25 Ways For Kids To Give Thanks Year Round

When we think about ‘giving thanks’, we in the USA think about Thanksgiving, but kids need to understand what it means to give thanks year-round!

So while a lot of crafts are Thanksgiving-themed, these ways for kids to give thanks year-round are also great ways for you to talk to your kids about gratitude and what it means to be thankful. Maybe your family can even adapt these and do a different craft each month and make this your year of thanks!

Giving thanks should be all year round! Happy crafting!

Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round

1. Family Gratitude Jar

The entire family can write down what they are grateful for and save them in this gratitude jar ide by Kids Activities Blog!

gratitude jar, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{What are you grateful for?}

2. Thankful Pumpkin

Want a beautiful centerpiece that also reminds your family how much they have to be thankful for? This Thankful pumpkin from Burlap and Blue does both!

thankful pumpkin, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Gratitude adds beauty.}

3. Grateful Turkey Feathers

Kids can be thankful for the big and little things in their lives with these thankful turkey feathers idea by Preschool Alphabet!

grateful turkey, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{There’s a lot to be thankful for!}

4. Lovely Thankful Leaves

There are things in our lives we should be thankful for every day, and these thankful leaves ideas by The DIY Mom are a great reminder of just how great we have it!

thankful leaves, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{What else are you thankful for?}

5. Appreciation Garland

If your child would prefer drawing what they are grateful for, this thankful garland idea by Sewing School is a beautiful way to show gratitude through art!

thankful garland, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Arts are a fab way to say thanks!}

6. Thankful Board for Everyday Use

We should find things to be thankful for every day! This dry-erase Thankful board by Happy Deal, Happy Day is a great way to remind us to do just that!

erase and write thankful board, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Thankful for today!}

7. Thankful Advent Calendar

This Thankful advent calendar by Happy Home Fairy will give your family a new envelope to open every single day, and a new way to say, “Thanks.”

thanks calendar, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Give thanks every day!}

8. Beautiful Thankful Feathers

Create a beautiful nature celebration of thanks with these thankful ‘feathers’ projects from Katarina’s Paperie that you hang outside!

grateful feathers, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Giving thanks is always lovely!}

9. Printable Book of Thanks

Want a printable that walks your kids through gratitude? This Book of Thanks from What Moms Love will explore what it means to be thankful in a fun way that they’ll understand and enjoy!

printable book of thanks, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Express thanks in different ways!}

10. Sweet Treat Gratitude Jars

Attach things your kids are grateful for to their treat jars and each time they reach for a treat, they’ll remember to say, “Thanks!” Wise idea from Toddler Approved!

thank you treat jars, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Take and say thanks!}

11. Grateful Twig Display

This beautiful craft from Rhythms of Play uses real leaves and twigs to show gratitude and display your family’s love inside your home!

Grateful trig display, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Grateful for the autumn feels!}

12. Thankful Cootie Catcher

A thankful cootie catcher is a little silly, but also such a great way to talk to your kids about gratitude and giving thanks! Clever idea from Bren Did!

thankful cootie, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{It’s easy to say thanks!}

13. Appreciative Printable Leaves

These printable leaves from A Life in Balance are fun for kids to color on and after they finish listing off what they are thankful for, you can hang them as a garland in your home!

printable thankful leaves, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Print and write what you’re thankful for!}

14. Cute Gratitude Pumpkin

This cute gratitude pumpkin idea from The Joys of Boys makes a great seasonal decoration and lets your kids explore the nature of giving thanks!

gratitude pumpkin, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Crafty pumpkin for gratitude!}

15. Gratitude Leaves

Rather than crafting an entire gratitude tree all at once, you can lay out leaves for your children to fill with gratitude year-round! This activity by Premeditated Leftovers lets your kids express thanks to one by one every day.

16. Easy Homemade Cards

This homemade thank you card idea from Inner Child Fun is a great way to remind kids to say “Thank You” for the things they’ve been given!

homemade thank you card, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Love this thank you card!}

17. Grateful Acorn Garland

This acorn garland idea from Creative Family Fun is a cute way to plant seeds of gratitude that will grow with your kids as they get older!

grateful acorn garlands, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Love the acorns!}

18. A Handful of Gratitude Hands

Create this tree of gratitude idea by The Kassebaum Four on the back of a door, and fill it with handprints from the whole family. Not only will it show what each person is grateful for, but the prints can be saved as a keepsake for years to come!

thankful tree, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Love the handful of thanks!}

19. Simple Thankful Jar

Place this thankful jar by Teach Beside Me somewhere where your kids can frequently add to it, and then take some time each week going back and remembering all the good things everyone has experienced.

thankful jar, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Drop a thankful thought!}

20. Lovely Gratitude Placemats

These gratitude placemats from Meaningful Mama are a great way to memorialize the things and people we love, and remember just how much greatness we have in our lives!

printed placemats, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Well-preserved gratitude.}

21. Thankful Garland from Old Newspaper

This recycled leaves thankful garland idea from Just a Girl is adorably shabby chic and a cute way for kids to dig into the simple things they love!

thankful leaf arts from newspaper, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — A Chic way to say “Thanks!”.

22. Crafty Gratitude Pumpkin!

You can gather the entire family together and create a loving gratitude memory with this gratitude pumpkin idea from One Artsy Mama!

23. Gratitude Gratitude Jar Time Capsule

Create a gratitude jar for this year that you save to open next. You’ll be amazed at how far your life has come! Clever project by Inner Child Fun!

timecapsule jar, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{I am grateful to you.}

24. Cute Thankful Turkey

Littles who are exploring color and texture will love this thankful turkey project by The Resourceful Mama! Its feathers list the things your littles love, and it’s cute enough to hang in their room!

thankful turkey, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{Simply thankful!}

25. Beautiful Gratitude Wreath

Create this gratitude wreath by Meaningful Mama that lists what you and your family are grateful for, and hang it on the door so it’s the first thing you see every time you come home!

thankful wreath, Creative Ways for Kids to Give Thanks All-Year-Round — _{There’s so much to be thankful for!}

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Which art craft is your kiddo making to express his thanks today?