I love that between the fun of Halloween and the celebration of Christmas we have a day set aside to give thanks for our many blessings. There are so many ways to encourage children to give thanks daily for the blessings they have received, particularly during the holiday season. We like to keep a blessings board at our house. This is one that was literally thrown together a few years ago with what we had around the house. I pasted a piece of art paper onto a black piece of foam core and hung it on the wall with a scrap of fabric. We kept a sharpy nearby and added new things everyday. My oldest was only a couple of years old and I love to look back at this chart to remember the things that were dear to his heart: Captain Hook, Peter Pan, swords, his favorite songs.
When I pulled the board out the next year my son found a permanent marker and wrote his name in bold purple letters. I'll admit that at first I was upset, but I'm sure in 20 years his name scrawled across the bottom of the page will be the most endearing part. I plan to find a nice frame and replace the paper inside each year, keeping the pages from years past to remind us of the simple joys and blessings of life.
Other ideas for a blessings board from around the web:
Kirsten at thecraftingchicks.com has a printable to create this blessings board. I love the family photos she has added to the bottom.
One of my new favorite home decorating blogs, lessthanperfectlifeofbliss.blogspot.com, has an erasable blessings board. Simply frame a piece of burlap or decorative fabric and use a wipeable marker to write on the glass.
This chalkboard I created with an old frame, some paint, and a piece of art board would work as well.
Sugardoodle.net has some free printables for children's blessings charts and journal entries.
Kimba at A Soft Place to Land writes about how she duplicated this beautiful table cloth with a drop-cloth and paint. Leave markers on the table and allow guests to write their names and what they are thankful for and pull the cloth out again year after year.
Sugardoodle.net has some free printables for children's blessings charts and journal entries.
Kimba at A Soft Place to Land writes about how she duplicated this beautiful table cloth with a drop-cloth and paint. Leave markers on the table and allow guests to write their names and what they are thankful for and pull the cloth out again year after year.
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