Thankful Tree Craft
This thankful tree craft is a great way to celebrate the season of thanksgiving. It uses simple supplies, and can turn into a whole family tradition each year.
The fall season is a great time focus on thankfulness and gratitude for all things. I love making DIY thank you cards to give to friends. I also enjoy maintaining a journal and writing down thankful quotes to reflect upon.
What is a Thankful Tree?
A thankful tree (also called a gratitude tree) is a fun way to practice gratitude during the Thanksgiving season with family. Each leaf on the tree represents something you’re thankful for and watching the tree grow day by day through the month is very rewarding.
Materials Needed
- construction paper
- scissors
- tape/glue
- printable leaves
- markers
Thankful Tree Craft Step by step
Here is a step by step tutorial for this thankful tree craft.
1. Create the Tree Base
Cut out a large tree trunk with multiple branches from brown paper. Tape or glue it onto a wall, poster board or even your fridge. If you prefer, you can draw a tree shape on a white board, poster board or chalk board instead too.
2. Make the Leaves
Cut out leaf shapes from colored paper or use the leaves from this I am thankful for printable for an easy option. If you are making this a large classroom project, you could buy this set of leaves to make it quicker.
3. Write What You’re Thankful For
Each day, have kids (and adults!) write something they’re thankful for on a leaf.
4. Add Leaves to the Tree
Attach the leaves to the branches and watch your tree grow fuller each day.
By Thanksgiving, you’ll have a tree filled with gratitude. I have found this tape to be gentle on walls.
This thankful tree craft is a great wall decoration and I love looking at it as I walk past it. There are many ways you could make this your own- use twigs in a vase and adhere your thankful leaves to it, or simply write what you are thankful for and fill a jar.
This thankful tree craft is a simple yet meaningful way to connect with family, plus practice thankfulness in November. Happy Crafting!
