This year we did a Thanksgiving tree. The kids and I went on a nature hunt and found some sticks/branches that we thought would be good to make our tree out of and then I traced and cut out some leaves for all of us (minus Elijah). Starting on Nov. 1st at dinner (or before bed) we could talk about the different things we were each thankful for and then each one of us would write one down on a leaf and then hang it on the tree. We loved this!!!!! The Thanksgiving Tree is definitely something I want to continue for our family. It helped engage our kids in conversation and served as a great reminder for all the things we are thankful for. There is a wide variety of things written down, some serious some silly and some somewhere in between. Here are just a few of them (you can try and figure out who wrote what): Dora, all the people in the world, pink, jokes, quiet, clean water, books, music, God's grace and mercy, God, Church, orange, babies, the opportunity to travel and the list goes on and on. The kids want to keep going, but tomorrow we start our new Advent book that we got. We are really excited to start this with them!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, I know we did! And on a side note, this was Elijah's 1st Thanksgiving
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The Thanksgiving tree is a beautiful idea of reaping nature's bounty & giving back with thankful hearts. Erin you have no idea how you bless us all in the way you & Christian show Christ & in turn ~ your children. I did not mean share but show, for it is one thing to share Him & another to reveal Him ;)
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