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It is natural to think about all we have to be thankful for with Thanksgiving approaching. It's very important to us for our kids to realize that not everyone has what we have and that we should be thankful for what we do have. It's pretty hard to get too profound with toddlers, though. You can't really get too deep with a guy who is still working on being able to respond to the question "What is your favorite color?" One thing we are doing this year is putting some of the people and things we are thankful for on our Thanksgiving tree and thanking God for them. A lot of people do this type of thing for 30 days, but we are doing 27 total leaves, so 9 days. We are about half way through now. Joshua and Clara are really enjoying it and I am glad we are doing it. I hope one day it will evolve to the kids coming up with things on their own that they are thankful for, but for this age, I think this is working for us.
What a great idea. I think it is so important to be grateful for what we have in life (big and small) and we definitely want to make sure to instill that in Copeland as well and I think activities like this allow kids to be a part of something fun and meaningful.
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