Thanksgiving Attitude Of Gratitude Activity Sheet

 

Thanksgiving   A ttitude   o f   G ratitude  

 

Best   U se      

As   a   T hanksgiving   F amily   N ight   a ctivity  

 

Nutritional   V alue      

Learning   t o   d evelop   a n   a ttitude   o f   g ratitude  

 

Advance   P reparation        

Make   s ure   y ou   h ave   t he   f ollowing   o n   h and.  

• A   g lass   o f   w ater  

• Paper   a nd   c rayons   o r   m arkers  

• Index   c ards  

• A   B ible  

 

Serve   I t   U p      

Follow   t hese   s teps   f or   a   g reat   e xperience…  

 

1. Fill   a   g lass   o f   w ater   h alf-­‐way   a nd   p lace   i t   o n   t he   t able   i n   f ront   o f   t he   c hildren.  

2. Give   e ach   c hild   a n   i ndex   c ard   w ith   t he   p hrase   “ The   g lass   i s   h alf   _ ______”   w ritten   o n   i t   a nd   a sk   t hem   t o   c omplete  

the   p hrase.  

3. Once   t hey’ve   c ompleted   t he   p hrase,   g o   a round   a nd   f ind   o ut   w ho   w rote   “ full”   a nd   w ho   w rote   “ empty”   i n   t he  

blank.  

4. Now   g ive   e ach   c hild   a   p iece   o f   d rawing   p aper   a nd   c rayons.     A sk   t hem   t o   d raw   a   l arge   g lass   h alf   f ull   o f   w ater.    

Ask   t hem   t o   s pell   t he   n ame   o r   d raw   p ictures   o f   g ood   t hings   t hey   a lready   h ave   ( toys,   b ooks,   f amily,   f ood,  

clothes,   e tc.)   i n   t he   p ortion   o f   t he   p icture   W ITH   w ater.  

5. In   t he   s pace   W ITHOUT   w ater,   h ave   t hem   w rite   o r   d raw   t hings   t hey   w ould   l ike   t o   h ave   s uch   a s   m ore   m oney,   a  

new   t oy,   a   v acation   t o   D isneyland,   a   s pecial   k ind   o f   c ereal,   o r   w hatever   t hey   c an   t hink   o f.  

6. Read   1   T imothy   6 :6-­9   a nd   P hilippians   4 :11-­12   a nd   d iscuss   w hy   i t   i s   i mportant   t hat   w e   “ learn”   t o   b e   c ontent  

no   m atter   w hat   w e   d o   o r   d on’t   h ave.     T hen   r ead   E phesians   5 :20   a nd   e xplain   t hat   t he   p ractice   o f   e xpressing  

thanks   i s   o ne   w ay   w e   m ake   o ur   l ife   “ half   f ull”   i nstead   o f   “ half   e mpty”   b ecause   i t   h elps   u s   f ocus   o n   t he   b lessings  

God   h as   g iven   r ather   t han   c omplain   a bout   t he   t hings   w e   d on’t   h ave.  

7. Wrap   u p   y our   t ime   b y   g iving   t he   c hildren   a   s tack   o f   i ndex   c ards   a nd   h aving   t hem   d o   a   “ Thanksgiving  

scavenger   h unt”   b y   r unning   a ll   o ver   t he   h ouse   a nd   i dentifying   a s   m any   t hings   f or   w hich   t hey   a re   t hankful   a s  

they   c an   i n   1 0   m inutes   ( or   a s   l ong   a s   y ou   l ike).     L et   t hem   w rite   a   w ord   o r   d raw   a   p icture   t o   r epresent   e ach  

blessing.  

8. Gather   b ack   t ogether   a nd   h ave   t he   c hildren   p ray   a   b rief   p rayer   o f   t hanks   f or   e ach   c ard.  

9. Memorize   t he   j ingle   –   “ I’ll   b e   c ontent   w ith   w hat   G od   s ent!”  

 

MEMORY   P ANTRY:     A ttach   a   p icture   a nd   j ot   d own   o n   t he   b ack   o f   t his   s heet   w hat   h appened   t o   r emember   l ater   o r  

share   a   t aste   w ith   o thers.  

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments

that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down

and when you get up.

Deut 6:4-7