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Thankfulness

Showing appreciation to God for what He has given (See also gratitude)

"Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:18


ACTIVITIES

Count It All Joy

Children use teamwork to spell the word joy.

Gifts Of Thanks

The children will open gifts to discover different ways to show thankfulness.

Glory To God

The children will learn how to praise God through thankfulness.

God Gives Us Tasty Things To Eat

Children enjoy coloring their favorite foods as they learn that all good things come from God.

Jealous Or Thankful?

This activity helps children understand that our jealousy is wrong but thankfulness is right.

Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

The children will explore playing musical instruments and worshiping God.

Practice Makes Perfect

This activity will help children recognize the feeling of jealousy, and learn how to be thankful for the good fortune of others.

Praise Party

The children will create a party to celebrate God and learn about praise.

Showing Thankfulness

The children will act out good and bad ways to show thankfulness.

Showing Thanksgiving

Children will identify behaviors that show thanksgiving.

Sticky Note Faces

The children will identify times when it is easy or hard to show thankfulness.

Thank You Cards For God

The children will create cards to worship God.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You

This visual activity helps children identify their feelings as they say and hear the words "thank you."

Thanks Challenge

The children will arrange letters and learn how to spell “thanks.”

Thanksgiving Plate

A fun activity that helps remind children of the many things for which they should be grateful.

Think And Thank

Children have fun thinking of cool ways to thank Jesus for their many blessings.

Turkey Hunt

Children will have fun finding turkeys and thanking God for His many blessings.

BULLETIN BOARDS

Consider God's Wonders

With this colorful bulletin board, children take time to stop and consider God's many wonders, as suggested in Job 37:14

God Is Good

A very colorful bulletin board to show thanksgiving to God for all the great things He provides.

COLORING PAGES

Thanksgiving Every Day

Free Bible coloring page that helps children learn that they can celebrate Thanksgiving every day of the year.

The Parable Of The Lost Son

Free Bible coloring page illustrating the parable of the prodigal son which demonstrates God's Love for us. Luke 15:11-32

Who Is Thankful?

Jesus healed ten men with leprosy; however, only one came back to thank Jesus. Children color ten healed men and find which one appears to be thankful.

CRAFTS

Celebration Shakers

The children will create their own instruments to worship God through music.

Jesus Pillow

A free Bible craft that will help children think about Jesus as they drift off to sleep. Then in the morning, they thank Him for a new day.

Thankful Placemats

The children will create Thanksgiving place mats to display their thankfulness.

Thankful Puppets

The children will create puppets and act out ways to show thankfulness.

Thankfulness Book

The children will create a book of ways to thank God.

Thanksgiving Basket

A simple, yet colorful basket young children can enjoy filling with God’s provisions.

Thanksgiving Placemat

A handy reminder for the kids that they have so many things to thank Jesus for during dinner time.

GAMES

Turkey Hunt

A fun Thanksgiving game for young children that involves patience and teamwork.

LESSONS

Give Thanks To God

This free Sunday school lesson will help children learn how important it is to give thanks to whom it is owed: God, the Father.

Hannah Was Thankful

The children will learn that giving up something can show thankfulness.

Jesus Heals Ten Lepers

This lesson will help the children know how to be thankful for all the blessings God gives. They will also learn how important it is to say the words "thank you" to others.

Moses And Miriam

We can tell God were thankful by singing songs of praise.

Paul Was Thankful

The children will learn that we can be thankful no matter what!

Real Thanksgiving

This free Sunday school lesson will help the children understand how they can show thanks for all that God has provided.

The Prodigal Son

This lesson will teach children the qualities of a loving father and that all of us can have this type of loving relationship with our Heavenly Father.

OBJECT TALKS

Be Grateful For What God Gives You

The children show their thankfulness as they realize how our loving Father gives us all that we need.

SONGS

Oh Where Has He Gone?

(Audio Available) A song about the Prodigal Son coming back home to his father. Sung to the tune, “Oh Where oh Where has my Little Dog Gone.”

The Thankful One

(Audio Available) A song about one man who came back to thank Jesus and the importance of saying, "Thank you!" Sung to the tune of “Ten Little Indians.”

STORIES

Where Are The Other Nine?

Jesus healed ten men with a terrible disease, but only one came back to say, "Thank You." (A retelling of Luke 17:11-19)