Hide the Thankfulness

But make it easy to find!

ADDED November 16, 2009

Thanksgiving is coming, and TIF is your go-to source for daily Thanksgiving activities every day over the next two weeks.

We all know that the best part of Thanksgiving is in the name -- it's about being thankful. For today's activity, you will need some pens, sticky notes and thankfulness-thinking caps.

Here is the idea: we are all thankful for those around us. However, sometimes we get a little lazy when it comes to telling them how exactly they make us feel thankful. So with your pens and sticky notes ready, have your kids brainstorm a few specific things for which they are grateful for each person. For a favorite aunt, things could come to mind such as tickles, lunch, reading, smiles, helping and even bike riding. Then turn these things that your kids are thankful for into little notes. For example, " I am thankful for Dad's tickles" or "I am thankful for Mom's hugs". Once the notes are complete, you will need to move to phase two of the activity: hiding the notes. Have your kids hide the notes around the house so that in a day or a week the person that the note was written for will find it. If you are going to a grandparent's house for Thanksgiving, don't forget to bring your notes for them;they will enjoy finding the notes in their medicine cabinet, on their pillow, or taped to the milk.

Have fun! What are you thankful for? Use the comments section and let us know.

(Thanks to winterofdiscontent for the photo)