GRATEFUL HEARTS
While our secular culture celebrates Thanksgiving the 4th Thursday in November, Christians live a life of thanksgiving each and every day. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day in the culture around us, provides us the opportunity to give thanks with those with love and serve. On this page, you will find activities to give thanks for God's abundance as you plan for and sit around the Thanksgiving table with those you love of all generations.
While our secular culture celebrates Thanksgiving the 4th Thursday in November, Christians live a life of thanksgiving each and every day. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day in the culture around us, provides us the opportunity to give thanks with those with love and serve. On this page, you will find activities to give thanks for God's abundance as you plan for and sit around the Thanksgiving table with those you love of all generations.
This post from Building Faith has great ideas for helping your family design a plan for the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving and for the day of Thanksgiving as well. Take some time as a family a design a Thanksgiving that is unique to your family & friends.
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In the rush to make things perfect for our Thanksgiving celebrations, it can be easy to forget that we are practicing gratitude. These Scripture Cards from Second Chance to dream can be helpful to share and focus on as you drive your children to and from and run your "getting ready" errands!
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Raising Boys at Home has a wonderful "pocket game" to help you and your children remember to count your blessings everyday. This is a great time of year to start!
Serving God's creatures is another way we show our gratitude. Bake these home made dog treats with your children. Visit your local animal shelter and share!
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Does your family like to play games together? Play. Party. Pin. offers this "build-it-yourself" game to help each other learn to live with grateful hearts.
Older children can make this lovely leaf blessing bowl from FABDIY. Invite your guests to write their thanksgivings on a piece of paper or a leaf and share them during your meal. You could also use this for your home devotions in the weeks before Thanksgiving.
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What is your family's spiritual autobiography? As you linger over coffee and dessert with your loved ones, try this activity together.
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A Thankful Tree is another great way to count your blessings with your kids and guests. Ask each guest to trace their hand print and write one thing they are thankful for. Add to the tree for a Thanksgiving blessing reminder!
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