Thankful Tree

It can never be said enough -

"Thank You!"

What a big way to remind one another what and who we are thankful for.  Let everyone in the family join in. Are you having friends over? Include them, too. Just have a few extra leaves handy. You might find someone is thankful for You!


Find out how to make the Thankful Tree HERE

Thanksgiving Activity Book

What a fun way to make Thanksgiving truly memorable. This printable will not only give the kids something to do, but what a nice keepsake. Just be sure to put the child's name and the date somewhere on it so that when, a few years down the road, you bring it out to show their children ... you can say, "And this is what Mommy (or Daddy) did at our Thanksgiving in 2013!

Click here for this free printable!

Kids Art Notecards

One fun and simple idea to capture the “art” your kids are producing is to make customized notecards. These are great to send out to family ... especially Grandparents.  Although a Thanksgiving card is shown here (my Granddaughters hand & thankful list), you could also use this idea at Christmas!    

* Fold a standard 8 1/2×11″ piece of computer paper into fourths, draw on the bottom right quarter, turn the page around, & draw again on the bottom right quarter.  Be sure to leave about 1/4-1/2″ around the edge to allow for the printing margins. 

*Place the page into a copy machine, select “color” print and “one” copy.  By selecting one copy, you will have a page to proof before you print more.  

*For best results, use standard sized white card stock for a true card appearance.  If you would like to have a message on the back … perhaps something like “Made Especially for You” … then during the drawing stage write or print that message on the lower left quarter box, turn the page around and do the same on this end of the paper.  

*When you are finished printing, cut the card stock in half at the 5 1/2″ mark (which is half of 11″). Then fold each card in half and crease well. You will have 2 cards per 8x11 sheet of card stock.  

*These instructions are for a side fold, notecard sized card.  Notecard sized envelopes are usually quite affordable at an office supply store and if you plan to make other cards … go ahead and splurge and by the box!

For this version I found a graphic border that I applied to the picture. You can also use decorative paper around the edge ... or have the child draw their own border and color it!  As you can see, the inspiration here was the timeless technique of drawing around a child's hand for the turkey! You will want to put the date somewhere on this ... someday you will want to know that!