At the beginning of November my littles always look forward to starting our Thankful Jar. It’s a simple but powerful idea, I think. I place a bunch of strips of colorful paper in a large mason jar and everyday my kids stop by sometime during the day and fill out a slip, “I Am Thankful For…” with whatever they are thankful for that day. Then they staple the slips of paper together and at the end of the month we have a beautiful paper chain decorating our house filled with all the things our family is thankful for…it’s so darn awesome!
I love this activity because it makes us take a few moments out of our day and think about what we are truly thankful for. Healthy food, good friends, a warm home to live in, an invitation to a friend’s birthday party (<–from Ellie!), really whatever comes to their mind. It is a great exercise in thankfulness and a great way to lead into the Thanksgiving holiday and what it is all truly about.
I have a FREE Printable for you if you’d like to use it, it reads “I Am Thankful For:” and allows for you to have 8 strips per 8 1/2 x 11 inch piece of paper. I like to use card stock in Fall colors so that our paper chain doubles as festive Thanksgiving decor! Just click below for the printable!
Printable: I Am Thankful For… 
Print off as many sheets as you would like. There are 6 of us so I print off around 13 pages so that everyone gets a strip each day and then there are extras for those days when you have more to write down.
I hope you have fun with this activity. It is one of our favorite things to look forward to every fall!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Love,
Maggie
Love this idea. We are going to start this when the grandkids come to visit. Thanks