9-year-old asks for board games -- Santa needs a hand

Jhavari McCullough draws really cool crayon pictures withturquoise skies, violet-colored snowflakes and see-through houses.

When it comes to Christmas presents, he's a bit more traditional,though. He'd like some board games.

It's probably no surprise: The third-grader from the West Side'sGenevieve Melody Elementary School has a really big family.

Jhavari, who is 9, is one of about 400 kids from Melody, at 412 S.Keeler, who wrote letters to Santa and Santa's helpers this year.

The students are among more than 20,000 Chicago area children whoare expected to get gifts this year in the Sun-Times' Season ofSharing program.

"A lot of the kids …