This is the second year we have had a Thankfulness Tree. I have some fake branches that I put in a big vase to hold the leaves. I went to a scrapbooking store and used their die cut machine to make many many leaves from paper. If you buy the paper there, you can use the machines for free.

I punched holes in the leaves to hang on the branches without having to mess with string or glue or hangers of any sort.

I place the leaves in a bowl with a pen so any guests that come during November can write something they are thankful for on a leaf and hang it up.

On Thanksgiving we read the leaves and we give thanks for all the friends and family that have come to our house. Then I put the leaves in a bag and date it so we can read them in future years too.

Yesterday, my daughter wrote that she was thankful for "being born" and for "being in this family." I am so thankful for those things too.

Go, get your thankfulness on!

I am going to make one NOW,what a beautiful thought xx

Oh, good!

I should mention that you don't even need branches, you can just draw a tree on some large paper (two paper bags opened up and taped together). Then just glue the leaves to the tree and hang on the wall.

I love it

Oh mousie....I wish you were my neighbor. You always have the best ideas. :~)

Oh, you'd be a swell neighbor, Jatfla. That would be nice.

Fantastic idea.