Kids' Bad Reactions to Gifts: Hilarious or Heinous? (Video!)

Most of the kids were very young so I can understand their response, especially since the gifts were really over the top (a half eaten sandwich) The ones that I found absolutely horrible were the older kids who had more outrageous reactions. A few lessons about gratitude and politeness are definitely in order. My parents would have washed my mouth out with soap and sent me to bed at a minimum. But then I have friends, a successful marriage, have held down a job without a problem, and have had no run ins with the law...meaning I have a few manners and consideration of other people's feelings.

Thought the Hello Kitty kid and the last one were despicable, had I been the parent, I'd been too ashamed to have sent in the video, and sad to say the tv station had the audacity to air it. Whatever happened to old fashion good manners and clean vocabulary? Doesn't seem like either exists any more....Sad...

My cousin's kid, who was inflicted with "center-of-the-universe" syndrome, used to open a gift, make a snarky comment about it (mostly nasty, but occasionally giving it his coveted "stamp of approval"), then throw it aside like garbage and demand the next one. When done, he always got even nastier -- the "take" was never enough to suit him! I was absolutely appalled at his parents, who beamed at the little monster, no matter what rude, obnoxious comment he made. There was never an attempt at discipline. The kid grew up to hate his parents and now wants nothing to do with them unless he needs a handout. His dad was nearly institutionalized over it.

Oh and about the kid crying because of the Hello Kitty shirt, I would like a refund for the kid...I'd keep the shirt...

The little girl who was explaining to her mom why half of a sandwich is not a real gift was adorable, but some of the other kids clearly have dumb parents who didn't even realize how their kids' reaction makes them look bad.

Jimmy Kimmel is a #$%$

I think a child reacting badly over a gift they don't want is horrible. A person who loves them went out of their way to find something for them that they believed the child would like. It is extremely ungrateful for a child to carry on and complain when opening a gift they're not happy with. It is the parent's job to instruct a child that, if they open a gift and don't like it - or already own it, to just say "thank you" and give the person a hug. That's what I've always told MY children to do, and they've never put on a scene like that.

If a child doesn't learn at a young age to appreciate the nice things people do for them, even if only for the sake of the "thought", what kind of adults will they become? Selfish, greedy, self-centered adults.

I loved the little boy that offered to eat his sisters half eaten sandwhich. lol The boy and the hello kitty shirt was a bit ot old to behave like that in my opinion. the last little boy needed to be disciplined for the language.

Joylynn was right about the kids being set up tho.

As much as I hate to see children acting like brats there parents did set them up. When you purposely put your child in a situation where they are going to have a meltdown (and bring a camera) you really can't say anything.

My son has had his share of poorly chosen gifts (the pop-up dragon book when he was 12 comes to mind) but I had a standing rule from early early on. No matter how much you hate it, smile and act like it's exactly what you dreamed of. Or at least say "Thanks". Throwing a fit doesn't make the gift better, it just make the event worse. To this day (17 Years Old) he's really good about bad gifts. He smiles and carries on, until we are alone. Merry Christmas!

I think it is bad. My kids would always say, loudly, "oh thank you, it is just what I wanted!" Exactly like they were taught to say. Sometimes the expression on their faces would reveal that they were wondering if it was more of a sin to lie about liking the gift or to disobey what mommy told them to say, lolz.

The child with the Hello Kitty shirt......they parents went way over the top to continue the joke far beyond where it should have gone, following their child around with the camera. They should have just laughed when he opened it and told him that it was just a joke. His reaction, as bad as it was, could have been stopped immediately if they told him immediately. The parents' behavior was just cruel.

Most of the children in the video, in spite of the "bad" gifts, still had pretty good reactions to them. Those children need to be commended.

This would be funny if the parents immediately laughed and just told their children it was a joke. Then they should have let the children open a REAL present.

The brother and sister interaction over the half-eaten sandwich was so cute! At least the little girl didn't shout out her disapproval. The last kid, yeah, had me dropping my jaws. I have never said that, ever! Well, probably because I'm a girl but I have never said stuff like that!

the point of the challenge was to capture the funny reactions kids would have to terrible gifts. if you were given a half eaten sandwich, or a brown banana, you probably wouldn't be all the grateful. most of the kids were really good sports surprisingly, it was a cute video.

What's even more disturbing is the parents actually submitting videos of their kids acting badly....are they proud of it?

If any of my children reacted in anyway similar to any of these kids, their presents would all be donated to a more deserving person. Better luck next year.

my kid would've just laughed and would've known it was a joke. but then again, we aren't uptight around here, so it makes sense.

I have to admit the video was rather funny, but the parents missed a perfect opportunity to teach their kids about the true meaning of Christmas. Some of the kids clearly need to learn some respect.

None of them realize how lucky they are to be receiving anything this year. Most of this occurs with the have's as usual....They didn't receive enough throughout the rest of the year to hold off until Christmas....Poor things.

Hilarious!!! Spoiled brats!