Tag: Thanksgiving

Gratitude Jar Printables

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:

Putting the gratitude jar is simple and kiddos will have fun with this fall craft!

  1. Paint the jar orange
  2. Paint the lid green or brown.
  3. Once the paint has dried, use hot glue to put the wooden spool on top of the jar.
  4. Grab some twine and cut enough to make a bow at the top.
  5. Print out and cut the Gratitude Prompt Printable.
  6. Hole punch the Gratitude Jar tag and tie it at the top to the wooden spool.
  7. Place the gratitude prompts inside the jar.

Fall Centerpiece & Thanksgiving Tag Printable

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With fall in the air, I was inspired to create a fall centerpiece using simple decor after coming across the online flower delivery company, BloomNation. Because I had taken a couple of floral arranging classes back in college I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to try my hand at floral arranging again. I was never good at it, and I’m still no where close to a professional, but it was obviously one of the classes I enjoyed going to most. It was fun, and on few occasions a little stressful trying to come up with something that looked good. I was always so impressed with what my classmates’ arrangements, and how different ours were from each other when given a specific assignment. You can create so many different arrangements, and the best part about flowers is, it will (for the most part) always end up looking beautiful.

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One of my favorite flowers are hydrangeas, so when I saw it in the shop I immediately knew I had to use it. I always thought of it as a spring/summer flower, and quickly turned to Pinterest to see if I could use hydrangeas in a fall arrangement. And to my surprise, I found a bunch of beautiful fall ideas using hydrangeas.

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I knew I wanted to make my centerpiece pretty neutral in color, but wanted to add a few fall colors to the arrangement without making it look overly colorful. Aside from hydrangeas, I used daisies, mums, carnations, lilies, and added some wheat to give it a little bit more of a fall/Thanksgiving appeal. I added some of the wheat to the napkins, and used a striped burlap ribbon to wrap around the napkins and mason jars. This was such a simple and easy table to put together, and not to mention, great for a small budget!

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I’m also sharing these fun Thanksgiving tags that you can incorporate on your table by wrapping it around your napkins and holding it in place with string or raffia, add them to a treat bag, or on a take home box for your guests on Thanksgiving.

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If you’re not feeling confident in your flower arranging ability, or don’t have the time to make one yourself, try using a flower delivery to save you time and choose from a variety of options to give your table that fall look you’re going for!

P.S. See where I got my inspiration for this centerpiece on my Pinterest board.

 

Thanksgiving Kids Hats – Free Printables

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I’m so excited that Thanksgiving is almost here! These hats are easy to print out and put together to wear for the Turkey Trot or feel like Pilgrims, Indians or even a Turkey as they eat their Thanksgiving feast. I’ve created two versions of each, one to print out and assemble together quickly, or let the kids color them before dinner. These Thanksgiving kids hats work best on cardstock or a heavy form of paper, and can be assembled with glue or tape. Your kids will love pretending they were actually at the first Thanksgiving with these fun hats!

Pilgrim Hat pic Pilgrim Hat Color – download here

Pilgrim Hat B&W – download here

Turkey Hat picTurkey Hat Color – download here

Turkey Hat B&W – download here

indian hat picIndian Hat Color – download here

Indian Hat B&W – download here

Thanksgiving Gift Tag Printables

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Make your gifts look festive this Holiday season with these Thanksgiving Gift Tags and let your loved ones know how grateful you are for them with these printables. These pair up perfectly with any gift you’re sending, and will be loved by all that receive them! Also, if you wanted a smaller version of the Thanksgiving Bread Gift Tags in my last post, I’ve included them here as well.  IMG_2871 copy“Thankful” Gift Tag – download here

IMG_2849“Happy Turkey Day” Gift Tag – download here

IMG_2845 copy“Grateful For You” Gift Tag – download here

Happy-Thanksgiving-GT“Happy Thanksgiving” Gift Tag – download here

Grateful-Gift-Tag“Grateful Gift Tag” – download here

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“So Thankful For Someone Like You” – download here

“So Thankful For a Friend Like You” – download here

“So Thankful For a Teacher Like You” – download here