Want an excuse to put your Christmas tree up before Thanksgiving? I am inventing a new tradition at my house - The Thanksgiving Gratitude Tree. I put my artificial tree up yesterday with just the sparkling lights.
I then hung photos of all those family members and friends I am so grateful for.
Next I took Thank You cards and trimmed them to 3 x 3 inch square. On the back I wrote down one thing on each card that I am grateful for. This would be such a cool thing to do with kids before Thanksgiving. You could even have guests coming to your house for Thanksgiving add their gratitudes to the tree. I put the year on each card. My plan is to save them, read them again in the following years and add to them.
I attached the cards to the tree with gold leaf ribbon that I got on Amazon.
I used these gold dot thank you notes from Hallmark.
There are lots of options on Amazon including these brown notes.
I also like these more autumn looking neutral colored notes.
I am not going to put any Christmas decorations on the tree or anywhere else in the house yet. I will remove the cards after Thanksgiving to make room for ornaments. That way I maintain my family's tradition of decorating the house, the weekend after Thanksgiving, while listening to Christmas music.