Christmas wishes and whims

Here’s what kids on South Whidbey are asking Santa for this holiday season.

Santa Claus, take note: stuffed animals are as popular as ever. Kids in the Sunflower Class at South Whidbey Children’s Center in Langley were visited by the South Whidbey Record and asked what they wanted for Christmas. Their answers may surprise you.

(Photo by David Welton) Rhys Tempest, 3: “Toys. Bus. Cars.”

(Photo by David Welton) Rhys Tempest, 3: “Toys. Bus. Cars.”

(Photo by David Welton) Macy McInerney, 4: “An Anna and Elsa castle. A pretend cookie for my play kitchen.”

(Photo by David Welton) Macy McInerney, 4: “An Anna and Elsa castle. A pretend cookie for my play kitchen.”

(Photo by David Welton) Alea Biyani, 4: “I don’t know.”

(Photo by David Welton) Alea Biyani, 4: “I don’t know.”

(Photo by David Welton) Fritz Ramos, 3: “Santa.”

(Photo by David Welton) Fritz Ramos, 3: “Santa.”

(Photo by David Welton) Evie Blevins, 4: “A jack-in-the-box.”

(Photo by David Welton) Evie Blevins, 4: “A jack-in-the-box.”

(Photo by David Welton) Ethan Landsbach, 4: “The fastest racecar in the whole wide world. My own axolotl stuffie.”

(Photo by David Welton) Ethan Landsbach, 4: “The fastest racecar in the whole wide world. My own axolotl stuffie.”

(Photo by David Welton) Caleb Russell, 5: “These. (Santa and elf stuffed animals.) A shark stuffie. And a dirt bike.”

(Photo by David Welton) Caleb Russell, 5: “These. (Santa and elf stuffed animals.) A shark stuffie. And a dirt bike.”

(Photo by David Welton) Baani Wescott-Kuchi, 4: “A baby doll. It has a crown. A baby fairy. I also want two of those (Santa and elf stuffed animals) for Christmas.”

(Photo by David Welton) Baani Wescott-Kuchi, 4: “A baby doll. It has a crown. A baby fairy. I also want two of those (Santa and elf stuffed animals) for Christmas.”

(Photo by David Welton) Oskar Remmen, 4: “Transformers.”

(Photo by David Welton) Oskar Remmen, 4: “Transformers.”

(Photo by David Welton) Caoimhe McCarthy, 3: “A purse with a real phone. And an Ella bobblehead – she’s my sister. And a stuffie snake.”

(Photo by David Welton) Caoimhe McCarthy, 3: “A purse with a real phone. And an Ella bobblehead – she’s my sister. And a stuffie snake.”

(Photo by David Welton) Matias Toledo, 4: “A cute little dragon, like a stuffie.”

(Photo by David Welton) Matias Toledo, 4: “A cute little dragon, like a stuffie.”

(Photo by David Welton) Maeve Grande, 5: “A stuffie puppy. I’m gonna name him Puffy. Also a unicorn stuffie.”

(Photo by David Welton) Maeve Grande, 5: “A stuffie puppy. I’m gonna name him Puffy. Also a unicorn stuffie.”

(Photo by David Welton) Daisy Douglas, 4: “A piano.”

(Photo by David Welton) Daisy Douglas, 4: “A piano.”