Free gratitude journal for kids printables

Six pages that make a small gratitude habit easy to start and easy to keep. The week page asks for three things a day; the prompts help on days when nothing comes to mind; the jar slips and the tree give a child something to cut, fold and color, which is what keeps a five year old coming back; the thank-you cards turn the feeling into something they hand to a person. Lines are generous for new handwriting, every page has a bold outline and a single accent color, and nothing needs an adult beyond reading the prompt aloud.

What's in this set

1. 3 things I'm thankful for: one week. Seven blocks, Monday to Sunday, each with three numbered lines. Write or draw.
2. Gratitude prompts for kids. Twelve prompts with an icon and two writing lines each: something that made me smile today, a person I am thankful for and why, my favorite place at home, a food I am glad we have, a book or story I love, something I own that I would hate to lose, something I can do now that I could not do last year, something beautiful I saw this week, a time someone was kind to me, a game I am thankful I get to play, something my body lets me do, the best part of being me.
3. Gratitude jar slips. Sixteen slips on dashed cut lines, each with a small picture, "Today I'm thankful for...", a writing line and a date line.
4. Thank you note templates. Two quarter-fold cards per page. The front says "Thank you!" with six pictures to color, the inside has a Dear line, six writing lines and a Love line, and the back has a "Made with love by" line. Cut and fold lines are marked.
5. My gratitude tree. A tree with seven large numbered leaves to color and seven matching lines underneath. One entry, one leaf, until the tree is full.
6. Gratitude A to Z. Twenty-six lines, A to Z, for one thankful thing per letter, with permission to be silly on Q, X and Z.

What children practice

• Noticing good things on purpose, which is the whole skill behind gratitude.
• Writing short sentences with a clear purpose, and finding a word that starts with a given letter (the A to Z page).
• Expressing thanks to a real person in writing (the thank-you cards).
• Keeping a small daily routine for a week.
• Fine motor control from cutting the slips and coloring the leaves.

Frequently asked questions

What age is this gratitude journal for?

Ages 5 to 12. Five to seven year olds do best with the tree, the jar slips and the week page (drawing allowed); the prompts, thank-you notes and A to Z page suit independent writers from about age eight.

How do the thank-you cards fold?

Each card is a quarter-fold. Cut it out on the solid outline, fold the top half back along the dotted line, then fold the left half behind the right. The "Thank you!" panel ends up on the front, the Dear and Love lines inside and the "Made with love by" line on the back. Two cards fit on one page.

Can I print the pages more than once?

Yes. The week page, the tree and the jar slips are meant to be reprinted; a family that keeps the habit will use a new week page every Monday and a fresh set of slips every month or two.

Do the pages print well in black and white?

Yes. Every picture has a solid dark outline and the pages use one accent color for headings and lines, so they photocopy cleanly and the tree and card fronts are designed to be colored by hand.

Is this set free for home and classroom use?

Yes, for non-commercial use: a family, a classroom morning routine or a counselor's small group are all fine.

More printables

The all about me worksheets make a good first page for a child's journal binder, and the reading log printable is a second weekly habit that lives on the same fridge door. For a class or family thank-you project, the certificate maker prints a thank-you or kindness award, and children who enjoyed coloring the tree can carry on with the spring coloring pages or the color by number worksheets.