Kids' im aginations are in overdrive when it comes to com pos ing Christm as rists-as they ask for a live walrus, the power of inv isibility and Taylor Sw ift.
(hristm as is less than two months aw ay and little ones are already planning their letters to Santa.
But one survey has reveabd the weirdest item s to turn up on Christm as lists, and they include my thical monsters and mega-se lling popstars.
conducted by GAM E, the study also reveals a significant break from festive tradition when it comes to writing wish lists.
One in threer 29%. children now use techno logy such as iP ads or mobile phones instead of the traditiona l pen and paper, while a further one in five (19%)willrely on parents to take note of allthe things they point at during TV adverts and during trips to the shops.
With more than three million lists likely to be draftedr, parents are gearing up for a flUrry of requests inclUding many that even Santa would struggle to fulfil
As part of the study, parents were asked to revealsome of the weird and wonderful items that made it onto their child's C hristm as lists.
These are the top 10 most obscure items: a realdragon egg. pet unicorn, iPhone 7, glasses for a cat. that daddy's job willbe ok, a live walrus, Tay br Swift, flight to the moon, Ferrari, and the power of
Fred Prego, marketing director at GAMEr says:“Choosing what to get your kids at christm as can be a bit of am inefield.”
“As the resea rch shows, most kids willbe making note of the things that they Want this half term and a lot of lists are going to be Written。”
每到寫圣誕禮物清單的時(shí)候,孩子們的想象力總是超乎尋常的一他們想要一只活海象、隱身的能力,還有泰勒·斯威夫特。
馬上就到圣誕節(jié)了,小孩子們已開始為寫給圣誕老人的信打草稿。
但一項(xiàng)調(diào)查揭示了出現(xiàn)在孩子們的圣誕清單上的最奇怪的禮物,包括神話中的怪物和專輯銷量達(dá)數(shù)百萬的流行歌手。
這項(xiàng)由GAME公司進(jìn)行的調(diào)查還顯示,人們寫愿望清單的方式已經(jīng)大大脫離節(jié)日傳統(tǒng)。
約1/3 (29%)的孩子使用Pad或智能電話等科技產(chǎn)品來列清單,而不再用傳統(tǒng)的紙和筆。另外還有約1/5(19%)的孩子會(huì)在看電視廣告和逛商店的時(shí)候指出自己想要的禮物,由父母——記下。
這個(gè)圣誕節(jié)孩子們很可能列出超過300萬份禮物清單,父母?jìng)儎t正加緊準(zhǔn)備以滿足孩子的種種要求,這其中有很多要求即使是圣誕老人也很難做到。
作為調(diào)查的一部分內(nèi)容,父母被要求透露出現(xiàn)在自家孩子的圣誕禮物清單上的一些奇特和有趣的禮物。
以下是10大最難達(dá)成的要求:一個(gè)真的恐龍蛋、寵物獨(dú)角獸、iPhone7、喵星人專用眼鏡、爸爸不會(huì)失業(yè)、一只活海象、泰勒·斯威夫特、月球之旅、法拉利還有隱身的能力。
GAME公司的市場(chǎng)總監(jiān)弗雷德·普雷戈說:“圣誕節(jié)為孩子們準(zhǔn)備什么禮物有點(diǎn)像一個(gè)雷區(qū)。”
“這項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示,大多數(shù)孩子會(huì)在這個(gè)期中假記下他們想要的東西,預(yù)計(jì)會(huì)有很多清單出爐。”