a remote cantrol car that goes 50 miles per hour From Noah Dear Santa, May I please have an Atv forweler and a pack of roler skat’s please can i have a icecrem-cown-maker?. Elly C. Dear Santa, What is your favarite cookie? Who si your favrite kib? Who si your favrite reindeer? What is your favrite color? From, Emily dear Santa I like what you gave me last year can I Please have a Drone and a speaker for my Phone and a Lego Marvil super heros 2 and a romot kentrol helecopter Love from Kris and thank you for my Elf on the Shelf Dear Santa. If you are real tel me on My Presint this year? I want the lego deth star. by Calvin Dear Santa, I like what you gave me last year. I wundr what you well give me this year? I like my elf on the shelf. Am I on the nice lest or the notei lest? But you mite want to cheack your lest twic. Make shur look for “Taya” from, Taya
Ann Schommer’s class Dear Santa, Thank you four the toy horse. I like it because it makes nowes. I would like a fone a jrone and a doll house. Say Hi to miss clos four me. from Aisley Kerger.
Dear Santa, Thank you for giveing me an indomiss-rex. I would like the jodus plis lego set. wute kind uv cookee’s wold you like. love, Niko
a rock tuberlr. I hop you randear are doing good drive sathlee Love: Gabrielle Dear Santa thank you for the avenger guy’s. I liked them because they were cool. this year I would like more skilanders and a new game of skilanders. I would also like more avenger stuff and last but not least a toocool book. Love, Liam. Dear Santa, Thank you for the pokite watch for Crismise this year I want a stikBote. Love Cooper Dear Santa, Thank you for comet. I have a lote of fun with him. I like how your elfs made it so I cowd go file it up with stufing. Can I have a lote of wood and a tool set. Love, Jude Dear Santa, Thank you for the playdou. I like the playdou Because it has a guy in it. I would like a puppy & and a kitty but not alive have a merry merry cristmas. how is mrs. clause doing. take care of the raindeer. love, Lauren Dear Santa, thak you for the presns laste erire. I love crismose coes It is fon to play in shnow cose It is fon to make shnow man and wine I get to go skatig and I Love the prsns from my mom. I wont a kide shnow mo Bele. From: Teven Dear Santa, thank you for my drone I Like to play whit it I whot a Drone for this chrismas. I will leve cookeys and melik. frome Emmett Dear Santa thank you for a toy monstr trug. I like it be kos I go to the Bech.I would like a gold hoverBoard. Say hi to mrs. Clause Love, Forrest Dear Santa Thank you for the candy. I would like more candy. How is Mrs. claule? love Malena Dear Santa, Thank you for the unicorn last year. I have fun sleeping
with it. This year I would like a puppy, a cat and a car. I’ve been good all year except when I fight with Joshua. I hope you like the milk and you stay warm. Love, Teresa Dear Santa, thank you for my Pokemon cards Maga septiel. I would a mote kintrole helicopter supermoreio galixeis 2 weau Rocket Leage Xbox and stickbot. thank you evls for all yor Hard werck. Love Henry Dear Santa, thak you for what you gave me last year. this year I want a wach. Wun that doest have the clok. I want the wun where they only have the time. have a jolly old Crhismas. marry chrismas santa claus. Love Greta. ps I’ll leave some cookes and milk and I will leave some carots out for the raindeer. and the wach must work. Dear Santa, Thank you for my present last yer. I like my ktir becuse I can rite nots dawn. I would like a mermade tail for swimming and a viulin and a drum. Haw is Mrs. Clause? Love Sandra Brinkman Dear Santa, Thank you for giveing me a nerF ung. This year I would like a minecraFt sword that trns into a pickax. I hope that you will make it to everyones house. I hope you have a great year. from, Anthony J Dear Santa Thank you four the prezentz from Lazt crizmiz I would like a Elf on the shelf, a kitten and a hatchable nursery. Have a nice trip. Love, Mackenzie Dear Santa, Hers all the tings I wont For crismis a huvrdord and a Dron and a Hajumolla nda in xbox1 for crismis! I mite not reremdr what I got Frum cresmis last year theack you! By Ben Dear Santa, Thank you for the ninja turtle last year. It was fun to play with. I want a four
Dear Santa, Thank you for the candy last yare. I like it becase it is tasty. I woul dlike a bene bag chare or pappa pig doll house or shopkins hawe are you and Mrs. Clase love Anniston
Rachel Sullivan’s class
Dear Santa, How is your wife? Thank you for the Batman cave and motorcycle and action figure. I want a wireless roBot kitty. I also want a 3DS. With Love, Alexa Dear Santa, My name is Grace. And I am 8 years old. I have been good this year. And i have been nice to my brother. I Loved the gift you have me last year. This year I would like a Hatchimal, a big box of fort sticks and balls, Then I would like a mermaid tale with a closed tale and a fin. Can you give mrs. clas some cookies and give the Elfs some ginger snaps to? I will give the rander some carits. I will put them by your cookies! With Love, Grace D. Dear Santa, my name is Emma I am 7 years old I’ve been a littel Good this year I would like a new Barbie life in the dream house set and a makeup set and a scooter With Love, Emma S. My name is Gus Mckenna and I am a good boy. I help my brothers, my classmates, and every day after school I help out. thank you for the rock tumbler last year. this year I want the biggest jungle lego set, an electrc skooter, and some coold sleds and snow boards thank you With Love, Gus M. Dear Santa, My name is Preston. I am eight years old. I have been pretty good this year. How is Rudolph, Pranser, Dasher, and all of the other raindeer going and mrs. cluas going. I want a dirt bike. With Love, Preston R. Dear Santa, My name is Eli and I am 7 years old. I have been a good Kid. How are you? I’m good. Thank you for the gifts I got last year, I really liked them. This year I want an X-box 360, the game minecraft. Or a netendo swich, but I really want an X-box. I would play with it with my friends, my cousin teached me how to play. I will leave carrots for for the raindeer. And cookies for you, mrs. claws and the elves. I do not think you’re fat. With Love, Eli Martini Dear Santa, Ive been good Last year. I’m thankful because of All those Nerf Guns I got. thank you so much! by the way name is Ridge 8 years OLD Life is awsome. I wish I CouLD get a Nintendo Switch. Neon Red and Neon BLue controlers and super mario oddessy. With Love, Ridge R.
Dear Santa, Thank you for the art’s and craf’s, I am almost out. Can you get me more. I would like some more art’s and craft’s for Chrismis. How is mrs. Clos doing. love Coopor
Dear Santa, How are you? tell the raindeer and elfs I said hi. I’v been good this year. I help do dishes every day almost. thankyou for those dolls you gave me last year. And merry Chrismas!!!! With Love, Harper P. P.S. write back Dear Santa, my name is Kamryn. I want owr metac anD I wont a iPaD and a CPeDr With Love, Kamryn Dear Santa, My name is Myla. And I am 8 years old. How ar eyou and MRs. Claus? And I think I’v been good! Thank you for sending my elf! I hope my elf told you I have been good! And when I go to my grandpa’s we are going to put out cookies and milk! This year, I want a dego, decsendats books, decsendats movie and the 2nd (on DVD) You, your reindeer, your elfs and Mrs. Claus are the best! Merry Christmas!!! With Love, Myla A. Dear Santa, HI. My name is Clare and I have been a good girl. Santa can I have a Amarkin girl doll girl skout afit and shopkins. have fun santa p.s I love cooikys too. With Love, Clare F. Dear Santa, My name is Tatum. I have been a vary good girl this year! Thank you for the staff you got me last year I loved it! How are you doing I’m great! I will lave soem carots for the raindeer and of course ther will be cookeis for you! With Love, Tatum Z. Dear Santa, How is your year? My name is John. How are you elv’s. for chrismas I would like a fome football a vikings one. I hope your elvs are having a lot of fun. I hope you like cookies. I hope your having fun. I Love you With Love, John C. Dear Santa, Thank’s for the Presents last year. this year can you get me a amarican girll doll. Back Pak and Bunk bed. and can you get me a grove stone. for are BaBy horse that Died. thank you! With Love, Chloe J. Dear Santa, My name is Tate am bin a good Friend this year am 7 years old I will trn 8 in APIL. haw is Roodolph and w is mrs. cloes haw are the Elfs haw areyou I would like Hockey gear Happy chimis EvE. With Love, Tate W. Dear Santa, My name is Shelby I am almost 8 years old. I have been a very good girl I am playfull with my friends, my sister, my mom. I want a hatchamal For christmas. I like
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your suit that you were I think that you look hansome. I am glad you work really hard. I will leave out some cookies, and some carotts for the raindeer. If you wanta a candy cane if I have some I can give you some. I can leave it with your cookies and carotts. With Love, Shelby S. Dear Santa, My name is Caleb, I am 8 years old. I am a very good boy. Thank you for all the presents you ahve been giving me and my family. there are lots of things I want for Cristmas. I want magnetic puty for cristmas. Pleaeaeaeaeas! With Love, Caleb Ritter Dear Santa, My name is westen I do chors around the house I want a Huntig nife, and a pocit nife. With Love, Westen M. Dear Santa, I have Bine so Nise to My Brother I woDe want a i Phone 7 and a Ner gun for crimes I’ll feeD RowDof with carits. With Love, Spencer M. Dear Santa, My name is Chloe. I am seven years old. Can I please have a kitten, a desk, and a baby doll. Thank you for all the gifts last year. How are you? Im good. How is mrs. claus. With Love, Chloe S. Dear Santa, I all waes whnt eda toy dragon thet can fly a mokan
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Dear Santa, Thank you for all the things that you have givin me in the past. What are you reindeers namse? How big is your hous? How big is the North Pole? Can you please give me a stephen curry warm up shirt and a ball can yo please give me a ifhone7. Can you polease give me a dog to. Can it be a Husky Please ms. cluse come with you for christmas? How big is your sled tell all of the reindeers that I said Hi. Can I Please have a Elf on a shelf and can I Please have a tablet. Merry Christmas. Joshua Grewe Dear Santa, How could the elfs make the toys? Can I have a cat and a dog? Can I please have a little tramplen? Can I have a horse? Can I have all of the Books of David? Can I have a new brother please? Can my brother a cemot cuntrol car? Can my uncl have a Dot? Can my brother have a rod? Can my brother have a Phon? Sincerly Lynnea Smith Dear Santa Thank you for the Basketball you have me last year. Thank you for giving every present’s for Christmas. Can I please have the Mega nerph gun, Mega rifle, star wars legos, and a Basket ball hoop. Love, Tanner Jasman Dear Santa
Thank you so much for giving me so much toys last year. Could I please have a hachumul, a are c car, a baby sister, a new randeer elf on the shelf? please send snowflage to my house. lets get back to the things that I won’t a desk, a night stand, a new book shelf that is white, a fuzy char, some books, a TV, crafd stuff, close, bedroom stuff, Christmas stuf, a frand ship necklis, a fuzy blanket, games, a I poud, a case for my I poud, nale polesh, nale polesh stuff. Santa when do elfs come? Sincerly, Maria Neva Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! Can I get champeon amibo for my brother pleaaaaaaase??????? How did roodolf get a red nose…… is it a mistery? Do some people you cris cringl? Can you get me a NERF swichfire and a NERF and I think its called the MEGE drum? Anyway...I really realy want it, so pleaaaaaaaaase can I have it? Love, Carter Edwared Nangle Bubba P.S what is the 30 dart drum NERF gun called? Please tell me it please Dear Santa, ThanK you for bringing Joy bacK! Your the best santa ever! Can I please have a nerf gun. Joy is the best elf ever! Joy is also funny. Thanks for the calender with the milk chocolate. Have a great Christmas Santa and Joy! Sincerly Charlie Gibbons Dear Santa, Can you tell my Elf to get me a nather bag of little fome plane’s. Are bothe Elfs at my
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hous? I love all the presents you got me these years. Can you please get me batoll bots. Can I have a baby Raindeer. Please can I have tools for my dad. Please can I have maikup for my mom. Sincerly, Zeppelin Thull
song Please? All I want for Christmas is my tooth to come out, my tooth to come out, my tooth to come out, I all I want for Christmas IS MY TOOTH TO COME OUT! Sincerly Kailynn Chambliss Thank you
Dear santa, you now how my elf broke his two toes? How long does my elf rest? I wish my elf and you a merry chrismas. Senene I already wrote a letter. My teacher made do another letter. Can I please have a Mega Nerf Fun. Sincerly, Evan Jacobs. p.s. How cold is it up there?
Dear santa Could I please have pokemon. How do you have that many Elfs up theirs? How did you buidl a toy factory up their because is no materials? How do you even survive up their? I hope you have a good Chrismas! Could you get my sister some makeup. Could you please get me botte if my mom doesn’t get me it. How do you even get food, water? Could you get me a black football! Could you please get me new learning books because I almost finished all of my books. Sincerly, Preston Drexler
Dear Santa, Thank you for Christmas. I whant a pokit raser. I whant a hotwels. Sincerly, Jaxon Soukup Dear santa, Could I get some more leggos please? A new ball. A new bed. Merry Christmas. Emmett Jaekel Dear Santa, You have given us a lot of toys. Thank you for all youv done for us. Can I Please have a new BaBy alive doll and Lovabella and a makup kit and a toy puppy from alive pets? a hatchamal and toy forist animals. thank you for all the toys. Sincerly, Isabella Lee Raach Merry Christmas. Dear Santa, Merry Christmas your AMAZING! How can you bring all the toys in the world in one night? can I sing you a
Dear Santa, Christmas is almost here. And my sister want’s a Peper Pig back pack. And I want some art Supplies. Can you get my dad a new chainsaw. Can you get my mom a coffey mug and some cooking supplies. Sincerely, Chelby Wothe Dear santa thank you for evrething. Please git my grampa Better. Please git my my mom’s skore awau. Cane i Please hav a nerfe gun can I Pleas have a BoBit maker Sincerly, Tyrone Malz Dear Santa, I thank you for all that you gave me. It was as big help to me. Thank you so much. I
hope you like milk & cookies & a toothbrush for you. May I pelase have a new pare of shoes, please with a charry on top, with sprinkleis on top to, with a extra scop of icecream please. So much even all the time you have made me happy so many times wene I am sad to or wene I’m nerves to thank you for all the help Love, Mia Trumpold Dear Santa, I want this for Christmas. Can I have a Ben ten watch a sea patrol ship? I would also like a Batman play set. A skunk stuffed animal would be nice not a real skunk. I hope Santa comes to my house. Aiden Woratschka Dear Santa What i want for crhismtas is a tablet, a video Game called cuphead, maybe a hamster. I kinda want a Bagpipe, a tuba, a big batterie for my flashlight, a Legend of Zelda toy sword and sheild, a “i servived” the attakings of September 11. From Cayden Dear St. Nick, I hope you have a happy now yeer. What I won’t is a megu nref gun and then I won’t a mega rifeel. Sincerly Levi Dear Santa, Where are the efls from? Could I please have a Hatchamul and I Pad for Christmas? My mom needs more make-up. My dad needs a new screwdriver where do all the stuff to make toys? I like math papers? do you remember wen I give you a diet coke? Have a good year Karlene Haff
PINE RIVER-BACKUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Dear Santa Claus, At home I Heled my mom and dad. May I please have a Iphone X. I want the I phone X because to call my uncle. Nice job giving kids presents. How do you fly around the world? From, Noah, age 7 Dear Santa, I play with legos because I like to build stuff. What do you do in the Summer. I tried to be good. I wish for legos. From: Brayden Dear Santa Claus, I hope you nosd I was very good. I want a horse beause I want to ride it. You are very cool and asme. How do you get around evry wire in one nite? I am 7 years old I wish Crimist was evry day. From, Zayleigh Dear Santa, Im Ion the nice list? Your elves are hard working. I wish I could get a kitty for Christmas
bkas its cute. I’m 7 years old. Merry Christmas. Makenzie Dear Santa Claus, I cleen my room. I wish please for baby alive dolls and food and I want those things for Christmas because I thingk I’m really going to like them. You are so kind and nice. How do you get to all of those places all in one night? I like being nice. Love, Emma Dear Santa Claus Do you have a good reindeer at the North Pole? Can you get me a 3dses please Santa Claus. I don’t fight with my pleas santa claus. I don’t fight with me sisters. You are riley funny Santa Claus. I like toys. Christmas is fun. From, Adrian Dear Santa Claus, I have a alf at my house. I was good. I rily want legoas. I want legoas because I have a lot of legoas.
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Dear Santa, How do you see me evryday? I hope you have a merry Christmas. What I whant for Christmas is a big life in the dream house because I want to explor it. Do you really have elfs. I have a dog named daisy. I have friends. From, Ashley
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Dear Santa, This year I was good I wish for a cuttles kitten because it looks soft and cuttley. Santa you are nice and cool. Do you ackshley have elfs? I have lots of toys. I am readey for Christmas. From, Paiten and I am 7 years old
Dear Santa, How do you see me? Santn. Do yo have afss Santn? How do you get the prasis har. Hey santn I am 7 years old how old you are. Hay santn you are varey niss. Hay Santn I wote a doll because thay are my Favit toy. Hay Santn I am verey niss. Love, Chloe
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Does Roodolf rily have a red noes? I am 7 years old. My burthday is 2 days after Crismus. Am I on the nice list? Love, Lily Barchus
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Dear Sata, Am I on the good list? Do you have elfs? I like Chrismas do you? I care about you Santa. You are special to me. I wish for a new Iphonex. I like my baby sister and my family. From Christopher Yost
Dear Santa Claus, I whashed the dishis for my mom and dad. For Christmas I want a x box because they are awsome. I Rdolf really real? Ive been nice to others this year. I beeleve you. I think I’m silly. I want you to know that I love animals. Love, Dalton
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Dear Santa Claus I hope you have a great Holday. Santa I wish for lots of Nerf guns. I like wen you bring prezent. Do you have a shiney bell you can give to me? I like to Pratest targe with my Nerf guns. I like to ride my dirt bike. Love, Triton Dear Santa Claus, This year I hav ben gad. I wish for a hachibil. I wont a Hachbl because I want to toc into it. I think your nis. I have one brother and two sisters. I have one cat and three dogs. What’s your fafret cookie? Merry Christmas, Kendra
Cheri Lemberg’s class
Dec. 4 2017 Dear Santa, How do you make presents? We are getting ready for Christmas. First we put up our trees, next we put on our ormaments, last we put on our stockings. For Christmas I want a Teen titans go Imagenex toy because I like the show. And I really want Imagenex toy. Love, Avery Dec. 6 2017 Dear Santa, Hi Santa? I put my christmas tree up. I put my stocking up. What do you do at the workshop? I want the movie Hochrasuvaneu 2 because I like that movie. Love, Hunter Nov. 27 2017 Dear Santa, How are you doing in the North Pole? I’m getting ready for Christmas by decorating my house for Christmas. One thing I want for Christmas is a stuffy set because I love stuffies.
Nov. 27 2017 Dear Santa, What do you do at the North Pole? I’m getting ready for Christmas because it is snowing out. Can I please have a robot cat because I love cats. Love your firend, Miriah 11-27-17 Dear Santa, I was wondering how you make all the toys. This is how I get ready Step 1. We get out all of the Christmas stuff out. Step 2. We hang up the stokings. Step 3. We sort the branches. Step 4. We hang the lights around the house and outside. Step 5. When its time for Christmas we set out peanut butter cookies and milk. We won’t forget your reindeer. They get carrots for Christmas I want a stuff elephant and why is because stuff animals are so soft. From Lyric
Dec. 4 2017 Dear Santa, How do you make presents? I am getting ready for Christmas because we are putting up our Christmas tree Can I have a vollyball please because I am good at Vollyball. Love, Kleo Nov. 27, 2017 Dear Santa, How do you send the elfs to us. I got ready for Christmas by putting the Christmas tree up. For Christmas I want a new cowgril hat because my other cowgril hat dose not fit me. Love, Addy Nov. 27, 2017 Dear Santa, Why do you wear red clothes? I am getting ready for Christmas becaues I have my Christmas tree up. I want the littlest pet shop becaues I have a toy that is a littlest pet shop pet. Love, Eleanor
Nov. 27, 2017 Dear Santa, How many elves do you have? We put up our Christmas tree on Dec. 9 and hang our ornanemts up. For Christmas I want a real horse because I don’t have one and I like riding horses. Love, Ellie Crawford
Dec. 5. 2017 Dear Santa Why do you drink milk and cookies? I get ready for Christmas. I wrap the present then I put it under the Christmas tree. I want the Thomes and friends Superstation because you can put Thomes toys on it. Love, Tristan.
Nov. 27 2017 Dear Santa, How snowy is it in the North Pole? I’m ready for Chrristmas because we got are trees up. For Chrismas I want a pogo stick because they are cool. From, Adam
Nov. 28, 2017 Dear Santa, Hi Santa. I have a question for you how many reindeer do you have? For chrismas we are getting ready by putting a big santa up. For chrismas can I please have a box of legos because I love legos. Love, Natalie
Dear Santa, Do you like hot chocolate? We put our Christmas tree up with lots of lights I want a nerf gun please. From, William Werch
Nov. 27, 2017 Dear Santa, What kinds of cookies do you like. I am putting up my Christ-
mas tree first. Then stockings. This year I would like secunity cameras with a Phon because I can woch my stuff and my Dad and moms stuff to. From, Raiden Dec. 5, 2017 Dear Santa, How do your reindeer fly? We get ready for Christmas by getting our Christmas stuff out. We put up the Christmas tree. We put on ornamets then we put on lights. We turn on the lights. We put on the skirt. I want a brick that has gems in it and a pack that has a pickaxe too. Love, Cooper Nov. 27, 2017 Dear Santa, How many presents do you have? I put candy on my tree and lights on my tree too. I want makeup because it makes your face shiny as a diamond. I wish you a Merry Christmas. Love, Kia Dec. 4, 2017 Dear Santa, We get ready for Christmas because it is a birthday of a man who is the best man ever. He had a great mom and dad. How do you get ready for Christmas? I want a dirtbike because I can ride to school every day and beon time for class every day Love, Myles Dear Santa, Does any hair from your beard get in your mouth? I am happy and excited because my cousins are coming over on Christmas. I would like the chainsaw nerf gun please. This toy looks really cool Love Cylar Hirst Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? I’m excited for Christmas! I would love a new doll and stroller this year. Your Friend Alma Ellestad
April Rice’s class
Dear Santa I want a Nintendo because my Dad has one and I want an American doll because I don’t have one. What I like about Christmas it is fun. A question is are you cold when you are dlivlring presins? Love Sophia Dear Santa, for Christmas I want a baby alive and a finfun. I want them because I can learn to swim like a mermaid! I want a baby alive because I want to Play with it. I like to celabrate christmas because of family. Do you go to evry house at night in that amount of time? From, Adler
Christmas is doing things with my family. How did Christmas become a Holaday? Love, Dominic Dear Santa, I want more cowgirl stuff because I am a cowgirl. I want to spend time with my family because they are important. I like spending timme with my family. How did cristmas start? Love, Autumn Dear Tanta, I want a snowmobile because I want to play in the snow. I like christmas because you bring presents. How many elves d you have? Love, Katlin Traffe Dear Santa, I want a hermit crad two of them and a leptop because I want to play with them at them all the time. What I like about Chistmas is seeing my family and having fun. Is it cold out their? What kind of sled is pink? Love, Ella Dear Santa I want a pink guitar and a pink drone because spying on my brother.I like seeing my family. How many homese do you go to? From, Clara Dear Santa, I want a dubble Hatchimal and a mermaid tail because the Hatchimals are fun to watch and the mermaid tails are fun. One thing I like about Chistmas is hot coco. Do your feet get cold in the Sleh? From, Valarie Dear Santa, I want a mini truck and a mini tractor and mini tractor dnda mini bater. I never had a little toy. I love Crismis because it is nice. Love, Joe Dear Santa, I want 2 tip ups because I love ice fishing year. I like Chistmas because I get to see my family. Is it cold down thear? From, Hunter Dear Santa, I like to see my Famle at cisiis. Frow Cismis I won’t nrf gons for shotting my bodr. How did yua mock cicmis? From, Keagan Dear Santa, I want Hatchables and puppies surpise because I want to shaer one thing with my siste. One thing about Christmas I like is to snugl with my famny. It is happy that day. How mene
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elvs do you have? From, Ava Dear Santa, I wont a spiye drone rarnd a dog. Because I can pet the dog. And I can fly the drone. How do you go all around the world in one nite? I like all the decarashon. From, Whyatt Dear Santa, Two things I want for critmas are a minecraft set wit a vileger zomgie. I also want a pikachu beans bag chair. One thig I lik about critams is spending time with family. One question I have is how do you get around the world in one night? Love, Blake Richards Dear Santa, I want a Nitendo switch. I want a baby pug. I want them because they are fun. I like Christmas because you see family. How did Christmas begin? From, Logan Dear Santa, I want a tayr swing for crismis. I like my Famley because evrey oun can come. How many kids do you visit? From, Justus Dear Santa, For Christmas I want 101 surprise dolls, and orbees. What I like about Christmas is all the Smiling faces. Dose your Raindeer Freeze? Love, Jessica Johnson Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a remot cnshl Mosthtruc and a drone. I want it because they are fun. I like Chrimistime because it is fun. How do you get here? Frum, Michael Dear Santa, What I want is the project mc 2 kit because it comes with a tablet and it purse. Dear Santa, what I want is big Hachables for christmas because they are big stuf animals one thing I like about Christmas is to see my family. From, Jewels Mann
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Dear Santa, What I want is an ipod, or a drift cart, or a game for my X Box one, “Hello Nabour Alpha Four.” You can drift around in a drift cart. Do the reindeer like candy canes? How many sacks of toys do you deliver evry year? Sincerely, Connor McCarly
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Dear Santa, I was very good this hyear. I want a Nintendo Switch, a hang glider, and a race car. We went and got our Christmas tree yesterday and decorated it. Thank you Santa! Dean Wynn Dear Santa, I want a remote control dinosaur because I like Dinosaurs. We get to open presents on Christmas morning. Tahnk you! Tanner Van Heerden Dear Santa, I want for Christmas a remote control car, and Pokemon cards and an ornament. I want the pokmon cards because my friends and I have lots of Pokmon battles. My brother would like a toy car and a tractor, please. Thank you for the presents Santa! Thank you, Gage Parkin Dear Santa, I would like a huge unicorn for Christmas. They are so fluffy and Santa knows how
to make them. You are nice. I will like any Thing you bring me. How do make the toys? Probably the elves help you? Love, Keionah Thundershield Dear Santa, I would like a computer and a stuffed animal teddy bear, and a phone. My favorite thing to do over Christmas is to go sledding with my family. Thank you, Maren Lindquist Dear Santa, I want an X Box 1 for Christmas. I can play X Box games with my friends. I also want 2 bars of clatoneum and 2 boxes of parts for a time machine. I’ve been really good! Love, Justin Siltman
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Sincerely, Rosie Driste Dear Santa, I want an X box 360, an X box one with games and controllers. Thank you for everything. How old are you? I love you, Tristen Johnson Dear Santa, Can I please have a Nintendo, a Kindle and an Amazon card? What do you do when it is not December? How many elves do you have? I am usually the first one up and I open my stocking. Thank you Santa! Sincerely, Beyla Miller
Dear Santa, I want a toy horse, a toy doll and a toy dragon. Do you live in the North Pole? Thank you, Leah Eveland
Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a remote control deone and a remote control helicopter. I want the helicopter because the two I got last year they broke. How far is the barn where you keep your reindeer in from your house? Sincerely, Ethan Bergem
Dear Santa, I want a new backpack, a new hat that is pink and a baby sister. I live to make Christmas cookies.
Dear Santa, I want an American Girl doll for Chrismas because my sister has one. I want a new dog for Chritsmas. How
do you get so many presents? What do your reindeer Eat? Sincerely, Adrianna Timms Dear Santa, I want an x box one for Christmas. I like to play a game. I like the gifts we get fofr Christmas Eve and Morning. I want to know how you get around the world in one
night. Sincerely, Michael Haessig Dear Santa, I want a X box one and a set of controllers. I want an X box one so that I can play on it all day. Do you have a son? If you do, what is his name? How old are you? Are you 6,000 years old? Thank you, Bryce Bean
Dear Santa, I want a Xbox 400 and a tractor whith harvester that has duals. What do you do in the North Pole? What do the Raindeer eat? Do they eat brocle and cauliflower? I want a Nintendo switch too. Love, Dawson Dabill
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Dear Santa, My name is Ethan. I want a RC Car and a Max tow truck and a pack of football cards and a book for football cards. I love Christmas! Christmas is the Best. Love, Ethan Schaefer.
Dear Santa, Sorry to interrupt you, Santa, but my name is Keegan Scully. I am from Brainerd in Minnesota. How are your elves doing Santa? __________ Please answer on the line. What I really, really, really want is a 3-D printer and a Lego Science Lab. I want some fake money. Can I also please have all of the Cars 3 demolition derby cars? I want a green mini book that has folders where I could put stuff I find in it. From: Keegan Scully
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Dear Santa, My name is Luke M. I am 8 yers old. How is your elfs makeing toys for Christmas? I wood like to get a leectric scooter, football cards and a bean bag tos. Christmas is my favret yere. From Luke Merseth Dear Santa This is Mya. I am 7 years old. How long does it take to build and make all the toy’s for christmas? I would like a mer-
Dear Santa, My name is Brayden. I like sports. I like football the best. I bet you work hard makeing toy’s. I would like a 49ers stadum blanket. I would also like temymate pack. I would alos like all the football helmates. thank you from: Brayden Waby
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Dear Santa, My name is Brady. I am 7 years old and I love Christmas. It is my favrit hoiladay. Has Mrs. Claus ben eating all your cookes? Plese can I have a eletric Scooter and a 500 pack of football cards and a Delven Cook jursy and timberwolv tickits? Love, Brady Oseland
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Dear Santa My name is Bo. I am 8 years old. Has it been good at the noth pole? I would like some water proof hunting waders. And a hunting bag. And a Tyler Loket Jersy. Pleas. I love crisamis because of you santa. Love Bo Schwartz
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Dear Santa I’m 7 years old. I love Christmas! How are your reindeer’s? I hope you can get me a JoJo Siwa doll and a cat that’s name Choclit and hiheels. Love: Emily Hansen
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Dear Santa, Hi, my name is Jonas Swenson. I am 7. I like you Santa. I would like a magic hat, a bablead with the spintrak, cars, lots of pokemon, a phone, a tv, that is all. I hope your are eating lots of cookeis when it is Christmas. And a nintendo swich with moiro oddysee. I was born in 2010 now I am 7. Now I allways bleaven in you a lot. Jonas Swenson
way on your slay? I wood love to have a hoverboard and a slime kit. Love Kendra Lhotka
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Dear Santa, I am 7 years old. How old are you? What do your reindeers eat? Do you eat all of the millk and cookies? I whant a ride in your sleigh. And I whant the dragan that breths out water. And the baby doll that can swims in water. And a big Stof animl. And a barby doll. And a food toy. I love chirisms and you. Also I want is Pieface Sky highh. I also I want a caeriter calder. And I hope I get a big unicorn. I hope you have a good chrismas too. And Dream tents. Violet Andrson
toy, a five nights at Freddys plush, a Xbox 1, a minecraft plus, anthor Hello neighbor pluch, a mincraft toy, a robiox toy, lots and lots of wood and tolet roles. From, Jack Willem Tatge
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Dear Santa My name is Isla. I am seven yers old. I have a brother named is Isaac. I love christmas!! I Love love love you santa!! I want a hoverboard, and I want a lol dall. I want a gold lol dall and a dall. Love Isla Mattson
Dear Santa I am 8 yers old. I live in Little Falls MN. I still bleve in you. How is Rudolph? I cant wait tell Chirsmiss. Can I plese have a lego set of Lambo Field with Paker players and I wolud like Football gloves and Vinkigs players that will be all. thank you! Love, Benjamin Novak
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Hi Santa, I rille want the hot toys ghost ridr toy and the ghost ridr launcher. Also the Battle wars godzilla and the foe pop godzilla and the ghost ridr foe pop. I want the hot wells ghost ridr bice, and the ghost ridr game and make it for a plastasun 3, ples. And I almost for got to tell you that I’m 7. Have you ben eating lots of fod because thers no such a thing as a skine santa.
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Dear Santa, I am Emmit I am 8. My favrit holiday is Christmas!! What do you do in the North pole!! What are all the raindeer names. I would like a elf on the shelf for Christmas! Or a puppy! pleas and thank you from Emmit Becher Dear Santa I am 7 years old. How old are you? I don’t have a chimney so don’t look for one. How many Elfs do you have? This year I would like a hover board or a skate board. And also i would like a mermaid under water tail or a mermaid blanket. Thank you Santa! From Preslee Glynn Hi Santa Hi I’m Sydney and I belive in Santa! I’m 7 years old. How are you doing? Christmas is my faviort holiday. Do you know Tippy Tommy and my Raindeer Peporment? I hope you make it! It’s super close to
christmas! I would like a Nonelergetic dog. Also a disco ball! A new snow boll sling shot. A bell from your sley too please? A hover board please! A little bit of slime too! thak you Santa! Love Sydney Foss Dear Santa I am seven years old. I have a big family. I am the yungist kid in my family. What is your randers names? May I have a doll that walkeds and takeds and chuts it’s ieas When it goes to sleep from Abigail Ryan Dear Santa My name is Gavin C. I am 7 years old. I love Christmas. Have you been eating Mrs. Claus cokkeis? Can I have a hover board? Can I have a pug? Love Gavin Carpenter Dear Santa Hi Santa this is Kellan. I am 7 years old. I play hockey and I am good at it. So now I am 7 and a haf. So how long is your berd. Is it 7 inchis or 6 or 5 or
4 or 3 or 2 or 1. So I want a wii Dega Sports two. By Kellen Timmons Dear Santa, My name is Grayson. I am 8 years old. I Love Christmas! Your my favirite how old are you? Can I have football cards and Under armour football gloves? I will never forget you. Can I have one of your reindeer bells for Christmas please? Thank you. from Grayson Matthew Johnson White Dear Santa I’m 7 years old. I was borin in 2010. I have 4 pepol in my famaily. I aplusly love Christmas. Have you been eating Mrs. Claus cukes? It is ok if you are. Can I have a hove rboard. And more stuft animals? I lvoe them. thank you! Love Harper Wood Dear Santa This is Isaac. I am 8 yeas old. I like Christmas. If you even get to me. I think you are 91 years old. I bet you are so full after Christmas. I wood like if you wood bring me a cupl of football of cards For chistmas and I wood also like a huvr bord for chistmas. Love Isaac Trees
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Dear Santa I want a new tablet I want all the games from my old one! I like how nice you are! I am smort! Love Jaxson Wheeler Santa. You are jolly. I’m good. I want a taBlet with all my Games like my Black taBlet. I want world 2 war fair, a 40 Dollar gift card For my XBOX 1. Also a Hatchable and a water Gun. love Adom Anderson Dear Santy Thank you fore breing joy to us. I wode lick a puppu a xbox1x and a phene a game cald wwe 18 and thank you. Love Gavyn Buchta-Blakemore Santa I like that you bring me presents. You are nice. I am nice. I would like a drone for chris. Ashton Omberg
Santa I like that you are jolly. I am generous. I want a nintendo swich with supper mario odssy. I want a Pelet gun. Love Kingsleigh Seidl SANTA You are asum. I Like you Santa. Have a good Christmas. I am nis. I want cite corn and puppy corn. a hol jar ov picls. LOL Pets. Jo Jo Bows. Skwosh abols. Num Nums Nall poLish Makevo LOL dols. hache mo. LPS. Shopcins. Barbes. Love Aburey Dullum dear Santa I like you and you are Generous. I help pepole. I would like a science kit and a cooking kit and a computer and a star wars wiiu game. love Lucas Cline Santa I Am thankful for you giving us presents. They are hard to make. I want a lazer tag pass and a water park pass. I am a good friends. Love Aidan Lee SANTA You are cool and nice and smart too and funy too. I am smrt. I wot a L.O.L dols and Phone too. Luve, Maddy Gilman Santa, I Love you because you give me cande. I am a vere good frend to othrs. I whont nrf gun shoows blanket Pape phone bech home baw puchrowll hocke stinke Colin Wirtz to Santa I Love you. Youare so nise. I can not wat in til you are here. Can you Ples giv me a hachamol. and a chat and a dog and a sled and a Hedlit and a naw bik helmit and a Jakcite and a naw pare of sows. Love Braylee Green Mr. Claws You are very generous. And you are funny. I am a good frend. Love Anthony Nelson
Santa You are so awesome because you Bring Joy to a Lot of kids thank you for Bring joy to a Lot of Kids. I am a good Frend when it is my Berf-Day. I Love giving hugs and dansing with my DaD. it is Fun! Sey you Later. Love, Ava Lizakowski Santa, I Love you. You are the best. You are Jolly. This year I’ve been good. This year I want 2 real baby pug’s, a wonder woman jet, High Heel’s, 100 L.O.L. Doll’s, 100 L.O.L. pets, A TV for my room with a remote, A slime kit, 10 nutcracker doll’s, 100 JoJO Siwa bow’s, 100 choker neckleses. Santa you are the Best. Love,Isabella Bahma Santa You are Nice I am Nice too! I want a New puppy. Jacob Paumen Santa Santa you are so nics and fendliy. I’m a nics fend. I wont slime, and pudy, Tuom Tuom, L.O.L. doll’s, fendsip necles, IPad, and a charger, nekles, and braslite, JOJO bows, L.O.L. pets, and little hacmalls! Love Emma Hagberg Santa I like your presents. I gave you cookies. I want. Legos. I want more Santa and fishing books. I love to read them. I want a iad. Love Hunter Athnos Santa You are a vary hard worker. I am a vary helpful and nice stoodint I want some Xbox 360 games like Madin NFL 18. I also want lego Ninjogo sets and star wars. And jenrall grevees and a Ellekchrik gtare and a Phon Love, Connor Bradley Santa You are Jolly, I am nice, I want a invizubl robot, fhon, Ktar, X box 1, tv, lago set, fram, wall set, grips, handlbors, nrf gun, maga nrf gun, jetpack, goled shoos, goel flat hat, goled pans, goled shrt, goled socs, goled Bike, goled scooder, goled miny foweler, goled scatbord,
goled gacit. form, Riley Beyer Dear Santa, Thank you for always giving us toys. You are so nice. I have been good this year. I hope you come to my house. I want gum and a heated blanket and note books a squishys. You bring us joy. Well not the grinch but all of us. Thank you so much for all you do. Love, Autumn Johnson Dear Santa I bet thet santa is cute! I rely Do! I want a iPod and gum and a Journal and candy and a soFt blancit and a hachmul and slime and orbes. Love Bella McKinney Santa, You are the best person that gives us presents. You bring joy to me! You are a hard worker! I am a good friend. I am a smart girl at school. I’ve been really good this year. I want an ipad for Christmas!! I want slime for Christmas too! Love, Brenna Jurmu SANTA, You are the best thing that hepend to me. I will give you a buteful card. I am very nice to you. I want 10 boxes of L.O.L dolls please prity please. And I want hachamls. Can I have some L.O.L pets please. Can I have 1 gliter seres of L.O.L dolls. Claire Cartwright Dear Santa You are jolly I’m smart I want a slime kit a drone a rmote contrl car amracn gril doll. You can pick what won you what to give me on my lists. Love Ella DeRuyck Dear Santa You have holly spirit. I like you. You are kind. I am trust worthy. I am helpfull. I am kind. I love christmas! I want snugges, cuddols, star lilley, zoomer unicor, and an Iphone. Love Layla Jensen Dear Santa I want a nitendo switch. I also would like the Mario Honesty Game. You are nice Santa because you hand out presents. I want you to know I like Math and my friends! Love, Waylon Hines
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