When Snowmen Come Alive
Harper Morton
Edgehill Elementary School
Once a year on Christmas Eve, snowmen come alive. They only come alive on Christmas Eve because there is magic in the air; the great Christmas Eve dinners, the family reunions and the thoughts of what Santa would bring the excited children.
You see, when the children go to bed and their day ends, the snowmens’ just begin. The snowmen sing jolly Christmas carols, have great snowball fights, and best of all, have big, festive parties talking about what they did over the years.
One of the youngest snowmen, named Snowy, wanted to get the children who created him a special gift. Snowy’s creator was a young girl named Emily. Emily wanted snow that would never melt, so that’s what Snowy would get her.
Snowy knew that the only place where he could find snow that would never melt was the North Pole.
“I can do this!” Snowy said, determined that he would get Emily her gift.
It was a long and hard journey, but eventually Snowy reached the North Pole. Snowy quickly scooped a small amount of snow into a tiny vial, in a hurry to make it back to Emily’s house before he melted back into snow. But do not worry, Snowy will come back next year because Snowy has Christmas spirit.
As Snowy reached Emily’s house, he saw the early sun coming over the horizon. He carefully put the vial of snow under Emily’s Christmas tree.
Snowy watched from outside as he saw Emily’s grateful expression. Everybody had a merry, merry Christmas and Snowy was happy.
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Delicious Combination
Lily Rankin
James Thomson Elementary School
I could smell the peanut-butter aroma as I was getting ready to take the last tray of cookies out of the oven, my hands shaking. As I grabbed it, the heat felt like it was burning my fingers.
I placed the final tray on the counter, filled with relief. As I bit into the first cookie, I tasted the delicious combination of peanut butter, chocolate and so much sugar, I felt like I could run on the walls.
As my stomach growled for more, I listened as my brother was trying to hang up my family’s old dry stringed popcorn while my dad was “working” on his laptop as he sat on the couch petting my dog, Flower, with soft, gentle strokes.
I was almost blinded by the colourful lights on my Christmas tree, shimmering next to the kitchen as our light-up snowman glowed on the counter. As I looked around, preparing to grab another cookie, I jumped as my mom called, “They’re ready!”
The old dry stringed popcorn fell to the floor as my brother jumped up and down while jogging towards the kitchen. My dad slammed his laptop with such a huge “whack,” I practically jumped out of my skin as he sprinted over, his stomach growling VERY loudly.
As we all ate the cookies together, I knew this was going to be a great Christmas.
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The Christmas Miracle
Gavin Taves
Kelly Creek Community School
The children’s hospital was extra cold this Christmas Eve. You could hear the faint sound of a light buzzing in the hallway. Josh was sitting on his hospital bed looking out the window, hoping to see something magical in the snowy distance. He saw nothing.
Josh had spent 90 per cent of his life in that hospital. He has never had a real Christmas. He is seven years old and has no idea where his parents are.
All of a sudden, he sees something in the air. IT’S SANTA!
He leaped off his bed with joy and rushed out of the room to go tell his friend Rob. Rob was surprised. He jumped to his feet and ran out of the room. Their eyes sparkled as they looked at Santa.
They sat there for 45 minutes just watching and watching. They actually went to sleep dreaming of Santa and his sleigh. Josh woke up and after rubbing his flickering eyes, he sat up to see…A PRESENT!
Josh never looked happier in his entire life. He ripped open the wrapping paper and it was a note that said: “Open the door, Santa.”
He slowly walked over to the door and flung it open. His parents were standing there and Josh jumped into their arms.
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‘Tis the Season
Grace Murphy
Partners in Education
One snowy Christmas Eve night there was a loud bang and there were footsteps on the roof. I’m not going to lie; I was pretty scared.
All of my family was asleep in their beds. When I heard the sound again, I wasn’t scared, I was curious. So I went outside in my PJs and went to the back of my house. There it was, his sleigh. The real Santa Claus was on my roof.
When Santa was out of sight, I decided to explore. I may have, when I was exploring, an accident or not, hopped into his sleigh. He did not notice me until I yelled, “Help!” I was stuck in a huge pile of presents.
My scream startled Santa, which made him crash his sleigh, and all the reindeer ran away, and the presents scattered everywhere.
Santa was now upset as he needed to deliver the gifts and we didn’t have much time. So, Santa went to find the reindeer and I gathered up all the gifts. In no time we were getting the job done.
At the end of the night, Santa took me home in his magnificent sleigh. As I stepped onto our roof, with a sparkle in his eye, Santa asked me if I might like to help him again next year.
Just when I had started to think that Santa might not be real, this magical experience occurred.
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The Christmas Sweets
Paige Spence
Texada Elementary School
You’ve heard of the elves, gingerbread people and reindeer. Then of course there’s Santa and Mrs. Claus, but have you heard of the sweets?
The sweets are a group of people who represent the main sweets and treats of the winter holidays. There aren’t very many of them, eight or nine, no more than 10. The main four are Gingerbread, Candy Cane, Peppermint and Sugar Cookie. They go by the names of Ginger, Candy, Pepper and Sugar.
Some of the others are Eggnog, Pudding, Rhubarb Pie, Apple Crisp and Hot Cocoa, who always has Marshmallow with her. They are not as popular as the other Christmas mascots, but they are still very important. They watch over your Christmas cookies as they bake and make sure they always turn out good.
Ginger is usually found wearing a festive dress with intercut designs and cinnamon chocolate-coloured skin. Candy has a red skirt, white shirt and candy-cane-striped stockings. Pepper has beautiful white hair and a flowing red dress.
Last, but definitely not least, Sugar has a creamy white dress, decorated with the perfect designs of a skillful baker, and cream-coloured short hair with rosy cheeks.
Through the Christmas season they make sure that all baking goes well, making sure that flavours are balanced perfectly.
Most people don’t know of the sweets, but may I assure you they are valid essentials to the Christmas season.
That, my dear friends, is the basics of the Christmas sweets.
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Santa’s Lesson
Fawkes Barcelonne
École Côte-du-Soleil
Santa always has a lesson to teach.
“No! I want a dolly for Christmas!”
The little girl was fighting with her mom because, once again, she wasn’t getting her way, which Ashley did not like!
Ashley had a temper tantrum and stormed off to her room. She went into her closet and found a doorway. She walked through the door, and she was transported to the 1930s at the height of the Great Depression, at night time, in the middle of nowhere!
She was scared but she wandered and found a soup kitchen and had Christmas Eve dinner with the unemployed. The soup kitchen had long lineups of old men and women, who had to eat watered-down ketchup as soup.
Ashley was definitely shocked and upset to see so many people living that way. She went to sleep in the alleyway outside the kitchen.
The next morning, she noticed a door in the alleyway and opened it. Ashley was magically transported back home, and was just so happy to be home. She realized she didn’t need presents because she had the best one of all, a warm home and a loving family.
