Mathis and Spiderman
A boy’s super hero action figure comes to life
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The Snowflake Princess
A 6-year-old is whisked to the North Pole to meet Santa
The Pickup Game
A boy facing challenging obstacles, finds himself the star of a special pick-up game
Bailey & Peppermint
A little girl who is bedridden, sees the world through the travels of an elf
Santa and the Superheroes
A five-year-old boy saves Christmas from the dark side No doubt, the security guards at Children’s Mercy Hospital have seen a lot of strange things. But never had they witnessed a Christmas Eve visitors’ list like this. Some might call it the not-so-silent night of Holy Superheroes, Batman! all for one special little boy. That …
Little Surfer Dude
A little boy wants to see the ocean, before he can no longer see Tadan Foss is a boy made for the beach. Like the ocean, his 4-year-old smile is big and wide, beautiful and bountiful. Like surfer dudes, he likes his locks long and refuses haircuts. He is like numerous children you have seen …
A Story of Hope
A brilliant young girl helps inspire a new generation Seated at the head table in the Kauffman Foundation’s conference center, 17-year-old Hope Corwin finally understood her Christmas gift. There she was, one of 209 high school girls at the Hope Summit, listening to superstar scientists, mathematicians, engineers and entrepreneurs. All the speakers were women. Women …
The “Christmas Carol” Dinner
Top chefs prepare meal for a young foodie weathering a lifetime of illness They wanted to create a magical meal he and his family would remember. On Christmas Eve, four of Kansas City’s finest chefs gathered in a secret underground Elf Testing Kitchen in the Crossroads. It was a special Christmas present for 20-year-old foodie …
Let It Snow
All a nine-year-old boy suffering from cancer wanted for Christmas was snow When the chemo started and nurses told 9-year-old Mason Kempf to think of something happy, he thought about snow. Even though the outside breezes were soft and warm and the tree’s leaves green as he lay this summer in the hospital bed at …
The Polar Express
A little boy gets a “train set” for Christmas and gets to relive his favorite movie For several days, the cold had put a choke hold on the train’s pipes. No bathrooms, no showers, no laundry. And this train couldn’t stop for repairs. The 19 volunteers aboard were quickly changing from cheery elves to stinky …
