October 14, 2026

Setting Up a Fall Family Gratitude Station at Home

A jar of paper leaves and a branch set up as a gratitude station
A jar of paper leaves and a branch set up as a gratitude station

A gratitude station is a spot in the house, not a performance. A jar, a pencil, and paper leaves are enough for the month of November.

The spot

A side table everyone walks past. Eye level for the youngest writer, or a low basket if they are not writing yet.

The leaves

Cut paper leaves or print the sheet. One word is a finished note. A drawing counts.

The habit

Add one leaf at dinner. Read three of them on Thanksgiving, not all of them every night.

Download

Download the leaf sheet

Want the mess to stay at the studio? Open Studio in Milton is a drop-in hour for this kind of making. Weekend sessions are on the events page.