The concept of gratitude is such an important one in the life of kids. We teach our kids to say thank you, but what is the difference between saying thanks and being genuinely grateful? We have a lovely post for you today that talks all about that! And to go along with it we have a free printable gratitude jar for kids!
Do you want to see what the printable entails? Have a look!
Being grateful
Being grateful is so much more than just knowing when to say thank you, it’s about knowing why you should be thankful. Kids learn to say thank you from preschool age, but it is only when they get a little bit older that they can learn and understand the concept of being grateful.
For example, gratitude can come from a gift that they received, or from someone doing something kind for them. But it can also come from being aware that something positive can come out of a seemingly negative event. You can say that gratitude can be appreciating and accepting the positive in all situations no matter if they are seemingly “good” or “bad”.
Let’s take a look at the lovely gratitude jar for kids that we have for you today.
Gratitude jar for kids
The instructions are quite simple. All you have to do is have your child write, doodle, or draw the things that they are grateful for until the jar is full. The “challenge” is for them to fill up as much of the space in the jar as possible. Your kids can even do a mix of writing, drawing, and doodling to get the jar as full of gratitude as possible.
Here are some ways that your kids can fill up their gratitude jar;
- Draw what made you feel grateful on the day,
- Doodle the things that make you feel grateful all the time,
- Write out single words that trigger an attitude of gratitude,
- Cut out images from either photos, or magazines to create a collage of things that they are grateful for, and
- Think outside the box and create themed gratitude jars, for example, what I am grateful for at home, in school, and so on.
As you can see, this worksheet is meant to inspire your child and allow them to fully grasp the concept of what being grateful is.
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Gratitude and kindess go hand in hand so do take a look at these kindness related posts on our site.
Teaching kindness
We have so many resources on kindness - because it IS one of the most important things that we need to teach our children.
100 Random Acts of Kindness with #52kindweeks
100 ideas to start the kids off with!
Printable kindness posters for kids #52KindWeeks
Posters to have in the classroom or the home that encourage kindness, and help kids to understand what it all means.
Free acts of kindness posters #52KindWeeks
Acts of kindness posters for the kids.
Random acts of kindness to do in school fortune teller #52KindWeeks
Finally, a little game to play in school (or home school) to discuss and understand kindness.
How about even more resources from the web to help teach your children about gratitude and kindness?
Kindness activities from the internet
More ideas to inspire kindness and positivity in your children
How To Make A Family Kindness Jar
A lovely, simple idea for a Kindness Jar from the fabulous Kids Activities Blog.
Teaching our Kids Kindness when there is Hatred all around
Helping our kinds to learn about kindness even though it is tough when they are often surrounded by the opposite.
Get Creative with Kindness – 4 Activities for the Classroom
A few ideas to help teach kindness in the classroom alongside this.
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Helen
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Helen
Helen is a mum to two, social media consultant, and website editor; and this site is (we think) the only Social Enterprise parenting magazine!Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, and use those grey cells at the same time.KiddyCharts has reach of over 1.1million across social and the site. The blog works with big family brands (including travel) to help promote their services, as well as offering free resources to parents of kids under 10.It gives 51%+ profits to Reverence for Life, who fund a number of important initiatives in Africa, including bringing running water and basic equipment to a school in Tanzania.Helen has worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on.Get in touch TODAY!