We are thankful for our family and friends, really what’s life without them? Being that this is absolutely my favorite time of year and recently I’ve been enjoying crafts way more than cooking, Maddox and I spent another afternoon crafting away. I found the idea for a thankful tree on Pinterest and knew right away it would be a great little project for Maddox and I. We got to spend some time drawing, cutting and more importantly, reflecting on everyone we love and learning what being thankful is all about.

Another plus, this was another craft we were able to put together with items we already had on hand.

What we used:

1 branch
1 small tin bucket
construction paper in various fall colors
twine
a small piece of burlap fabric

We started by taking a trip outside to pick out the best branch to be our tree. Then we got to work on the leaves. When we had all of the leaves cut out, we went through the laundry list of friends and family we are thankful together. Maddox had a good time naming off all of his friends, animals, even our chickens in the backyard.

A thanksgiving craft, thankful for family and friends

We poked a hole in each leaf and thread a little bit of twine through the hole, then tied each one to the tree.

thanksgiving craft - thankful tree

When we were done, we set our tree in the bucket with paper towels to hold it in place and topped with a piece of burlap to hide the paper towels.

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That’s it! It was really easy, really fun and Maddox will love showing it off to everyone on Thanksgiving.

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