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Description

Create a card to thank someone for being a great friend, or for doing good in the community,

Source https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/great-to-be-grateful/

Resources

A4 card
Scissors
Coloured pens or pencils
Paint
Paint brushes
PVA glue
Craft materials (for example, tissue paper, pipe cleaners, stickers)

Take it further
Put together all of the things people are thankful for and celebrate them with a thanks party. This could also be a chance to thank people who support the group – give them a card, play some games, and perform a song or dance.

Youth shaped guidance
People can be creative and express their thanks however they like. Perhaps they’d like to write a song or a poem, make a model, or dream up a dance.

Safety: Scissors
Supervise young people appropriately when they’re using scissors. Store all sharp objects securely, out of the reach of young people

Safety: Glue and solvents
Supervise young people appropriately when they’re using glue and solvent products. Make sure there’s plenty of ventilation. Be aware of any medical conditions which could be affected by glue or solvent use and make adjustments as needed.

Instructions

Find your gratitude attitude
1. Everyone should sit in a circle.

2. Everyone should turn to the person next to them and thank them for something. It could be anything – maybe they’ve held a door open recently, saved a seat, passed a cup, helped someone who was hurt, or made people laugh.

3. Everyone should split into small groups.

4. Each group should talk about things they’re thankful for. They should try to focus on things they can’t hold that make their lives special. For example, people may want to think about friends, singing, helping people, being helped, their favourite weather, or nature. People should think about whether there’s anyone in particular they’re really thankful for.

5. Everyone should choose one thing or person they’re grateful for. At the same time, everyone should call out ‘Thank you…’ for the thing they’ve chosen. For example, ‘Thank you friends’, ‘Thank you sunshine’, ‘Thank you leaders’. It might be noisy, but that doesn’t matter.


Create a thank you
1. The person leading the activity should give everyone a piece of card. Everyone should decide whether they want to fold it in half to make a greetings card, or leave it flat like a postcard.

2. Everyone should decorate their card to make a thank you card to something or someone they’re grateful for. It could be a person or something else, from a friendly bus driver to a beautiful willow tree. They should use pens, pencils, paints, or any other craft materials.

3. Once everyone’s finished their cards, everyone should come together to show their cards to each other. People should call out the things they’re thankful for again.

4. People may want to keep their card to remind them of what they’re thankful for, or they may want to give it to a person to show how grateful they are.


Reflection
- This activity gave everyone the chance to stop for a moment and focus on something they’re really grateful for. Everyone also got to hear what their friends are grateful for. Saying thank you to one another helps people to build stronger friendships.
- Everyone should gather in a circle, holding their cards. Sometimes people feel so busy that they forget to pause, think about what they’re thankful for, and say thank you to people. How did thinking about what they’re grateful for make people feel? How did they feel when they were making their card? People’s answers may include feeling happy about what they have and the great friends they’ve made, or feeling satisfied for having said thanks to someone. Everyone should try to remember to show people they’re thankful over the next week or so. Can anyone think of a specific person they’d like to say thank you to?


Change the level of challenge
Everyone could make something small to show what they’re thankful for and attach them together to make a thankful display.

Tags

• creative

Badge Links

• Artist - Card
• Creative - Craft
• Skills - Creative activity