Valley children are thankful for God, food and ... King Kong?

Clothes, blankets and family also made the pupils' thankful lists.
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Some Mahoning Valley kids appreciate their parents this Thanksgiving, but Nick Hura, 10, gives thanks to a higher power.
"I give thanks to God and a lot of that stuff," said Nick, a fifth-grader at Boardman Glenwood Middle School.
He added that turkey and mashed potatoes are his favorite items on the holiday table.
Kaitlyn Entzi, 6, who's in kindergarten at Warren's Lincoln and Devon Elementary School is thankful for her parents.
"They love me and take care of me," said Kaitlyn, whose favorite holiday foods are corn and mashed potatoes.
Some of her kindergarten classmates offered their thanks, too.
Kindergartners chime in
Isaiah Elkins, 5, whose favorite Thanksgiving food is cake "with lots and lots of chocolate piled on top of it," said he is most thankful for his King Kong toy.
"We went to see the movie and then I got the toy," Isaiah said. "It's really big and I like to play with it."
Jadon Brewer, 5, also had toys on his mind.
"I am thankful for my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle," said Jadon, whose favorite Thanksgiving food is pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top. "I play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle games with it everyday."
Katie Kassos, 5, said she is most thankful for the pink, purple, green and white striped sweater she was wearing.
"It's my favorite," she said. "I like to put on my hood with the pom-pom on top."
Katie's favorite Thanksgiving food is turkey "because it tastes really good."
Trinity Riley, 5, said she is most thankful for her favorite blanket.
"It's really fluffy," said Trinity, whose favorite Thanksgiving food is turkey and apple juice. "I sleep with it every night except when my mom washes it."
The studious Trinity also had another favorite item.
"I like homework," she said.
"We don't give homework in kindergarten, but she keeps asking for it," said Katie Fridley, who is Trinity's teacher.
Older kids' views
For some other fifth-graders at Glenwood Middle School, their answers were as varied as the ways to prepare a Thanksgiving bird.
"I'm going to be thankful for my parents and family all coming together and thankful for the food we're eating," said Tyler Heintz, 11.
He listed corn as his favorite Thanksgiving treat.
Jenna Bluedorn, 10, who prefers mashed potatoes, takes a historic stance.
"I'm thankful that the settlers could come over to the United States so they could practice their religious beliefs," Jenna said.
Justin Maroni, 11, a proponent of pumpkin pie, is something of a pragmatist.
"I'm thankful that I get to be with my family and that I get a day off to relax and to think about what I'm thankful for," he explained.