Showing Gratitude: Gratitude Jar Craftmom • crafts • crafts • kids crafts
November is a great month to focus on the things we are grateful for. I love teaching my children about gratitude, because it helps them to focus less on themselves and more on others. Gratitude Jar A gratitude jar is a perfect way to help us get into the spirit…
Thanksgiving Neighbor Gifts: Pastries Are a Delicious Way to Show Gratitudegiving back • my world • raising giving children • bettering communities
Thanksgiving—I have been busy on Pinterest lately, pinning all my favorite holiday desserts and neighbor gift ideas to a board I created called "Holiday Yummies." I have found cute hot chocolate stirring spoons, creative cookies, fun fudge, and more. As I was looking through my board, I…
Thanksgiving: 6 Ways to Express Gratitude“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." This quote from William Arthur Ward is one of my favorite quotes about gratitude. We should be expressing gratitude as we feel it for the benefits of those we thank and ourselves. Here…
Four Ways to Teach Your Children How to Express GratitudeIn our rushed schedule, we can get very distracted by deadlines and to-do lists. Looking down at our phone, we breeze past the person at the grocery store that just held the door open for us. When we practice expressing gratitude, we shift our focus from ourselves to others. We…
8 Family Gratitude Projectsfamily fun • strengthening family
Calling all gratitude journal dropouts! If you’ve ever started writing in a gratitude journal only to give up after a few weeks or months, I want you to know that you’re not alone. I’ve abandoned more journals than I care to admit. I always start with good intentions to count…
