Teaching Thank You: “Fuller Hands Bigger Heart” {Free Printable}

In today’s world of calls, texts and 140-character tweets, thank you isn’t said enough. Take time to say it and teach it with this “Fuller Hands, Bigger Hearts” Thank you Printable.

Thank you to Cheerios for this sponsored post and reminding us all “thank you” is always trending. 

THANK YOU.

It’s the most important phrase that can move mountains and make all the difference.

However, it’s completely under used, under appreciated, and in my opinion, under taught as it should be.

Think about it.

After a long day of managing your family’s to dos, handling a big work situation or even just picking up a friend’s child from practice at the last minute when you have so much you need to do, doesn’t seem that big a deal when you hear a “thank you.”

And I have plenty of times on the phone trying to handle a late bill, a prescription, whatever – and the moment you’re about to scream and pull out each and every follicle of hair, when you take a deep breathe, and let the operator know “I appreciate you, thank you,” progress seems to just kick in like magic.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

It even feels good saying it. But we don’t near as often as we should.

I actual have given to a page in my planner devoted to my thank you list. These are the folks that not only need a thank you said to them, but because they went the extra mile on my behalf, I feel I need to reach out with a thank you note and make a big point to them that I sincerely appreciate them.

This month the list got real long when I realized how much I appreciated my extended day (on-premises afterschool care) teachers at my children’s school. Each and every day they take care of the kids while I complete my workday, create crafts and activities, feed them a snack, and care for them until I pull up, normally on fumes and completely out of breath (and in the nick of time.)

It really amazes me that not only do they monitor them, they interact with them, they instill a sense of responsibility with chores, and recognize the kids when they do something good. AND when I pick them up, the kids sometimes ask if they can stay just a little bit longer…wow. 

Bless them. Each and every one of them.

So when Cheerios asked for us to reach out to someone we knew that needed to be recognized and thanked as part of their #GetOneGiveProgram, it didn’t take long for me and the kids to know exactly a group of teachers that sometimes don’t get the “teacher’s gift” since they aren’t the listed homeroom teacher to a huge number of kids of all ages and grades!

As part of the program, we wanted all the extended day teachers know they were appreciated so I created this simple card to go with the specially-marked Cheerios boxes you can only find at Walmart. This little note was easy to print off and give to anyone who handles so much for so many other people.

From start to finish, the kids had so much putting the “care packages” together. They added their own touches to the thank you notes using a few Cheerios, glue and finishing them off with their signatures. The next day I loaded up the boxes with the notes and went to school to pick them up and deliver! As you can see the kids loved surprising the teachers.

And I think you can also see that the teachers loved having a reminder that they were appreciated and of course, THANK YOU.

The next time someone utters a thank you to you, remember how it makes you feel.

Then remember to share that same feeling by saying thank you to others and often.

Thank you. It feels good to get one and give one doesn’t it? 

Instructions to download your free printable (4X6 size):

Design one includes a stencil for lining the heart with Cheerios. {Click here to download.}

 

Design Two includes an outline of the heart {Click here to download.}

Find your code inside specially marked packages in stores and enter it on http://wm6.walmart.com/Gluten-Free-Cheerios to send a coupon for a free box of Cheerios to someone that matters.