This time of year always finds me thinking about creative ways I can teach our kids about thankfulness. I’ve compiled a list of some activities to do as a family to help kids think about the many blessings we have.
I am thankful for grandparents.
Write a letter or draw a picture for your grandparents.
Invite your grandparents over for a game night.
I am thankful for my toys.
Go through all the toys in your house and organize them.
Donate toys you don’t want anymore to your favorite organization.
Talk about favorite toys and what makes them special.
I am thankful for the Earth.
Recycle.
Go for a nature walk & pick up trash along the way.
Make bird feeders.
Collect some of your favorite things from outdoors and make a nature table.
I am thankful for the food we eat.
As a family help serve a meal at the local homeless shelter.
Donate food to a food pantry.
Make a donation to World Vision to give a family clean water, farming equipment, or farm animals.
I am thankful for our home.
1 in 50 children in America are homeless
Donate some time at the local homeless shelter.
Help build a house for Habitat for Humanity.
Participate in or organize a Cardboard Box City Event to raise money for your local homeless shelter.
I am thankful for our firefighters/police/ems.
Bake a special treat to deliver to a local fire station.
I am thankful for my teacher.
Make a card telling your teacher how much you appreciate her.
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Fruitful Fusion said,
November 16, 2009 @ 2:54 pm
What a beautiful post! Thank you!
perchesinthesoul said,
November 16, 2009 @ 8:32 pm
beautiful post, I love all of the service ideas
Kristi said,
November 18, 2009 @ 3:20 am
Your so good!
LauraLounsbury said,
November 18, 2009 @ 4:44 pm
We have been doing many of these things to instill a spirit of thankfullness in our hearts. Thank you for making this great posts. It's so funny I was JUST thinking about how we are grateful for our local paramedics and firefighters(they have come within minutes when we needed them) and I thought about doing that exact same thing! Thank you for reminding me as we hadn't added it to our tree yet. You are awesome!