tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post5550614798217979149..comments2024-03-21T05:12:38.116-06:00Comments on Five Kids in Five Years: Thanksgiving Ideas, a Photo Contest, and a Great GiveawaySarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649282789502496298noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-12829331221665198832014-11-10T19:09:00.425-07:002014-11-10T19:09:00.425-07:00My favorite tradition is simply our extended famil...My favorite tradition is simply our extended family gathering for lunch on Thanksgiving. I love spending time with my grandma, aunts, uncles, and cousins because we have so many happy memories, for which I am very grateful!Lauren-B-https://www.blogger.com/profile/03367549967086889428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-57749845946518608692014-11-09T14:51:25.145-07:002014-11-09T14:51:25.145-07:00We've enjoyed heading outside for a fun run in...We've enjoyed heading outside for a fun run in the morning when weather allows and the past few years have copied Shawni's thankful tree with colored leaves. Thanks for the giveaway!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799615426645511219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-50071419908886468432014-11-08T16:05:25.783-07:002014-11-08T16:05:25.783-07:00Our favorite tradition is our Thankful tree. We cu...Our favorite tradition is our Thankful tree. We cut out a big tree out of brown butcher paper and hang it on the wall. I die cut a bunch of leaves in fall colors (one per person per day). Every morning at breakfast in November, we each pick one thing we are thankful for and write it on a leaf, and hang the leaf on our tree. I love the leafy tree full of blessings by the time Thanksgiving rolls around!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04340025164626439940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-49552992438705380922014-11-08T10:33:29.959-07:002014-11-08T10:33:29.959-07:00I always watch the parade with my mom, even if we&...I always watch the parade with my mom, even if we're far apart we will call each other and watch part together on the phone.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030641248427896230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-21481293970509821762014-11-08T06:22:01.064-07:002014-11-08T06:22:01.064-07:00I've loved reading all of the ideas. We have a...I've loved reading all of the ideas. We have also done a thankful tree. And sometimes we do pie on Wednesday night because we are always too full after Thanksgiving dinner.Camilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04943372268926954876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-66964145295545861562014-11-07T19:51:47.823-07:002014-11-07T19:51:47.823-07:00We add feathers to a paper turkey and write what w...We add feathers to a paper turkey and write what we are thankful for on each feather. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776902837236183188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-11635185996235866312014-11-07T14:15:19.593-07:002014-11-07T14:15:19.593-07:00We love doing the "Thankful Tree" during...We love doing the "Thankful Tree" during the month of November to help us remember our blessings. I also write in a gratitude journal whenever I can-- I do this all throughout the year-- and it helps me to see what's most important in life and how many things I have to be thankful for!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05269233813819039757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-88078380222832145002014-11-07T09:57:43.524-07:002014-11-07T09:57:43.524-07:00I'm German and we don't celebrate Thanksgi...I'm German and we don't celebrate Thanksgiving. In November, we (at least those with kids)celebrate Saint Martin. He was a Roman soldier who shared his coat with a poor man. Kids go on walks with lanterns and songs are sang. And on 11/11, there often is a reenactement of Saint Martin and the poor man.Kerstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933073761567116461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-18299771844574233112014-11-07T07:28:53.136-07:002014-11-07T07:28:53.136-07:00We have a sports party with all my cousins the Sat...We have a sports party with all my cousins the Saturday after thanksgiving. Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02579102075291944274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-56288464273024614172014-11-06T17:53:18.540-07:002014-11-06T17:53:18.540-07:00I create a "thankful tree" in my Kinderg...I create a "thankful tree" in my Kindergarten classroom. The students write what they are thankful for on a leaf and it is on display for all to see!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484245923177146102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-33343006013873661802014-11-06T17:39:41.242-07:002014-11-06T17:39:41.242-07:00Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! I try to keep...Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! I try to keep the thanksgiving spirit alive all year by having my kids write in their gratitude journals each Sunday. We all sit down together & write 7 things we are thankful for from the previous week. On Thanksgiving, we pull out our journals & reflect back on all the things we have been thankful for through the year. It is a lot of fun & my kids love it! Thanks for the chance to win the book! RachelShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703714599005050612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-83964938751306178232014-11-06T16:47:45.548-07:002014-11-06T16:47:45.548-07:00We have a felt turkey we hang on the wall that has...We have a felt turkey we hang on the wall that has a pocket tummy. All month long we try to stuff our turkey with things we are thankful for each written on a slip of paper. The best part is after we read them, we just leave them inside and put it away so that a year later before do a new "turkey stuff" the littles pull out the slips from the year before and giggle at their handwriting and some of the things they listed the year before. Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday though. Can't wait to read another book by your parents. They are always inspiring! MaurLohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885101727734888408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-4226878375498940052014-11-06T14:11:19.120-07:002014-11-06T14:11:19.120-07:00Unfotunately, I don't very many Thanksgiving t...Unfotunately, I don't very many Thanksgiving traditions. However, it's nice to have your own little family to try to create some.Steoger'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03540633885630073937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-13543843558609443752014-11-06T13:14:24.456-07:002014-11-06T13:14:24.456-07:00Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of the year. And ...Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of the year. And holding a photo contest is just a great idea for it. Because we all know moms love to take pictures of the family especially on holidays. So I’m pretty sure this will be pretty easy for them. Cheers!<br /><br /><a href="http://luciuscambell.livejournal.com/1551.html" rel="nofollow">Lucius Cambell @ Skild</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14381970280198036470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-15389494246735794862014-11-06T10:37:50.816-07:002014-11-06T10:37:50.816-07:00We do the gratitude tree with each leaf something ...We do the gratitude tree with each leaf something we are grateful for - fun to see them all attached to the tree!Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16059542061229594857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-48113366487260200572014-11-06T10:26:00.571-07:002014-11-06T10:26:00.571-07:00Every year we trace the kids and our hands and wro...Every year we trace the kids and our hands and wrote a thankful on each finger and a goal for the year in the palm. Then we hang each child's thanks Fula on the door or above there bed so the can see it often. They never want to get rid of them when the seasons change;). We still have a few of last years still up. J and J Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09841329223989985730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-33714255067601956352014-11-06T10:13:03.751-07:002014-11-06T10:13:03.751-07:00After the food is eaten and the dishes cleared, my...After the food is eaten and the dishes cleared, my family (husband and three almost four kids) settle down to watch the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving movie (and then we eat more pie :))Rosie L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17424722972382313143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-8370461710528823572014-11-06T08:09:26.809-07:002014-11-06T08:09:26.809-07:00We do what your parents did, fill up a long roll o...We do what your parents did, fill up a long roll of paper with our gratitude!! Obviously, I would love to hear more from them and win that book! ;)The Denning Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12781747463833485189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-79210494763454143852014-11-06T07:52:21.442-07:002014-11-06T07:52:21.442-07:00The post Thanksgiving dinner walk. The stress and...The post Thanksgiving dinner walk. The stress and craziness of the dinner prep is over and we enjoy being with family and the beatiful world we live inErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15837918771736163621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-42618083734937571912014-11-06T06:26:38.816-07:002014-11-06T06:26:38.816-07:00I'm always grateful to Abe Lincoln for declari...I'm always grateful to Abe Lincoln for declaring Thanksgiving a national holiday. As the daughter of immigrants and a non-Christian, I've always felt Thanksgiving is the ultimate immigrant holiday. When you grow up being a minority in the United States where a lot of the traditions are related to the dominant religions (though this is changing now), it's nice to have one holiday that is somewhat secular and is about coming together in peace and being thankful for each other. In a way, the Pilgrims were among the first immigrants to what would become the US, and although their history with the Native Americans was rather bloody, they were able to feast together at the first Thanksgiving. And, I suppose, that gives me hope. (OK, I did not answer your prompt - our Thanksgiving traditions are having dinner with my parents' oldest friends' families and going to the movies while the turkey is cooking).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-56253372762710606062014-11-06T05:23:20.197-07:002014-11-06T05:23:20.197-07:00Our Thanksgiving tradition is running the local to...Our Thanksgiving tradition is running the local town pumpkin dash in the morning before coming home to our Thanksgiving feast. So very thankful for my family's health and happiness.Fayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12969527479834142014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-27436426346889651782014-11-05T23:54:15.788-07:002014-11-05T23:54:15.788-07:00We started this tradition six years ago this Thans...We started this tradition six years ago this Thanskgiving and it is still our favorite. During the Thanksgiving dinner, I keep strips of colored paper by my plate, though everyone could have a few at their spot just as easily. As we go through the meal we write down things we are grateful for on each strip. At the end of dinner we make a paper chain with them to hang up as part of our Christmas decorations. Then each day after thanksgiving, as we count down to Christmas, we take off a chain and read the listed item and discuss (again) why the writer wrote it and why we're each thankful for that one thing. It's a month of thankfulness in a season where it's so easy to be selfish.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492374798948669726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-1761384007364112862014-11-05T19:33:31.614-07:002014-11-05T19:33:31.614-07:00My favorite thing about Thanksgiving as a child wa...My favorite thing about Thanksgiving as a child was seeing my cousins! My cousin Marie and I always had a blast together. Now that I have kids of my own, one of my favorite traditions as a Mom is the Thankful tree, one of many ideas I have stolen from Shawni!<br />I can't wait to see this book. Your family is just amazing!Rhonda Dowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11266778228313581664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-52118519226670195802014-11-05T18:34:59.515-07:002014-11-05T18:34:59.515-07:00I have been going to my granny's house each th...I have been going to my granny's house each thanksgiving day for 46 years. We watch the Macy parade in the morning. Then eat at 1:00. After eating we all create some crafts together. Last year it was a Christmas banner and an ornament. We spend a lot of time talking. Granny will be 90 in August. I know my years with her are fading but I cherish each year. Your parents' new book sounds great! I hope I win! ThanksKimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12207628782961447589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-36032436135211567762014-11-05T18:19:24.793-07:002014-11-05T18:19:24.793-07:00We have a family tradition of cutting down a Chris...We have a family tradition of cutting down a Christ,as Tree the day after Thanksgiving on our family's property. I always loved it as a child and now that I am married have not been able to go as often but we are looking forward to creating new traditions together. Ludlowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910269090770779758noreply@blogger.com