Make A Thanksgiving Scrapbook

 

Thanksgiving Day is a very special day when friends and families can get together and remember all the wonderful things that they can be thankful for. Whether young or old, there is always something that you are thankful for. Take a moment to look back, count all the blessings sent your way, and start listing them.

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to make a family scrapbook. Everyone in the family can contribute a page to the family scrapbook. You can start with a guideline question like: What are you most thankful for this year? You can then ask them to contribute pictures that will go on their page and, of course, journal about the pictures.

Making a scrapbook album is a great way to display our thoughts. The scrapbook album can be simple or elaborate. We can write poems or just journal our innermost feelings. Once completed, the family scrapbook can be passed around and read by each member of the family during the Thanksgiving celebration.

Here are some ideas.

Take photos of things and people that your family is thankful for. Make sure to journal about the photos. Why are you thankful?

Have the children journal in their own handwriting. If they are too little, you can interview them and write it for them.

Take pictures of your Thanksgiving feast preparation (people cooking and preparing the feast). You can include the recipes in your journaling.

Take photos of the Thanksgiving table and decorations. If the children made Thanksgiving projects in school, take a photo of them holding their project.

Once completed, make sure to place page protectors on your album pages to protect your scrapbook from sticky fingers.

Journaling does not have to be difficult. Simply write what you feel. You can make this a yearly tradition. It will be a great conversation starter for your next Thanksgiving celebration. Once this has become a family tradition, each contributor will look forward to what they will contribute each year.

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