What Eight-Year-Olds Wish For!

I saw an educator collecting information on what children between ages five and ten, from all over the world, wish for.  So I decided to ask my third-grade kids her question.  They are mostly eight years old, going on nine.

Her question was, “If you could wish for one thing, what would you wish for?”

In my children’s words:

I wish I had magic powers because I could do whatever I want to do.

If I had a wish, I would wish I can have everything.

I wish to be a millionaire and have the best girl on earth, and have the biggest house and to be famous and be  an actor, a singer, and business man.

I wish I would pass all my classes (as in getting good grades) and be a businessman, and marry a beautiful girl.

I wish I can wish as many wishes as I can.

The only wish is that I want a giraffe as a pet.

I wish I can be a kamikaze!

I wish I could be very intelligent.

My wish is to have a Hanah Montana room that is so, so big.

I wish to be the king of the whole world.

I wish I can be a star actor.

I wish I could be the strongest in the whole world.

I wish to have a lot of money.

I wish every day I could have a sleep-over at my best friend’s house!

I wish I get good grades.

I wish  I can have a gig machine that does all my homework!

My wish is to be the most richest fairy,  and the nicest fairy.

An airplane with a remote control.

I wish to be king of a country.

I wish I could have all the kinds of animals.

I wish I will be a nice person in life.

I wish I could work with the Mafia.

I wish no bad person can steal me away!

I would like a drum set.

My wish is to have wishes all the time, in any place.

–Posted by Eileen

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