Thanksgiving Jar

It's hard not to get caught up in the excitement of the holidays and it's easy to forget the real reason for celebrating. To remind ourselves that Thanksgiving is not just all about food, I created a Thanksgiving Jar. I cut out paper leaves that we could write things we were thankful for and put it in the jar throughout the month. Around Thanksgiving, we read the leaves out loud as a family. Some of the leaves included things like baby giggles, modern medicine, family, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, pioneers, etc. I loved this tradition and vowed to instigate it every year from now on. What are you thankful for?