Celebrate Thanksgiving through teaching gratitude to your children by using these Bible verse activities about thankfulness.
*This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure page for more information.

TEACHING GRATITUDE TO YOUR KIDS
Thanksgiving is often overlooked as it squeezes in between candy-filled Halloween and the presents of Christmastime.
A few years ago I became more intentional in the way I approached November. I made a habit of pointing out to my children that it’s a month of practicing gratitude, a skill which can benefit you for a lifetime.
We usually write down a list of things to be thankful for. However, this year I wanted to take the focus off of material things that usually crowd our list. I pointed our kids to gratitude practices in the Bible by creating my own gratitude activities using scriptures on being thankful.
This is a great way for us to practice reading our Bibles each day and to help train my kids on how to find Bible verses on their own.
Starting in October, I try to create a season (not just a day) of thanksgiving. I created a gratitude tree activity as well as thank you cards you can send out to friends and family to let them know you’re thankful for them. In addition, we use a gratitude calendar for the month of November to write down one thing we’re thankful for!
I’m so excited to share these with you and hope that you are inspired to start these new traditions of teaching gratitude with your family this fall!
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE…
Want to get ALL of my seasonal and holiday printables (including these ones on gratitude)? Grab the entire 50+ page set here:
For more posts on teachable activities for kids throughout the year, check out:
- Teach Your Kids the Fruit of the Spirit with this Study
- Create a Story Tree as You Countdown to Easter
- Teach Your Kids Responsibility and Make Cleaning Fun with These Chore Ideas
- 5 Tips for Teaching Your Children the Reason for the Season This Christmas
- 14 Service Projects for Kids and Families
I’m thankful for you!


WANT TO LIVE YOUR DAYS WITH MORE INTENTION? SIGN UP HERE TO GET INSTANT ACCESS TO MY FREE PRINTABLES:
Amy, I love these ideas! And my children (ages 6 and 8) need to learn some gratitude! This is the perfect time of year to start adding regular gratitude activities into our schedule!
Shelbee
http://www.shelbeeontheedge.com
Thank you! It really does take practice and so great that you’re modeling it to your kiddos!