Being thankful for the library
It’s a tradition at our house to make a poster in November with a large, painted, bare tree on it. We get cardstock and special hole punches to make dozens of leaves in a variety of colors. Every night, each person in our family writes on a leaf just one thing they are thankful for in their life. We use glue sticks to put our leaves up on the tree on the wall, and the barren tree at the start of the month becomes full of colorful leaves by the start of December. It can be tricky at times to make sure kids aren’t repeating the same ones a few weeks later, but the end result is ...
