Isn't it amazing once you take a moment to look around and realize that blessings are truly bountiful? A gratitude tree template is a creative craft to help you list everything you're grateful for. This activity is worth enjoying with the important people in your life. A thankful tree is a means to exercise gratitude simply yet meaningfully!

What is a gratitude tree?

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A gratitude tree is exactly what it sounds like—a workable image of a tree with several branches. Each tree branch has enough space for leaves where you write the people, things, and experiences that fill you with thankfulness. You can create one for every member or print massive thankful tree wall decorations to work on collaboratively.

As a visual tool, this tree encourages positive thinking as you share the reasons for your gratitude. Often, people forget to say thanks because they do not recognize the blessings they have. A gratitude tree activity can open your eyes to what you have and block negative thoughts that fuel bad moods.

Gratitude Trees Templates in Boardmix

Gratitude Tree for Adults – 01

The first gratitude tree for adults that we are going to see is one that you can create with your family during Christmas. Every member of the family writes the things they are grateful for in leaves that you will later attach to the tree. In this example, the leaves are the following:

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  • Thank my parents for bringing me into this world,
  • Thank my grandparents for bringing my Christmas presents,
  • Thank our cat for wanting to cuddle every morning,
  • Thank nature for the snow that allows us to make snowmen,
  • Thank my kids for having so much fun during the holidays,
  • Thank my mom for teaching me her love of reading.  

Gratitude Tree for Adults – 02

Another gratitude tree example is that of a young adult who has just begun college life. This tree will look like this:

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Classroom Gratitude Tree – 01

If you are a teacher looking for a fun classroom gratitude tree example, this is the perfect case. In this instance, all the kids are asked to talk about the people they are grateful for in their lives. Therefore, some of the answers you will find are the following:

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Classroom Gratitude Tree – 02

The following gratitude tree example for the classroom aims to make children aware of nature. Therefore, you need to ask them about the beauty they have noticed all around them. This example becomes like this:

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When to use the gratitude tree template?

Traditionally, making a thankful tree is one of the activities to do on Thanksgiving Day. Family members take turns to write down anything that makes them say thanks. More than an icebreaker, this craft can help start meaningful conversations and priceless memories for the future.

A gratitude tree's simple yet highly effective presence makes it a great activity even outside of the holiday. You can use it as a team-building tool, helping you acknowledge the remarkable feats you've achieved so far. The gratitude tree can foster appreciative thoughts, vital in creating an excellent company culture.

You can draw inspiration from the thankful tree and practice the essence of thanksgiving. After all, a heart of gratitude can change things for the better.

How to use the gratitude tree template in Boardmix?

Luckily, Boardmix has a great assortment of templates, including the thankful tree! You can get access to the ready-made template directly from this article. You can also visit and select one from various templates within the Boardmix workspace.

You can download the Boardmix app or use Boardmix online to start creating your gratitude tree template. Choose the template you wish to use and personalize it with your details to make it uniquely yours!

Multiple useful tools are placed at the left sidebar for you to utilize when needed. After finishing the tree, you can click to share it with your loves via a sharing link.

Step1: Open Boardmix whiteboard

Create your account and load a new whiteboard. You can start creating your tree diagram on the infinite canvas or place a frame. When you are editing, all information is saved in the cloud in real time, so there is no need to worry about losing file content.

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Step2: Determine the logical idea of the tree diagram

To draw a tree diagram, we need to clearly define the goal of the task, determine the trunk of the tree (eg: the theme), and then create more branches (i.e., branches, leaves) on the central trunk until no further extension is possible.

Step3: Draw a tree diagram

In the Boardmix online whiteboard, click "Create Whiteboard", in the blank template, click to select the tree layout style in the mind map tool, and drag it directly to the whiteboard page.

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Extend branch topics and subtopics downwards in the central topic, and enter the core content to be analyzed to facilitate content analysis and expansion.

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In the Boardmix online whiteboard, using various editing tools such as brushes, colors, and inserted pictures can help us adjust, beautify, and presentation of the tree diagram, highlighting key points and making it more attractive.

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In addition to directly using the gratitude tree to design mind maps, we can also use them in combination with other structures in the Boardmix online whiteboard. As shown in the figure below, in the "Organization Chart" map, a combination of an organization chart and a gratitude tree is used. 

The above are the complete steps for using the Boardmix online whiteboard to draw a  Gratitude Tree. In addition, Boardmix whiteboard also allows us to create more diagrams with different structures, including billboards, roadmaps, mind maps, flow charts, etc., Its powerful template drawing function fully meets the needs of daily work and study, and helps us express information more reasonably and accurately.

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