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!
#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."
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87points
#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."
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86points
#23
"My 3-year-old asked for a knife this year. She wants to help me cut her strawberries."
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86points
#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."
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84points
#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."
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83points
#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.'"
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82points
#27
"I remember asking for a photo of Rudolph because I wanted proof of the existence of Santa."
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79points
#28
"Dared my kid to ask Santa for 'a new attitude.' Santa's face was priceless."
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77points
#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."
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76points
#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."
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73points
#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."
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72points
#32
"My 4-year-old asked Santa for Rainbow TicTacs. Cheapest Christmas ever."
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70points
#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."
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68points
#36
"Last year my 3-year-old asked if she could be taken away by Krampus. Santa was visibly concerned."
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67points
#37
"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."
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65points
#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."
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64points
#39
"I once asked for bread with no crust. Christmas comes, I actually got an entire loaf of bread with no crust."
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64points
#40
"My 9-year-old kid asked for lightbulbs. I am sure Santa wasn’t expecting that."
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64points
