A Grateful Jar Full of Stars

A dear friend shared an idea of writing something you are thankful for every week all year long on a little sheet of paper and putting it in a jar to reflect on at the end of the year. I immediately thought of how fun this would be for my kids but with a twist.

A Jar a Full of Stars

Once upon a time I used paper stars in a jar as incentives for my first graders. They loved it when I handed them a little paper star for doing well. I could whip on up fast and their eyes would glow. The could keep them or add them to a jar we were filling for a party day or cupcakes for good behavior. This is a twist on the stars those babies loved.

So, I grabbed some pretty scrapbook paper and started cutting 1/2" strips of paper.

I will cut all these in half and stick thing in a smaller jar for the kids take one out when they are ready to write on a strip something they are thankful for that week. Then we will fold them up and make a little star for our jar like below.

You simply start tying one end of a stripe of paper (1/2" x 5.5") in a sort of knot. You don't want one end to be long, so you can tie it closer to the end or tear the extra off. Begin folding the strip around the knot, pretty paper side out. You will have a flat little pentagon with a tail that needs tucking in. Now to make the star.

With your finger nail, press in the 5 flat sides of pentagon. It will puff out the and create a little dent. You now have a star.

We are excited to fill our jar with stars with things we are grateful for this year.

Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His love endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:35