Texas children are asked what America looks like to them. Their reactions are incredible.

The Dallas Morning News' Hannah Ortega and Amelia Vanyo visited two Dallas YMCA day camps prior to the Fourth of July to ask the students what America looks like to them — and received the biggest Independence Day gift of them all in return.

In the less-than-2-minute video, footage of children talking about the United States is spliced into a compilation.

The Dallas Morning News invited the children from the two YMCA day camps to draw what came to their minds when they were prompted by reading the words "America is ..."

In one photo, 9-year-old Annelise said, "America is awesome, and it's a free country, and it's awesome brilliant because we get to celebrate anything that we want, and we're proud that we can celebrate those things."

Another child, 10-year-old McKenna added, "I drew some things that reminded me of America, like the bald eagle, flags, and of course, the blue bonnets."

Eight-year-old Gunner said, "I mostly drew the Army and the Air Force because my dad was in the Air Force, and so I really was thinking about him when I thought about America."

Jayla, a 9-year-old girl, added that she loves the food in the U.S. and she's grateful to have a bed in which to sleep as an American.

"America is my place!" she said proudly.

You can see some of the kids' hand-drawn pictures here.  See all of the kids in action in the video below.