70 Best Thanksgiving and Gratitude Quotes for Kids
70 of the best and meaningful thanksgiving and gratitude quotes for kids.
There are so many good things in life that we sometimes take for granted. The sun rising every morning, the ability to breathe, and of course, our families and friends.
Thanksgiving is a special time of year to think about all the good things we have and give thanks for them.
It is also an excellent time to teach our children about gratitude. Here are some of the best gratitude and thanksgiving quotes for kids!
Help Your Children to Have an Attitude of Gratitude
One of the best things you can do for your children is to teach them how to have an attitude of gratitude.
An attitude of gratitude means that we are thankful for what we have, even when it’s not perfect.
Gratitude is a way of looking at life that can help us feel more positive and optimistic. There are many ways to help your kids be more thankful. Here are some ideas:
- One way to instill a grateful heart in your children is to model it yourself. Thank your spouse for dinner, your child’s teacher for their hard work, or a friend for their help. Let your kids see that you appreciate the good and simple things in your life.
- You can also encourage kids to keep a gratitude journal, where they write down things they’re thankful for each day. You could have them write one of these gratitude quotes in their journal each day. Talk about what the quote means and what it means in their lives.
- Write thank you cards when your kids are given a gift or have something nice done for them.
- Keep a gratitude journal as a family. Take a few minutes daily to write down things they are thankful for. It could be big things, like a new baby in the family, or small things, like getting ice cream on a hot day. As you look back over your gratitude journal, you’ll be reminded of all the good things in your life.
- Have a yearly tradition for everyone to say what they are thankful for during Thanksgiving dinner.
- Finally, take some time each week to perform acts of kindness as a family. Whether making lunch for a neighbor or volunteering at a local shelter, showing compassion towards others will help your kids understand the importance of being grateful for what they have.
Send Thanksgiving Cards
Another great way to teach your kids to express gratitude is to have them help you send out Thanksgiving cards.
- This simple activity can help them to understand the importance of expressing thanks to others. As you write your thanksgiving message, talk to your kids about why you are sending them.
- Explain that you are grateful for your friends and family. And that you want to let them know how much they mean to you.
- Help your kids to add their messages of thanks to the cards. You can have them include one of these quotes in the card!
- This will not only allow them to express their gratitude, but it will also help them to see the impact that their words can have on others.
By sending out Thanksgiving cards, you can teach your kids an important lesson about having a thankful heart.
70 Best Thanksgiving and Gratitude Quotes for Kids
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for all the blessings in our lives. One way to teach our kids about thankfulness is by sharing gratitude and thanksgiving quotes with them.
Here are some of our favorites:
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
Melody Beattie, from the movie “Coco”
When you give thanks for everything, the Universe gives you even more to be thankful for
Mike Love, from the TV show “Sesame Street”
Thankfulness is not only the greatest virtue but the parent of all others
Cicero, from the TV show “Nella the Princess Knight”
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it
William Arthur Ward, from the movie “The Polar Express”
Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude.
Maya angelou
Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.
Maya angelou
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
maya angelou
The ship of my life may or may not be sailing on calm and amiable seas. The challenging days of my existence may or may not be bright and promising. Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude. If I insist on being pessimistic, there is always tomorrow. Today I am blessed.
maya angelou
The children to whom we read simple stories may or may not show gratitude, but each boon we give strengthens the pillars of the world.
maya angelou
I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.
Anne of green gables by l.m. montgomery
Thanksgiving Quotes for Kids
I am happy. I am very happy. This morning when I woke up I felt good because the sun was shining. I felt good because I was a frog. And I felt good because I have you as a friend. I wanted to be alone. I wanted to think about how fine everything is
Days with Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing.
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
Sometimes when you’re surrounded by dirt…you’re a better witness for what’s beautiful.
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena
Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.
Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
We appreciate the complicated and wonderful gifts you give us in each other. And we appreciate the task you put down before us, of loving each other the best we can, even as you love us.
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
And for all I know he is sitting there still, under his favorite cork tree, smelling the flowers just quietly. He is very happy.
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
On the night you were born, the moon smiled with such wonder that the stars peeked in to see you and the night wind whispered, ‘Life will never be the same.
On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman
Gratitude turns what we have into enough.
Melody Beattie
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
William Arthur Ward
The more you are in a state of gratitude, the more you will attract things to be grateful for.
walt disney
Gratitude Quotes
I only hope that we don’t lose sight of one thing. That it was all started by a mouse.
walt disney
The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.
walt disney
All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles have strengthened me. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
Walt disney
When the raindrops come tumbling, remember you’re the only one who can fill the world with sunshine.
Snow white
The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and beautiful of all.
Mulan-the emperor
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.
Winnie the pooh
The things that make me different are the things that make me, me.
winnie the pooh
The seaweed is always greener in somebody else’s lake.
Sebastian, the little mermaid
Don’t stress over anything that you can’t change.
walt disney
If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.
W. Clement stone
Thanksgiving and Gratitude Quotes
Gratitude and attitude are not challenges, they are choices.
robert braathe
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
Melody Beattie
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.
Alphonse Karr
Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one’s voice.
Joseph B. Wirthlin
There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
Henri Matisse
If you want to find happiness, find gratitude.
Steve Maraboli
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Lao Tzu
Through the eyes of gratitude, everything is a miracle.
Mary Davis
Take life slowly and deliberately, making sure to acknowledge the people who have helped you succeed along the way.
ted levine
It isn’t what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart.
author unknown
Thanksgiving Quotes
Silent gratitude isn’t very much use to anyone.
Gertrude Stein
Take time to be thankful for everything that you have. You can always have more, but you could also have less.
unknown
Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.
Ernest Hemingway
You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.
Amy Carmichael
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
William Arthur Ward
It isn’t what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart.
Author Unknown
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
Cynthia Ozick
Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.
Rumi
There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
Henri Matisse
The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement.
Charles Schwab
Thankfulness and Gratitude Quotes
When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.
Willie Nelson
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
Aesop
Be thankful for what you have, you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.
Oprah Winfrey
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.
Henri Frederic Amiel
The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.
Henri J.M. Nouwen
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.
Cicero
Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.
Randy Pausch
When asked if my cup is half-full or half-empty, my only response is that I am thankful I have a cup.
Sam Lefkowitz
Gratitude always comes into play; research shows that people are happier if they are grateful for the positive things in their lives, rather than worrying about what might be missing.
Dan Buettner
“Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one’s voice.
Joseph B. Wirthlin
Gratefulness Quotes
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
John f. kennedy
Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
Marcel Proust
It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.
Dietrich bonhoeffer
Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.
dietrich bonhoeffer
I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have: life itself.
walter anderson
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.
alphonse karr
There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
Henri matisse
Reflect upon your present blessings – of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
Charles Dickens
When you are grateful – when you realize how much you have been given – your life will begin to change
Tony robbins
Gratitude Quotes 2022
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow
Melody Beattie
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
Henry Ward Beecher
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
Meister Eckhart
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.
william arthur ward
With these thankful quotes in mind, take some time to sit down with your kids and talk about what they’re grateful for.
Gratitude is a great way to start the holiday season on a positive note! With so much to be thankful for, let’s start each day by looking at the world through grateful eyes!
What are some things your child is thankful for?
Please share them in the comments below.
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