Today I am sharing with you a family tradition that we have been doing in our household
for as long as I can remember…
Thanksgiving Scripture Place Cards
My mother begin this tradition of writing out Thanksgiving or
Thankful Scriptures Verses on cards and using them as place cards for the table.
We each take turns reading our scripture,
usually ending with the “head” of the household who then prays for the meal.
Even the youngest can participate.
Usually it’s just a word, Hallelujah or Thank you God.
Here’s what you need.
I found these “gift cards” in AC Moore.
Card stock and stickers.
Some form of glue or tape.
I used mounting squares…
I started with a master list of scripture verses and who would get which verse
because I’m insanely organized…
Now, you can just write the verses out on the cards
but I chose to type and print them out on the card stock…
Cut the scripture verses out to fit inside your card…
Using the mounting squares, attach the card stock to the inside of the card.
Now comes the fun part!
Decorate the front of the card…
All done…
Here’s a card from a few years ago
done using the computer for everything…
I used card stock and printed an image along with each person’s name on the front and the scripture inside.
Then cut the card stock to the size I wanted.
You don’t have to use the computer.
When my mother first started this tradition she used index cards
and hand-wrote the scripture verses.
You can even have your children cut out leaves from
construction paper and write the scripture verses on the back
with your guests names on the front of the leaf.
If you prefer just a printable place card, please visit our earlier post
from Tracy at Busy Vegetarian Mom who shared some really cute printable options
you can use for place cards.
Whatever you do, be creative and start a new
tradition with YOUR family this year!
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I can’t thank you enough for sharing this idea. We began this year by having each read a scripture before we ate (our new tradition) and do believe the Lord blessed us extra good because of giving Him honor in this way. Our Thanksgiving brunch was the bestest time ever of fellowship and food. My kids don’t get together much during the year and one of my greatest joys is to see them interacting. I could NOT have been more pleased with all the ways God blessed us this year. Thanks again – big hugs to you! XO
Fabulous idea! Sounds like a tradition we should begin in our household too. SO glad you shared this simple idea of sharing our thankfulness.