But there was a problem. A problem that repeated 2 years in a row…
Right after the Holidays we forgot the Gratitude Jar. And it was sitting there until the next November. Since the jar taught us a lot of lessons, brought us a lot of happiness I decided we had to put more effort in using it all through the year. But first, let make a gratitude jar!
How to make a Gratitude Jar
You will need:
A jar of your choice Paper cut in strips. Preferably of various colors for each family member. glue stick pen inspirational cut outs from the newspaper to decorate the jar hook to hang the paper hole punch
Use Gratitude Jar all through the year…
I am sharing few tips that helped us stick with the jar and write grateful notes 12 months in a year.
Teaching kids to be grateful
If you are just starting out and have small children it’s best to show them an example of things that YOU are thankful for. I wrote down 20 things to be thankful for and one of them was: “Thank you for telling me that my freckles are beautiful”. This particular example taught my daughter to appreciate compliments that aren’t her favorite ones. Want more ideas? See these darling Printable Thank You Notes for kids!
