Creating a Thankful Tree
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How to make a Thankful Tree
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Contents at a Glance
Basic Instructions
1. "Plant" tree branch in colorful planter.2. Arrange colorful autumn leaves and markers next to your tree branch.
3. Encourage each guest to pick a leaf, write what they are thankful for on the leaf, and hang it on the tree. This will make a beautiful centerpiece for your table or accent piece in another high-traffic area of your home.
4. Share the completed thankful tree during Thanksgiving dinner. Encourage each guest to share their own submission by going around the table.
5. Later, collage the leaves into your Thanksgiving album as an after dinner activity. Everyone, especially children, will enjoy looking back over the years and reading what they were thankful for.
Our thankful tree inspired the kids to express gratitude in an informal way.
Leaf Options
Make your own or
buy ready-made leaves
Leaf Template
You're gonna need a leaf template.
Find FREE leaf templates on Enchanted Learning.Cut out leaf template.
Trace and cut on red, orange, and yellow construction paper.
Make Leaves Quickly Using a Sizzix Diecut
Ready-made Die Cut Leaves
Decorative Die Cut Paper Accents- Pack of 20 Maple Leaves in Harvest Colors
Amazon Price: $2.99 (as of 05/30/2012)
These leaves measure approximately 2-1/4"x3-1/4" and 2-1/2" x 2-1/2." They are cut from Thai Mango paper; a wonderful paper with real dried Mango leaves embedded in it!
More Die Cut Leaves In Fall Colors
Wall Mural Instructions
Create a Thankful Tree Wall Mural
1. Make or purchase a tree wall mural. Lots of the wall murals that you find on the internet are removable (temporary).
2. Display the tree wall mural on a large wall in your home.
3. Each night during dinner discuss one thing you are thankful for write it down on a leaf cut out.
4. Tape the leaves to your tree wall mural.
5. Enjoy!
BIRDS IN A TREE WALL DECAL 100CM X 50CM, FLOW FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, CHOCOLATE BROWN
Amazon Price: (as of 05/30/2012)
Removable Tree Wall Decals
We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is "good," because is it good, if "bad" because it works in us patience, humility, and the contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country.
- C. S. Lewis
Lots of Thankful Tree Ideas
- How to Make a Thankful Tree with Handprint Leaves
- Using Handprint Leaves
- Photo Collage Thankful Tree
- Using silk leaves and a picture frame.
- Thankful Tree Centerpiece
- Gorgeous centerpiece using both silk and paper leaves.
- Classroom Thankful Tree
- Large Wall Tree for a Classroom
- Large Thankful Tree for Refrigerator or Wall
- For fun, see if your little kids can solve these simple riddles about things we have to be thankful for. Read just one tidbit at a time and see how quickly they can guess it.
- Corner Wall Thankful Tree
- I cut the trunk out and taped it to the wall using blue painter's tape. I'm sure there are better ways to do it, but I was working with what I had.
More Thanksgiving Crafts
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A Squidoo Thank You
I would like to take a moment to thank all of you for stopping by to visit. I am still shocked to receive a Lens of the Day award for this lens. I have been most blessed in my life with a loving family, wonderful children, and a safe place to live. I am touched that so many of you would like to start this tradition too. May a Thankful Tree bring as much gratitude into your lives this holiday season as it has for us.
Thanks again,
Lemonsqueezy
Photo credit: vistamommy
Image by FlamingText.com
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favored1
Nov 10, 2011 @ 10:37 pm | delete
- My faith in God keeps me each day.
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Marelisa Oct 4, 2011 @ 1:23 pm | delete
- I have never seen this idea before, and it's fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing. :-)
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cffutah
Sep 30, 2011 @ 7:59 am | delete
- My freedom ... there is more to this then just these 2 simple words. I'm glad I came across this, I think I've seen your lens before too so if I have, I'm glad to have found another one of your lens! If you haven't checked mine out, its got a terrific educational topic that everyone should know about and I've got some good poll questions to entertain my readers too.
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TZiggy
Sep 28, 2011 @ 2:56 pm | delete
- What a great idea and makes a nice decor, perfect for Thanksgiving and even nice for Halloween if you can get it up early enough.
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DianaHarper Sep 25, 2011 @ 8:07 am | delete
- Thankful for this lens! Added it to http://www.squidoo.com/Thanksgiving-patch. Blessed by a Squid Angel
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Did you know...
The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days.
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My Favorite Gratitude Journal
Gratitude: A Journal
Amazon Price: $8.49 (as of 05/30/2012)
I bought two of these this year; one for my mom and one for a friend.
Pre-made Paper Leaves
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Amazon Price: $8.24 (as of 05/30/2012)
