Thursday November 5th, 2009
Thursday, November 5th, 2009Today’s Activity:
We have a lot to be Thankful for, we just forget sometimes. Write thank you notes to loved ones reminding them (and you) that they are appreciated and loved.
Note:
These can be purchased or you can have your little ones make and color them. These can go to daddy, grandma, a neighborhood friend, or anyone else you can think of.
Evaluate:
This was a great activity to give me a little down time to plan my attack for the grocery deals that start tomorrow. Looking back I probably should have made a Thank You note too. Anyway, I gave the kids some paper and crayons and asked them who they were thankful for. Then I let them color pictures for each of them. They came up with very random people. For instance Elese wrote a Thank you note to a friends twin daughter because, “She’s cute, huh mommy?”…I found it funny that she only drew a picture for Bella and not her twin Sophia they are both cute and look exactly alike. She also drew a picture for my SIL and when I asked her what she loved about Aunt DeAnn she started singing Happy Birthday to DeAnn. Max had a better grasp of what being thankful means with a picture for his friend read with a note thanking him for being his best friend as well as a picture for me. Max has been fascinated with the word fat lately. A few days ago he said, “Noahs tummy kind of sticks out like this (showing a fat tummy with his arms). I didn’t want to say fat.” So today as he drew a picture of my mom (and me) he shaped us like the letter five (“long neck, tummy fat, Mr. 5 wears a hat”) and said, “Mommy your tummy goes like this a little bit and grandmas goes like this alot!” So not only was this activity a good way to show gratitude but it was also very entertaining and a little bit depressing. lol
