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The Top 10 Things Kids Get Excited About During the Holidays

By bondsy Dec 4, 2025 | 6:07 AM

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The holiday season sure is tough on kids:  Posing for endless photos . . . those itchy sweaters . . . being forced to “help decorate” . . . and the mandatory hugs from relatives they barely remember.  BUT – in the end, it’s all worth it.

A website surveyed 2,000 Millennial parents with young kids, and asked them what “things kids get excited about during the holidays.” And here’s the Top 10:

 

1.  Gifts . . . 81% of kids get thrilled by presents.

 

2.  Holiday lights and decorations . . . 72%

 

3.  Holiday foods and treats . . . 67%.

 

4.  Time off school for winter break . . . 66%

 

5.  Holiday entertainment . . . 62%.

 

6.  Family traditions . . . 60%

 

7.  Snow . . . 52%

 

8.  Outdoor activities . . . 51%

 

9.  Staying up past their typical bedtime . . . 44%

 

10.  Seeing extended family . . . 43%.  

 

Back to GIFTS . . . the #1 answer . . . the average kid will ask parents about presents 51 times during the holiday season, which is about TWICE a day.

And (EARMUFFS!) . . . the top place parents hide gifts is in closets.  In their bedroom is second, followed by in their car . . . in the basement . . . and in the garage.  (I’m surprised “in their storage unit” didn’t make the cut.)

 

 

(Talker Research)