Thankful Tree

This year, we have *hopefully* started a new tradition in our family... The Thankful Tree.  This project has a very simple but important concept: counting our blessings.  It also makes for a nice  holiday decoration.

The tree form is made out of brown vinyl.  I freehanded the shape, cut it out, and adhered it to the wall.  I did not take a picture of the tree on the wall without the leaves but you get the idea.  You can also use a fancy cutting machine for this step if you have one.

For the leaves, I drew a leaf shape and traced it on red, yellow, and orange paper. 

I sat down with my daughter and she came up with most of the blessings and wrote them on the leaves.

Then we just taped the leaves to the tree

I love the way this turned out.  It is a nice addition to our dining room decor right beside my DIY Chalkboard.

I personally think "desserts" is a nice choice!

Now whenever we sit down to eat, we are reminded that we have a lot more to be grateful for than just our food.

Have you made any "thankful" decor for you house?