Ages 6 to 10
Aidan, 6.08
What is the best age? 16
When do people become old? [not asked]
What makes you sad? When my sister beats me up
What makes you happy? Lollipops, candy and milk and cookies
What is the best place in the world? Legoland
What do you worry about? When I get too close to dangerous hot tools
What do you love? My Mom and Daddy and Sister
What is next for you? Doing the disco
What is life about? When you don’t die and lollipops
Mina, 6.08
What is the best age? Six
When do people become old? When they get into a really high number
What makes you sad? When somebody hurts my feelings
What makes you happy? When somebody says something really funny
What is the best place in the world? California
What do you worry about? That someday my brother is going to become a warrior
What do you love? My family
What is next for you? I don’t really understand that, go to fifth grade
What is life about? What you explore
Zavi 6.42
What is the best age? I don’t know
When do people become old? 61
What makes you sad? When Mom and Dad are out
What makes you happy? When Christmas time is here
What is the best place in the world? For me: Great Wolf Lodge
What do you worry about? If I die early, whenever I die
What do you love? My Family
What is next for you? Christmas
What is life about? Being safe
Sam 6.42
What is the best age? 7
When do people become old? 60
What makes you sad? Getting bullied
What makes you happy? Getting Xbox
What is the best place in the world? Japan
What do you worry about? Dying
What do you love? Video Games
What is next for you? I don’t know
What is life about? Getting loved
Jackson, 6.42
What is the best age? I’m not sure
When do people become old? In their 90s
What makes you sad? When I want to watch 2 episodes of TV and I can’t read books and I want to do both
What makes you happy? When I can do both TV and reading Garfield
What is the best place in the world? Top Ten Toys [toy store]
What do you worry about? Not really sure
What do you love? Momma
What is next for you? Go back to building [Lego]
What is life about? Building [Lego] all day and night
Max, 6.83
What is the best age? 6
When do people become old? After they’re a grownup
What makes you sad? I don’t know
What makes you happy? My friends
What is the best place in the world? Home
What do you worry about? Not getting to the bus stop on time
What do you love? I love my family
What is next for you? I don’t know
What is life about? I don’t get it
Gabriel, 6.92
What is the best age? 16
When do people become old? [not asked]
What makes you sad? That my sister won’t play with me
What makes you happy? When my sister does play with me
What is the best place in the world? Washington [State]
What do you worry about? That I won’t make it in time
What do you love? Legos
What is next for you? My birthday
What is life about? Having fun
Evan 7.08
What is the best age? 7
When do people become old? When they are 60
What makes you sad? When my Dad takes away my Legos
What makes you happy? When I play with my friends
What is the best place in the world? Legoland
What do you worry about? Falling down
What do you love? Building Legos
What is next for you? Play with my friends
What is life about? Being happy
Joshua 7.58
What is the best age? I don’t know, 40
When do people become old? 120
What makes you sad? Nothing
What makes you happy? Playing with Claire [Sister]
What is the best place in the world? Hawaii
What do you worry about? Nothing
What do you love? Legos
What is next for you? Nothing
What is life about? I don’t know
Ben, 7.58
What is the best age? 8
When do people become old? 60
What makes you sad? When my brothers don’t play basketball with me
What makes you happy? When my brothers play basketball with me
What is the best place in the world? Hawaii
What do you worry about? Nothing
What do you love? Basketball
What is next for you? Turning 8
What is life about? Living
Michael, 7.67
What is the best age? 10
When do people become old? 80
What makes you sad? I don’t know
What makes you happy? My family
What is the best place in the world? I don’t know
What do you worry about? Getting shots
What do you love? My family
What is next for you? I don’t know
What is life about? I don’t know
Saiharshil, 7.83
What is the best age? 108
When do people become old? As their years increase, they get older
What makes you sad? When people are dying by bombs in a lot of countries
What makes you happy? When Mom and Dad buy me things
What is the best place in the world? I like Italy
What do you worry about? If Mom and Dad get sick (and my Grandparents too)
What do you love? My Father
What is next for you? I want to start a company
What is life about? We are all living on the earth and we are very joyous and happy
Bronwyn, 7.92
What is the best age? 8
When do people become old? 100?
What makes you sad? When my feelings get hurt
What makes you happy? When someone tells a joke
What is the best place in the world? Hawaii
What do you worry about? That I’m going to be really really late to school
What do you love? Waffles
What is next for you? Eating dinner
What is life about? Nature
Caroline, 8.25
What is the best age? 16
When do people become old? [not asked]
What makes you sad? I don’t know
What makes you happy? Attention
What is the best place in the world? I don’t know
What do you worry about? I don’t know [shrug]
What do you love? Animals
What is next for you? I don’t know
What is life about? Learning
Owen, 8.42
What is the best age? 12 cause you get to watch older shows like the Guns of Navarrone
When do people become old? I would say at the age of 60
What makes you sad? Not getting the toy that I want
What makes you happy? Playing video games
What is the best place in the world? Hollywood
What do you worry about? Getting hurt
What do you love? Drawing
What is next for you? I have many things I want to do. Getting our yard nice
What is life about? Having a family
Vivian, 8.58
What is the best age? 2 so far
When do people become old? [not asked]
What makes you sad? When my friends play with other girls and say they aren’t doing anything but I know they are playing.
What makes you happy? Listening to my radio
What is the best place in the world? Maui, Hawaii
What do you worry about? Being a nerd in high school
What do you love? Ice cream
What is next for you? Being an Olympic Gold Medalist
What is life about? The Glitter Free and and the iPad I’m about to get
Keira, 9.08
What is the best age? 1
When do people become old? After 50
What makes you sad? Seeing a family member or pet die
What makes you happy? Playing with dogs, having fun with cats and friends, and playing soccer
What is the best place in the world? My house
What do you worry about? Having to talk to clowns
What do you love? My family and my pets
What is next for you? Going to 4th grade
What is life about? Loving your family and going to school
Nick, 9.17
What is the best age? 19
When do people become old? 19
What makes you sad? Getting hurt
What makes you happy? Not getting hurt and having fun
What is the best place in the world? Italy
What do you worry about? Nothing
What do you love? Candy
What is next for you? Living with a panda and eating candy
What is life about? Living
Miles, 9.25
What is the best age? I don’t know
When do people become old? 50
What makes you sad? Being alone, sometimes and sometimes not
What makes you happy? Surfing and video games
What is the best place in the world? Disney World
What do you worry about? I don’t know
What do you love? Playing outside and being with my family
What is next for you? I don’t know [shrug]
What is life about? Having fun
Kaylin, 9.50
What is the best age? 3 when you’re younger your parents pay attention to you more
When do people become old? When they stop doing fun things and turn over 60
What makes you sad? Thinking about my family dying
What makes you happy? Soccer
What is the best place in the world? Cancun
What do you worry about? Breaking something in the house or bones
What do you love? My family
What is next for you? To be a soccer player on the USA women’s team
What is life about? Making good choices
Ava, 9.58
What is the best age? 6
When do people become old? [not asked]
What makes you sad? When my brother beats me up
What makes you happy? Mommy
What is the best place in the world? Legoland but I’ve never been there
What do you worry about? When I get too close to dangerous hot tools
What do you love? Mommy and my brother and my Dad
What is next for you? The next question
What is life about? My Mom and my brother and happy rainbows
Megna, 10.08
What is the best age? 12
When do people become old? 2
What makes you sad? Others not understanding me
What makes you happy? My class students, my friends
What is the best place in the world? Dubai
What do you worry about? Nothing
What do you love? My Mom
What is next for you? Happiness
What is life about? It’s a gift
Claire, 10.33
What is the best age? 30
When do people become old? 87
What makes you sad? Climate Change
What makes you happy? My Dog
What is the best place in the world? Alaska
What do you worry about? I just worry about a large variety of things
What do you love? I don’t know, I like being in rivers
What is next for you? Going home
What is life about? Food
Ryan, 10.50
What is the best age? I would say 20ish
When do people become old? 65
What makes you sad? I’m not sure
What makes you happy? When I play sports
What is the best place in the world? Virginia Beach
What do you worry about? School
What do you love? Sports and my family
What is next for you? Probably baseball
What is life about? Living, love and having fun
Andrew, 10.50
What is the best age? 13
When do people become old? When they’re like 50 years old
What makes you sad? I don’t really know
What makes you happy? When I’m playing with my friends or in school when there’s no homework
What is the best place in the world? Hawaii
What do you worry about? COVID
What do you love? Sports
What is next for you? Probably some baseball tournaments
What is life about? Family and friends
Josie, 10.50
What is the best age? I like 10 and 8
When do people become old? I dunno, maybe in their 70s
What makes you sad? When a dog dies in a story, or a cat
What makes you happy? When you know those funny cat videos, dogs dancing or funny animals
What is the best place in the world? Probably, I’ve never been there but the Hawaiian Islands
What do you worry about? Getting embarrassed in front of a big group of people
What do you love? Animals, books, to draw sing
What is next for you? Another thing
What is life about? Having a happy life and doing what you dream of, being healthy, happy
Aanya, 10.58
What is the best age? 10
When do people become old? 35
What makes you sad? When some bad incident happens
What makes you happy? When everybody is happy, playing, sunny, ice cream, cake
What is the best place in the world? I like my house
What do you worry about? I worry about surgeries and scary people
What do you love? Romeo [my dog] and my family and friends
What is next for you? Middle School
What is life about? Learning
Owen, 10.83
What is the best age? 16 or 17
When do people become old? Like 45
What makes you sad? A lot of different things, anything that’s negative
What makes you happy? Things that are positive
What is the best place in the world? Probably here, because all of my cousins are here and it’s really fun
What do you worry about? Anything that I’m scared of
What do you love? Going to the beach
What is next for you? Going to middle school
What is life about? I don’t know