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Thanksgiving Interactive Activity Tutorial

11/2/2020

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    This Interactive Activity Tutorial post is 4 years old!  It was very popular at the time and it still feels like a great idea, so we thought we would share it with you again! Hope you love it. 
     I am so excited about this post because it is an idea I came up with after Lindsey's wedding and I have finally brought it into reality! You may remember for the guest sign in at my daughter's wedding reception, we used a frame filled with love idea.  It was such a popular idea and my husband, daughter and I had so much fun collaborating on it.  After the wedding was over, I was thinking that there had to be other applications for that type of interactive frame, because I loved the idea so much and I wanted to use it again.  Guess what! I came up with a bunch of ideas!  The first one is the frame I showed you above.  I found the free printable at LostBumblee.  I fell in love with it instantly because the words are a line from a favorite church hymn.  Also, it has three little owls at the bottom, and we are 3 Winks, so you know, I couldn't pass it up.  So, thanks Missie! 
     My idea is that this would be a great way to have family and friends actually Count Their Blessings during the Thanksgiving Season in an interactive way.
Heaven knows that in this year, we need to search for gratitude to make it through the trials!  If you are having guests over for dinner, you could have them all write something and drop it into the frame.  It will be a visual reminder of all of our blessings and reasons to feel gratitude.  I gave you a tutorial here but this time I wanted to do things slightly less expensive and perhaps easier to change out.  Here is what I did. Click on the pictures.
I went to Micheal's and their end of season stuff was up to 80% off. I bought 2 of these $30 frames for about $5! What a coup!
On the first tutorial for the wedding I used masonite on the back, but this time I used the cardboard that the frame came packaged in. I just used my Xacto knife to cut it to size.
The frame came with a nice mat that I decided that I wanted to use since this is a 11 x 14 frame and the print is 8 x 10. So, I traced around the inside of the frame on the cardboard to figure out where to glue the mat and print.
Here are the mat and print glued down onto the cardboard.
I really wanted little wooden autumn leaves to drop into the frame, but no one had them and they were super expensive on line. I wasn't sure how large I needed to cut out my notch. But I cut it with my Xacto knife and a screw driver. (My husband would have used a different saw, but I didn't know where it was at the time.)
I eventually had to cut the notch wider and then I painted it.
Because the mat made the distance between the glass and the print narrower, I needed a little more depth in the frame. I glued Popsicle sticks around the edge to give it a little more lift.
I simply used tacks to attach the picture, mat and cardboard to the back of the frame. That way I can empty and reuse it from year to year. I love how it looks!
I finally found these leaf cupcake picks at Hobby Lobby. All of their Fall stuff was 40% off. I just broke off the toothpicks.
I piled the leaves in my leaf bowl with a couple of Sharpies. I don't have any little kids around my house anymore. If you do, you may want to use a washable marker.
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   Next idea!  Just think, you could find a Christmas Countdown printable and use stars with numbers on them to drop in to count down the days until Christmas!  Here is a cute one from Our Southern Home.  Or, here is a cute one from Yellow Bliss Road.  I might do that for my grandchildren.  But, my next idea is going to be this one:
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.    I love this line from "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing".  This print is from i should be mopping the floor.  It is perfect for my next idea.  This one is another frame filled with love, meaning the love we receive from God.  I thought wouldn't it be wonderful to have a visual reminder of the scriptures we read that touch us and the small and large miracles that happen in our daily lives?  This is still about gratitude and Thanksgiving, but all through the year.  I can hardly wait to get this interactive frame done because I already know a few things that I want to write on a heart and store in this frame so that on the days when I am blue, I can look at this and be reminded of His love for me.  Because, what is that other line that I love from the hymn? "Here's my heart, Oh take and seal it, Seal it for thy courts above."
      Perhaps you will have some of your own inspiration when it comes to this frame idea! If you do, send me a picture and tell me about it! Thanks for being here!
23 Comments
Lowanda J link
9/11/2016 06:37:59 pm

This is such a cute idea! I remember my cousin doing something similar for her daughters 1st birthday. #bloggybrunch

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Helen Reynolds
9/12/2016 11:39:19 pm

That is a fun idea! I think there could be so many awesome applications!

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Missie link
9/12/2016 09:15:49 pm

Love this idea! How awesome is that!
Missie
<3

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Lindsey Reynolds
9/12/2016 11:34:38 pm

Thanks! I really love this idea, too.

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Helen Reynolds
9/12/2016 11:37:20 pm

I know, visual plus hands on is always a winner with
me! Thanks for posting!

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The Positivity Mum link
9/12/2016 11:25:15 pm

Hey, I found you via Twinkly Tuesday :)
I love this idea I should really do it myself! I love quotes and anything to do with positive thinking! Victoria <3

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Helen Reynolds
9/12/2016 11:35:44 pm

I am glad you found me! I love the Twinkly Tuesday party!

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Fiona Cambouropoulos link
9/12/2016 11:39:14 pm

What a lovely way to stay positive about life in a very visual way. #twinklytuesday

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Helen Reynolds
9/12/2016 11:41:44 pm

Thanks! I agree! It is so great to stop and think about the good in our lives and to teach our children to do so as well.

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swathi link
9/18/2016 05:14:13 pm

very nice, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning

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Helen Reynolds
9/18/2016 05:40:48 pm

it is always fun to share and see what everyone else is doing! Thanks for stopping by!

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Pam link
9/18/2016 08:50:39 pm

This is awesome - love that it's interchangeable as well! Thanks for linking up at #bloggybrunch!

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Helen Reynolds
9/18/2016 09:42:05 pm

Thanks Pam!

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Helen Reynolds link
9/18/2016 11:03:27 pm

Shared this here http://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/2016/09/amaze-me-monday-181.html

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Helen at Pleasures of the NW link
9/26/2016 06:38:55 am

This is awesome - had to pin it! Thanks for sharing on the Pleasures of the NW's DIY party!

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Helen Reynolds
9/26/2016 06:52:58 am

Thanks for hosting the party!

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JES
9/29/2016 04:57:21 am

Great idea! Thank you for sharing with us on the Art of Home-Making Mondays at Strangers & Pilgrims on Earth! :)

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JaneEllen Jones
11/13/2016 10:01:20 pm

Think it so incredible how positive and loving bloggers are, sharing their good thoughts and printables. My hubs tends to be too negative, really bugs me especially at time of year we can help ourselves from becoming negative by thinking about all good things in our lives.
Although we had a sad thing happen in our family in June I want to remember our grandson, be grateful he isn't suffering anymore. Not easy for me to even think about him but remember him with pride and love. Hope him and my Mom are getting to know each other up in heaven.
Have wonderful Fall week

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Helen Reynolds
11/13/2016 11:09:30 pm

I am so sorry that you have had to experience the pain of losing a grandchild. We have experienced similar painful times in our family. It is the faith and hope that I have in Jesus Christ and the knowledge that we can be united again one day that helps get me through those times. I truly believe that your grandson is there with your mom and that you can be with them both one day again. Your pride and love for your grandson is a blessing to cherish and keep in your heart. I hope that the pain that you and your husband feel can be comforted and that you will be able to see the blessings. I hope that you will be able to have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Thank you for sharing such a tender part of yourself with us. My prayers are with you.

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Helen at the Pleasures of the NW link
11/15/2016 07:14:43 am

I love this idea - a daily reminder of our many blessings! Thanks for sharing on the Pleasures of the NW's DIY Party!

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Helen Reynolds
11/15/2016 07:53:12 am

You are welcome! Thanks for the party!

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Dee | Grammy's Grid link
10/31/2019 06:34:31 am

Great idea and looks nice!! Thanks so much for linking up at #AThemedLinkup 4 for All Things Thanksgiving. Shared.

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Dee | GrammysGrid.com link
10/31/2023 10:07:57 pm

Visiting again to say thanks so much for linking up at #IMadeItMondayLinkParty 30. Pinned.

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