Gratitude Toolkit

Name: Gratitude Toolkit
Brand: Open the Joy
SKU: GRATFP
Price: 12.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$12.99

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Build a hands-on gratitude garden: DIY wooden project with thankful leaves, animals, and fence that makes learning gratitude fun and interactive

Strengthen gratitude through daily practice: Helps kids develop a grateful mindset by adding leaves regularly, either alone or with family and friends

Foster emotional growth: Teaches children to appreciate people, moments, and things while building self-worth and empathy

Scientifically-backed benefits: Proven to develop positive thinking, compassion, and sense of community through consistent practice

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25 Piece DIY Wooden Gratitude Tree Scene
64 Gratitude Leaves, Gratitude Calendar and Checklist
5 Gratitude Worksheets
1 Building Instructions Sheet
1 Guide for Grownups

Makes gratitude visible: Kids physically build and grow their garden, transforming abstract feelings into something tangible and rewarding.
Learning through doing: Hands-on construction makes the lesson stick better than words alone.
Daily practice builds lifelong habits: Regular engagement trains young minds to naturally focus on the positive.

Wooden gratitude tree with sturdy base
Decorative wooden fence
Charming wooden animal figures to populate your garden
Paper leaves for gratitude notes
Guided activity booklet with prompts and ideas

Children develop a natural habit of noticing and appreciating the good around them, building emotional resilience and a positive outlook that lasts a lifetime.

Stop rushing through life. Start noticing the good.

Give your child the daily practice to build gratitude, positivity, and emotional resilience.

The 5 Pillars of Emotional Intelligence.

🌟 Self-Awareness "I know what I'm feeling."

Recognize emotions and triggers before they escalate.

💛 Self-Management "I can calm myself down."

Control impulses and manage big feelings in the moment.

🤝 Social Awareness "I understand how others feel."

Read emotions and respond with empathy.

🧠 Decision-Making "I think before I act."

Make smart choices by considering consequences.

❤️ Relationship Skills "I can work it out."

Communicate clearly and resolve conflicts peacefully.

Steps to Grateful & Joyful Kids

Build It To Believe It: Construct your gratitude garden together with the Wooden Gratitude Toolkit, creating a special place where thankfulness grows.
Make It Daily: Add one leaf each day to celebrate something you're grateful for—turning appreciation into a natural habit.
Practice Through Play: Use the toolkit daily to shift focus from what's missing to what's present, building optimism, resilience, and a heart full of joy.

Trusted By Therapist

Backed by research in emotional learning and sensory regulation

FAQs

With adult help: 4+
Without help: 7+

Gratitude, empathy, awareness and self reflection

Yes! gratitude is proven to boost moods, improve self esteem, strengthen bonds and increase empathy.

The gratitude tree is meant for a single child to make but can be used by a small group once it is constructed.

The gratitude tree will take approximately 1 hour to build, but it will take weeks of gratitude to fill the tree with gratitude leaves! Once the tree is full, remove the leaves and you can start tracking your gratitude again!

This product helps encourage an attitude of gratitude by being a visual reminder to practice and express gratitude.

64 leaves. That's enough for 2 months of daily practice, or longer if you use it 3-4 times weekly.

No. It's 100% screen-free and requires no batteries or apps.

Yes. Once built, it stays assembled. Remove leaves when full and keep adding new ones. The tree lasts for years of gratitude practice.

💛 Why Parents Love It

✔️ Builds positive thinking habits: Daily practice trains the brain to notice good moments, even on hard days, strengthening resilience and emotional regulation.

✔️ Makes gratitude tangible: Kids see their progress as the tree fills with leaves, turning an abstract concept into something concrete they built themselves.

✔️ Reduces entitlement and complaining: Focusing on what they have (instead of what they want) shifts perspective and increases appreciation for people, moments, and experiences.

✔️ Creates family connection: The visible tree sparks natural conversations about what everyone is grateful for, building closer bonds without forced "feelings talks."

A Journey of Resilience: From Our Attic to Your Home

Hi, I'm Shalini, and this is my daughter Aria. When Aria was six months old, we received a devastating diagnosis—she was "one in a million" with a rare illness. Our world became hospital rooms and medical appointments, and while I couldn't control her physical health, I was determined to protect her spirit.

So I homeschooled her in our attic using Montessori principles, teaching her not just academics but emotional resilience—how to name her feelings, calm her body, and ask for what she needed. Those skills became her survival tools. In the hospital when fear overwhelmed her, she knew how to breathe. At home when frustration surfaced, she had words for it. She didn't just survive—she thrived.

Watching her grow, I realized every child deserves these tools, not just the ones facing medical challenges. But when I searched for resources to teach emotional intelligence, I found almost nothing.

So I created them. Open The Joy was born from our attic classroom, designed to give every child what Aria learned: the power to understand themselves, regulate emotions, and face life's challenges with confidence. Because resilience isn't something you're born with. It's something you build. One feeling at a time. One conversation at a time. One moment of calm at a time.

With love and resilience,
Shalini & Aria Samtani
Co-Founder, Open The Joy