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I hope you enjoy this simple, fun and meaningful Thanksgiving activity.
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A Thanksgiving Tree can be made out of anything. A Pinterest search revealed dazzling photos of trees made out of paper, cloth, branches, or various seasonal items. The trees can be 3-dimensional or taped against the wall.
Being a nature girl, mine look mostly like this.
The important thing is to set up the tree as a tool for cultivating gratitude.
Here are the steps and the Scripture leaves template I use.
- Find a vase or some container to hold the tree.
- Gather material for the tree: for me that means branches; bittersweet, gourds, minipumpkins, pine cones, and acorns for color and added interest.
- Arrange the materials in the vase to form the tree.
- Save and print out the Scripture Leaves templates in various fall colors (orange, red, yellow, even brown).
- Cut out the leaves, and use a needle to “sew” quilting thread or strong thin string through the base of each leaf. I use this technique to do many leaves at once, stringing them together and then cutting them apart. This saves time, but beware; it is very easy to pull the string out while cutting and tying.
- Incorporate the leaves as decorations on the tree or place them around/near the tree until using them to record the year’s blessings on the back.
- Get started now, and never stop giving thanks!
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By His grace ≈ Julie