Tree of Thanks

For those of you who 'Follow' my Facebook page, you know that on Election day the kids and I created our Tree of Thanks. This is something that I have wanted to do for quite a few years, but have never accomplished. Now I get to check of one more project off of my C.R.A.F.T.ing bucket list!

I started by finding a quote/printable that embraced the purpose of this project.

LostBumblebee - Name Them One-By-One Printable

 Our hallway wall is the perfect canvas and is highly visible throughout our day. I used packaging filler paper to created the tree infrastructure.

 I added a carved heart to the trunk.

The kids and I sat down and chose appropriate leaf colors for this project. We then wrote individual things that we are thankful for on each leaf and then taped them onto the tree. When Senior came home, he wrote his and hung them as well. Here's what it looked like when we completed it. I am definitely going to save these leaves and create a scrapbook page layout with them!

I smile every time I walk past the tree. My kids showed great insight with their thanksgiving. My oldest's first two leaves; George Washington and Democracy. Then he listed the Japenese kanji symbols he knows, along with Huego, Manga, TV, video games, friends and family.

    

 My oldest daughter's: sunshine, wind, ocean, candy, peace, Halloween, animals, school, sports, love, her siblings, presidents, clothes, house, family, Barbies, love, Huego, friends, food, the earth, and The Regular Show.

    

My youngest daughter is a kindergartner and LOVES to write. So, she told me what she was thankful for and I wrote it on a scrap piece of paper which she than copied. Her leaves: help. love, water, clothes, Mom, Dad, Hayden, brother, sister, hair, Aunts, Uncles, Jack, Connor, toys, Grandmas, Grandpas, GGmom, and shoes.

   

Senior's: My wife, my son, my daughters. 

 I was at the table for quite a while and may have gotten too detailed. I made sure to include our household's members, immediate family members, tangible items as well abstract.

 

Do you have any Thanksgiving traditions?