The last day of school before Thanksgiving Break, Eliza's class had a Thanksgiving feast. This was non-traditional; the families were asked to contribute whatever, so after I talked Eliza out of bringing candy corn, we settled on Craisins. Her favorite part of the feast was Danimals yogurt ("The kind you never get me!")
Eliza came home with a few Thanksgiving projects she'd completed at school. The first was a book where she wrote and drew pictures of the things she was thankful for. It was a small book so there was only enough space for a few things, but her list makes me smile. It included, in this order: flowers, clip-clop shoes, Mom, Luke. She's such a sweetie.
She also brought home this great Indian headdress she made, which was labeled "Princess Jewelry Flower." She came up with that all by herself. I love it.
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| More than one person who came to our house this month noticed that one of the leaves said "Poo." Well. It is something to be thankful for. Without it, we would all be very uncomfortable. Am I wrong? |
We added leaves to another Thankful Tree this year - totaling exactly 99 over the month of November. We're hoping to break 100 next year.
It's fun to look back and see all of the things we came up with that we're thankful for. (Click on the picture to see it bigger.) The kids really liked this activity and we loved that they didn't dwell on material possessions. Yes, things like "office supplies" were listed, but they also said that they're thankful for each other, for beds, for foods they like, for Gospel-related things, and for items that were really special to them. I enjoy this tradition and how it helps us to be more mindful of the many blessings we have.
This is wonderful.
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