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As Thanksgiving is approaching here are a few different ideas that you can do with your children to give thanks during the holidays.
Make a thankful tree in your house. Draw and make the bark of a tree out of construction paper and put it somewhere in the house where everyone can see it. Each day have your child trace and cut out his or her hand and write one thing they are thankful for on it. Have the child help you attach it to your tree as the leaves. When it's Thanksgiving you should have a tree full of thankful hands and you can read them together at the dinner table.
Have your child help you sort through and pick out toys to donate to children in need. It is a great time to talk to your child(ren) about people in need.
Have your child help you shop and prepare a meal for a family in need. Or have your children help you buy groceries to donate. You can even let your child pick out a special treat for the family.
Start a tradition of sharing something or someone they are thankful for at dinnertime each night. (This is also a good way to share with your children what you are thankful for too!)
Make a thankful book with your child. It can be as simple or difficult as you would like to make it, but you can write about something that your child or your family is thankful for and then draw a picture to illustrate it together. This can be something that you do together each day and put the finished book together on Thanksgiving morning. Your family can read the finished product together at your Thanksgiving meal.
What Thanksgiving traditions does your family do?
What ways does your family share what they are thankful for?
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