They’re making their list and presenting it twice.
As the holidays get closer, Generation Z and Generation Alpha kids are not playing any games regarding their Christmas wish lists. Today’s children are leaving traditional paper wish lists and circled catalogs behind and, as the most tech-savvy generations, they’re upgrading to PowerPoint presentations.
So, parents take a seat and get ready to take notes, and Santa, you might want to get a Microsoft account.
Victoria Renea, a mom who runs @vic_renea90 on TikTok, revealed her daughter Kayla’s Christmas list presentation.
In a six-minute TikTok clip posted on Nov. 11, Kayla listed more than 40 items she hopes to see underneath the Christmas tree from Mama Claus.
“This is my Christmas list,” Kayla began her presentation with a clicker.
Renea is not the only parent getting a full-blown Microsoft presentation in place of a handwritten list either. On TikTok, #christmaslistpresentation has just about 6.4 million views. Meanwhile, several other hashtags have millions of watches and counting: #christmaslistpowerpoint has more than 11.9 million and #christmaspresentation has 2.2 million views.
‘You already have an iPad’
As with any PowerPoint presentation, Renea’s daughter Kayla also took time to detail why she needs each item. “I want a Keurig just for the hot cocoa just because why not,” she said.
The preteen, who hopes to be on the nice list this year, also asked for presents like Nike sneakers, Stanley cups, a MacBook Air, a 5-foot Squishmallow, Beats headphones, children’s graphic novels by Kayla Miller and an iPad.
“You already have an iPad but you need a new one,” her mom commented.
Her daughter quickly defended her request, claiming she needs her own device since she shares other devices with her two younger siblings.
And since she’s getting older, the preteen said she needs some privacy, so a doorbell would be a great addition under the Christmas tree.
“I want a doorbell for my room,” she said. But her little brother Isiah disagreed, saying, “That doesn’t make any sense.”
Kayla’s Christmas wish list totals approximately over $2,500, but as much as she would love to have everything under the tree, she told her parents she went a little overboard when creating her list.
“Christmas List Slideshow from my oldest child 😠helpppp me!!!” Renea captioned the clip with 1.1 million views.
“I guess I’m going to need to start a GoFundMe,” Renea confessed. “I’m going to have to pick up a couple of jobs because that’s just one child’s Christmas presentation and I have three children.
“Wish me luck this Christmas season.”
‘It helps us as parents’
Renea is not the only parent being called in for a Christmas PowerPoint presentation. Samantha Ralph, who runs @samantharalph3 on TikTok, faced the same Christmas dilemma with her daughter.
“My extra daughter giving us a PowerPoint presentation of her Christmas list,” she captioned the clip with 6.2 million views.
Ralph’s daughter listed nearly 20 items in her presentation, such as Ugg slides, Nike sneakers and a Travis Kelce football jersey, which she hopes to receive for the holiday season.
But Ralph is just happy for the communication.
“I definitely think [the presentation] helps us as parents have a better idea of what to get our kids,” Ralph told The Post. “I know personally, mine do not expect to get everything they ask for so we still can have the element of surprise.”
She also said the slideshow makes it “easier” for distant relatives to pick out a gift for the child, especially for those “who aren’t quite in touch with what the younger generation are into these days.”
Several other parents agree with Ralph’s stance that the PowerPoint is indeed helpful.
“Next year, I’m having my older kids email me a PowerPoint. This is so helpful,” confessed a parent.
“I think it’s brilliant. Not too much but what she wants and why! Makes life easy for mom,” agreed another.
“I wish my students put this much effort into school presentations,” joked a teacher.
“My toxic trait is I would buy everything in the presentation for putting the work into making it and making my life easier,” quipped another.