tree of gratitude

Typically Steve & I travel to West Michigan for all holidays since both of our families are there, but since we’re hosting an exchange student &  recently  had our kitchen remodeled our family is coming down to Detroit for Thanksgiving this year.

I don’t get to host family functions that often so I wanted to create something out of the ordinary to celebrate this day of gratitude. So I put together this PDF that prompts thoughts of thankfulness.

You can print it on regular copy paper, however a buff colored paper gives it more of a classic grade school look.  Each copy gives you two sets of 13 different gratitude flags.

You can bundle the flags together & use them as part of your family table setting or fill out a new tag everyday leading up Thanksgiving.

After you cut up the sayings using a paper cutter or a good ole’ pair of scissors, fill in the blanks with all the blessings that surround you.

You can use the flags to create a simple garland for your window or mantel…

Or snip some barren branches in your backyard & adhere your flags of gratitude to them, accenting the twigs with bits of colored ribbon.

I look forward to adding more flags when Steve’s family comes for a visit in a couple of weeks.  Do you have any Thanksgiving traditions of giving thanks?  I’d love to see what these gratitude tags inspire you to create.  Click here to comment.

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