Your Fabulous Guide to Gratitude and Thank You Notes for Kids
By Christy Murphy Teaching your children the lesson of gratitude is a one they will thank you for when they are older. But, your family, friends and relatives will be very grateful now. Here are a few projects, grouped by age, to make it easy and fun for children to share their gratitude with friends and family. A Few Thank You Projects for Kids Under 5 If your child can trace or hold a crayon, fold a sheet of construction paper in half. On the cover, using dotted or light pencil strokes outline the word THANK YOU for your child to trace. Inside have your child draw a picture of them enjoying the present or a picture of their favorite part of the trip or any picture. If your child cannot trace yet, simply have them draw a picture of the gift. If your child drawing skills are not well defined here's another cute idea. Using magnetic letters or an etch-a-sketch, fashion the letters to make a sign that says thank you. Then take a cute photo of your kid, holding up the sign. Send it inside a thank you card you write. If you are ambitions and you have a child that LOVES to have his or her photo taken, have your kid posing in a shape of the letters "T" (with hands outstretched from the shoulders) and "Y" (like in YMCA dance) and cut them out (or use your computer) to insert the other letters to form thank you for your own homemade card. You could feasibly have your child do all the letters, but that may be a lot of work. For Children (Recommended ages 5-7) Many times kids do not know what to write in a thank you note. They know what they are thankful for, but they are worried they will note "get it right." Solve your child's writer's block by using one of these, easy-to-follow, fill-in-the blank, thank you templates. Shorter version for gift Dear __________ I was so happy to get a (insert present) for (insert occasion such as my birthday, my bar mitzvah, Christmas). Thank you very much. Love,Insert Name Shorter version for thank you for the money Thank You for the Money
Dear Auntie Jane, Thank you for the money you sent for (insert occasion such as my birthday, etc). I am using it to buy a (insert what you would like to buy). Thank you. Love,Insert Name As your children get older, they can use these slightly longer thank you note samples as a guide: Thank You for the Money
Dear Aunt Sally, Thank you for the money for my birthday. Dad and Mom say that I have to save it for a rainy day. I hope it rains soon. Thank you. Love,Sarah Thank You for the Savings Bond Dear Grandma and Grandpa, Thanks for the savings bond. Mom and Dad say it is for my future. The future is going to be really cool. I love you both. Thank you. Hugs and Kisses,Jason For birthday gifts Dear (insert name) Thank you for the Gameboy you got me for my birthday. It is my favorite game. I will even let John play it sometimes. You are the coolest. Thanks again. Thank you for the birthday present. You picked out exactly what I wanted. I will play with my new baseball glove every day. Thank you. For being an overnight visit Dear Grandma and Grandpa, Thank you for letting me visit. I always have fun when I come to your house. Thanks for taking me to Chuck E. Cheese. Say thank you to Fido for me, too. Love,Katie Now that you have a few ideas on fun ways you can teach your kids to say thank you, you are sure to come up with several fabulous ideas of your own.
Christy Murphy is the founder of My Thank You Site which provides free thank you note samples for all occasions such as job interviews, workplace, weddings, baby showers, funerals along with with thank you quotes, poems and gratitude tips for every day life. She is a writer, public speaker, and comedian, who has been featured on numerous television shows including CNN's Showbiz Today, Australia's Seven News, and CBS News in the U.S.
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