Thanksgiving Tree

Thanksgiving season is here and I saw this idea from my friend Jessica last year and thought I would take it and make it part of our Thanksgiving celebration - a way to help us give thanks throughout the month. I took some packing paper and painted a tree and then made leaves. Each night at dinner we talk about things we are thankful for, who we are thankful to and then write them on a leaf (sometimes the children draw a picture on the back). The children like adding to our "thankful" tree every night - they also enjoyed painting the turkey at the bottom and owl for the tree.
"Let us come before HIM with Thanksgiving" Ps 95:2


After we painted the turkey and owl (that I printed from the internet) I let them paint whatever they wanted - here is where their personalities come out - Lucy painted "a Fall garden" on the bottom Left and Samuel painted "an Indian shooting a bow and arrow and a pilgrim holding a sword" in the bottom Right. We used the left over paint on our hands to make the tree in the middle. We had a great time and I look forward to seeing our tree full of leaves and our hearts reminded of what and to whom to be Thankful. Hope you are enjoying the Thanksgiving season - how are you giving thanks?