November 25, 2005

StreetTalk

by Carol Rosen

Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving? What is your favorite part of the dinner?
(Asked at T.J. Martin Park and Jake’s Play Lot)


“Because it’s a celebration day. On Thanksgiving we are giving thanks for something, but I don’t remember what…”

Connor Kraintz, 4-1/2
Almaden


“Because you get to be with your family and you get to celebrate together. We celebrate it to give thanks for the things we’ve done and things other people have done.”

Stephanie Jobe, 9
Almaden, Fourth grader at Simonds School


“We eat orange eggs and turkey and pumpkin pie.”

Annalisa Tilmant, 3
Almaden


“It’s my birthday and we have turkey with a little cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie and cake for dessert.”

Joshua Gottheil, 2
Almaden

“We’ve been talking about Thanksgiving in preschool. On Thanksgiving you give thanks to people and then you’re happy. I don’t know what we eat.”

Jordan Jobe, 3
Almaden, Kids Park Preschool


“On Thanksgiving we eat candy and a big turkey and mashed potatoes and stuffing.”

Ava Wazdanfer, 2- 1/2
Almaden


“Because we want Thanksgiving neat. We eat turkey and mashed potatoes and apple and pumpkin pie.”

Austin Michael Jobe, 5
Almaden, Kids Park Preschool


“We eat turkey and candy on Thanksgiving.”

Travis Hill, 3
Almaden