Learn somethingGood for siblings
Thankful Paper Chain
One paper link for every good thing. See how far it reaches.
- Ages
- 3–10 yrs
- Play
- 15–30 min
- Prep
- 5 min
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- calm
- Where
- at the table
You’ll need
Things you probably have at home.
- paper, colored if you have itGet it on Amazon
- scissorsGet it on Amazon
- tape or a glue stickGet it on Amazon
- pensGet it on Amazon
How to play
Before you start: Cut the paper into strips about as wide as two fingers. Older children can cut their own.
Ask for one thing they are glad about. Anything counts: the dog, pancakes, a friend.
Write it on a strip, or let them draw it.
Bend the strip into a loop and tape the ends together.
Feed the next strip through the loop before you tape it, and keep going.
Hang the chain where everyone can see it and add a link at dinner each night.
What it helps with
Keep it safe
- Child-safe scissors only, and stay close while they cut.
Make it different next time
- Everyone in the family adds one link a day for a month.
- Make a kind-deeds chain: add a link each time someone helps someone else.
Cleanup: Paper scraps in the recycling.
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