How to cook a turkey, kindgarten style

Young students use imaginations creating Thanksgiving feasts

MOSES LAKE — If 5-year-old Lauren Lupo had her way, she would cook her Thanksgiving turkey in a can.

Using toothpicks, Lupo would hold the stuffing in her turkey and then proceed to cook it for five minutes.

The most important part of the meal is the cranberry sauce.

"I like fruit," Lupo said.

In teacher Lynn Russell's kindergarten class at Discovery Elementary, Lupo and other students are working on an assignment where they share their ideas on how to make a Thanksgiving turkey.

Lupo's classmate Zachery Owens recommends a slightly longer cooking time of one million and one hours.

"Eat it with salt and pepper and that's it," Owens said.

Rather than going to the grocery store to get her turkey, Angel Bustos would rather shoot her turkey with a bow and arrow.

Next, Bustos would cook her turkey for four days in the oven. She would eat it with corn at her grandma's house.

Rebecca Lakoduk prefers to have her mother get the turkey.

"My mommy catches it outside and her puts it in the oven," Lakoduk said.

Jadin Ramirez hopes his turkey will hatch eggs so he can show his parents.

Cook the turkey for 15 minutes, place it in the oven with carrots, eggs and pumpkins and when done call a friend to come eat it, Ramirez said.

Ramirez not only wants to eat the meat, but all parts of the turkey including the feet and hair he said.

Then there is the very, fast and no hassle method of preparing a turkey as presented by Lillian Wells.

"You don't cook it," Wells said. "You just eat him."

Wells wants to eat her turkey with macaroni and cheese.

At Brandon Bradshaw's house, forget the stuffing this Thanksgiving and substitute noodles as a main side dish.

"Cause it tastes good," Bradshaw said.

When asked what Thanksgiving means this holiday season, there is no one right answer.

"It means you get to go to your grandma's and eat turkey," Lupo said.

"Thanksgiving is turkey and corn," Owens said.