November is a time to reflect and think about the things we are thankful for. It can be easy to forget sometimes, but taking a moment out of our busy lives to appreciate the things we have can help reduce stress and help us refocus on the things we have instead of lack.
For a festive activity for the kids, I thought it would be fun to take a jar and decorate it as a pumpkin and turn it into a gratitude jar. Print out the Gratitude Prompts, cut them out and place them in the jar. Each day, kids will be able to pull out a piece of paper and write what they are thankful for and place it back in the jar. Not only will you have a jar full of gratitude reminders, but it also serves as a cute decoration for your home!
Here’s what you’ll need:
- 8oz Jar (plastic or glass)
- Orange acrylic paint
- Brown or green acrylic paint
- Wooden spool
- Twine/String
- Glue Gun
- Cardstock
- Gratitude Printable Download
- Hole puncher
Putting the gratitude jar is simple and kiddos will have fun with this fall craft!
- Paint the jar orange
- Paint the lid green or brown.
- Once the paint has dried, use hot glue to put the wooden spool on top of the jar.
- Grab some twine and cut enough to make a bow at the top.
- Print out and cut the Gratitude Prompt Printable.
- Hole punch the Gratitude Jar tag and tie it at the top to the wooden spool.
- Place the gratitude prompts inside the jar.
