Festival of Trees: The Thankful Tree

Oh, what, you thought the Festival of Trees was entirely Christmas themed?  Well, it was supposed to be, but as soon as I saw this idea for a "Thankful Tree" I knew I just had to do it.  Too.  Dang.  Cute!  I'm sure you've seen this idea before but why should we let that stop us?

Shelly sent me the tree and saying in vinyl and I could not have been more excited.  It measures about 22"x 25" and it's only $10 (contact Shelly at Say Anything Expressions if you're interested)!  You can get it in any size, really, but for the entry I say the bigger the better.

I then cut some leaves in three different papers on the ol' Silhouette.

For Family Home Evening last night, we wrote the things we were thankful for on each leaf and then read them to each other before sticking them on the wall with masking tape.

I will admit that various kinds foods were mentioned quite a bit (Chipotle burritos, buffalo wings, my favorite cereal, etc.) as well as a couple of shout outs to the iPhones.  There may have even been a mention of a bodily function but it certainly wasn't from me.  Thank goodness family, friends, faith and our freedom were also mentioned a few times or else I may have been a bit worried!

It was probably one of our favorite Family Nights that we've had in a long time.  Highly recommended!   I'm planning on doing this annually and keeping the leaves from year to year.   I think I might find a frame for next year and stick the tree on the glass so I can pull it out and use it each year.

Wouldn't that be a fun activity for Thanksgiving day too?

As a side note I also Fall-ified my Halloween wreath.  I didn't even unpin and remove the black fabric.  I just wrapped brown fabric over the top!  Some call it lazy, I call it efficient.  

Then I added some burlap circles and "leaves" as well as some little mini-rosettes.  I think I like it better than the Halloween version.  :)

Another Christmas tree craft coming later this week!

This is part of a series of posts dedicated to easy "tree themed" crafts for Christmas (and Thanksgiving!).  You can see the other posts here: Thumbtack Trees and Glitter Cardstock Trees.  If you have a "crafty tree" post you've done either this season or last, email me!  I'd love to feature it as part of this series! {landeeseelandeedo@gmail.com}