What Kids Say
Scott Mitchell Johnson talked to students at Mapleton Elementary School.
“What is the nicest thing your Mom has ever done for you?”
Allison Morton
Kindergarten
Age: 5
Kindergarten
Age: 5
“She took me to Mantle Lake Park last summer. We went on a picnic and I played on the playground. Mom made sandwiches, salads, and chocolate milk for a drink. She’s a good cook. Hopefully we’ll go again this year.”
Holden Stoutamyer
First grade
Age: 7
First grade
Age: 7
“It was really nice when she bought me Nintendo DS games when I was really not expecting it.
It was kind of like a
surprise. She just did it because she loves me.
My favorite one she got me was Mario Kart.
She doesn’t play because she says video games make her woozy.”
It was kind of like a
surprise. She just did it because she loves me.
My favorite one she got me was Mario Kart.
She doesn’t play because she says video games make her woozy.”
Katelyn Amero
Second grade
Age: 7
Second grade
Age: 7
“She brings me on
vacation, and bakes
cookies and cakes with me. I like making white chocolate chip cookies
or M&M cookies.
Every time we cook I learn something.
I help pour stuff in and stir it. It’s one of my favorite parts. She’s a good cook and a good teacher.”
vacation, and bakes
cookies and cakes with me. I like making white chocolate chip cookies
or M&M cookies.
Every time we cook I learn something.
I help pour stuff in and stir it. It’s one of my favorite parts. She’s a good cook and a good teacher.”
Dakota Morrow
Third grade
Age: 9
Third grade
Age: 9
“She cooks for me, helps pick out my clothes, does the dishes and laundry, and grocery shops for me. She takes care of me and makes sure that I’m in bed at a special time every night on school nights. When I’m sick
she takes care of me and brings me to the
hospital.”
she takes care of me and brings me to the
hospital.”
Austin Moreau
Fourth grade
Age: 9
Fourth grade
Age: 9
“She got me a DS game for my seventh birthday when I thought she was going to get me money
or a Nerf gun. I was like, ‘Holy cow, a DS!’ Sometimes Mom plays video games with me, but I usually win.”
or a Nerf gun. I was like, ‘Holy cow, a DS!’ Sometimes Mom plays video games with me, but I usually win.”
Katrina Bragg
Fifth grade
Age: 11
Fifth grade
Age: 11
“My Mom supports me, gives me clothes, and feeds me because she’s my mother and that’s what mothers are for and what they’re supposed to do. She says, ‘I love you’ every day when I go to school and when I go to bed, and that’s the most special thing ever.
It makes me feel good.”
It makes me feel good.”
