Learn how to make a thankful pumpkin this fall, with this super cute thankful pumpkin craft. It is the perfect fall craft for the whole family may you have younger children or older children. It teaches gratitude and can be used as décor!
Thankful Pumpkin
We are in the season of thankfulness and it is also the season we can forget why we are thankful about things, so I thought this thankful pumpkin would be a great way to help my family be thankful for what we have.
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Just about every night at our dinner table, everyone shares what they’re thankful for. My youngest nearly always has the same answer: “food.” I’m hoping I can teach him about other things to be thankful for this year when we work together as a family to create a “thankful pumpkin.”
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How To Make A Gratitude Pumpkin
This is one of the easiest fall projects I think I’ve come across. It’s super easy, as mentioned before all you need is a
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Supplies Needed
- Pumpkin
- Black Permanent
Directions To Make A Thankful Pumpkin
Step 1
Each day, write what you are thankful for.
Step 2
You’ll start somewhere and you will write around the pumpkin and do this until your thankful pumpkin is filled!
Notes:
If your kids are too small to write, write it on it for them.
What Can Kids Be Thankful For
If your child is not used to thinking about things they are thankful for, or don’t quite understand the concept yet, here are some examples you can use to show them good things in their lives:
They can be thankful for:
- Their God
- Mommy and Daddy
- Brothers and Sisters
- Grandma and Grandpa
- Aunts and Uncles
- Cousins
- Pets
- Friends
- School and Teachers
- Toys
- Food
- Nice Clothes
- Video Games
- Holidays
- Parks
- Ice Cream
It can be really anything they love and are happy they have it in their lives. Now you know your child better, so you can use whatever examples fit them best!
Related: Check out these gratitude activities for kids!
Thankful Pumpkin Ideas
I first saw this idea on Facebook from Zina Harrington, who runs the blog Lasso the Moon, and it’s genius.
All you need is a pumpkin, a sharpie marker, and the willingness to think of all the things you are thankful or grateful for.
As she suggested on Facebook, “every night for the month of October, gather as a family, and add a few items to your Thankful Pumpkin!”
1. White and Gold Thankful Pumpkin
I’ll add: every night share something DIFFERENT than what’s already been said. It can be something big or something small, but it can be anything that you are thankful for.
Related: We have very punny Thank You notes!
Little Or Big Blessings Can Go On Your Gratitude Pumpkin
I think far too often when we think of things we are thankful for, we try to look for blessings that are big, but sometimes even the smallest things can make the difference in our lives.
2. Classic Thankful Pumpkin Center Piece
The activity will encourage the whole family to think of all the things they have to be thankful for in a year that has been nothing like normal.
The idea has gone viral since so many people love the idea behind it. As one person said, “A great way to drown out all the negativity and focus on the good that we have in our lives.”
Which is something we desperately need right now in this very hectic and crazy world. Even when things are rough, there is always something to be thankful for.
Thankful Pumpkin Décor
Once the thankful pumpkin is done keep it inside (away from the squirrels!) and use it as a decoration.
3. Fall Décor Thankful Pumpkin
It will make the perfect centerpiece for the Thanksgiving table this year — and it will continue to remind the whole family to practice gratitude.
And if it starts getting soft, you can do it all over again! I think this will forever be my new fall tradition.
4. Thankful Pumpkin For Kids
Thankful Pumpkin Alternative
Another suggested another way to decorate while also practicing gratitude: write what you’re thankful for on paper leaves and make a wreath out of the leaves.
I think this is also a super cute idea, and a way to make a special keepsake each year reminding you of all the good things you had the year before.
It would also be cute done in colorful construction paper, each child could make one special for their door each year.
How To Make A Thankful Pumpkin To Learn About Gratitude
Make this super cute thankful pumpkin craft with your family this fall to learn about thankfulness, kindness, and gratitude. It's budget-friendly, and super sweet.
Materials
- Pumpkin
- Black Permanent
Instructions
- Each day, write what you are thankful for.
- You’ll start somewhere and you will write around the pumpkin and do this until your thankful pumpkin is filled!
Notes
If your kids are too small to write, write it on it for them.
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What are you thankful for? Let us know in the comments down below!
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