Hey All!
Did you know May is Thankorama Month? I’m giving thanks and celebrating with the help of Mo Willems. He’s a fabulous number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator. His new book which released this month by Disney Publishing is called THE THANK YOU BOOK. It’s such a fun book to show kids and adults alike the power of saying thank you and practicing giving thanks. It’s the perfect book to celebrate #Thankorama with! If you haven’t read the book or heard of Mo Willems, The book follows Gerald and Piggie, who are best friends. Piggie wants to thank EVERYONE. But Gerald is worried Piggie will forget someone . . . someone important. It’s such a cute story. I was excited when I got a “Mo Mail” package in the mail to inspire me to celebrate Thankorama Month in my own way. I of course decided to make a DIY to celebrate and I’m sharing it with you to say thanks to my fabulous readers. You’re going to love these DIY Gerald The Elephant Thank You Cards & Pig Bookmarks!
Here is what you’ll need to make these fun thank you cards and bookmarks:
- White, Gray, Black, and Pink Cardstock.
- Scissors
- Craft Cutting Machine (I used my Cricut)
- The Pig Bookmark template found HERE.
- Ruler
- School Glue
- Envelopes
- Colored Pencils
- Our Free Printable Gerald The Elephant Template You Can DOWNLOAD HERE!
First you upload the above image to your craft cutting machine or you print it out and use it as a template to cut out all your pieces to make your Gerald the elephant thank you cards. You cut out his head and trunk out of the gray cardstock.
You then cut out his round classes pieces out of the black and white cardstock. You also use the black to cut out his mouth.
Once you have all your pieces cut, you then take your black colored pencil and draw on his little eyes.
You then take your ruler and black colored pencil and draw lines onto the back of the card. This is where you’ll write your thank you message.
You write your message and then proceed to flip the card over and glue on his eyes, glasses, trunk, and mouth.
You lastly take your black color pencil and draw on his eyebrows and glasses lines.
That’s it you’re done with the Gerald the elephant thank you cards! How cute is he?!! I think he looks pretty close to his actual drawing don’t you think?
You can pair this thank you card with a Piggie inspired bookmark. Use this Pig Bookmark template found HERE and your Cricut cutting machine to cut out these super cute pig bookmarks.
It’s the perfect little DIY pairing to say thank you with during Thankorama month!
The Thank You Book is the perfect book to snuggle up and read with the family. You can enjoy a tasty cookie with it too!
Don’t forget to make yourself a little piggie bookmark to hold your place in the book when you do sit down to read it.
You can check out more about the book in this little fun video featuring Mo Willems below.
Disney-Hyperion would also like to send one of my fabulous readers their own fun “Mo Mail” package to say thanks during Thankorama Month.
Enter in the Rafflecopter form below to have the chance to win a Mo Mail Prize pack!
One (1) winner will have the chance to win a prize pack that will include:
- Copy of The Thank You Book
- Elephant & Piggie event kit & standee
- 2 Elephant & Piggie tshirts
Open to US addresses only. SORRY. Prizing fulfilled and provided by Disney-Hyperion. Ages 18 and up!
**PLEASE SEE RULES AND DISCLAIMER FOR MORE PRIZE INFO. AGAIN WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN AT RANDOM USING RANDOM.ORG FROM ELIGIBLE ENTRIES.**
******Good luck to All who enter! And THANK YOU so much for entering! ******
I love this month and I’m taking the opportunity to say THANK YOU to all of YOU amazing readers and followers who allow me to do what I love to do each day by visiting this site and showing your never ending support. Thank you for sticking around for over 7 years. You all rock!
I’d love to know who you would thank with these thank you cards. Feel free to download one of these “I Will Thank” Speech Bubbles here:
Download the Pink Speech Bubble
Download the Grey Speech Bubble
And share a photo on social media using hashtag #Thankorama to share who you would thank this month!
This post is sponsored by Disney-Hyperion! Thanks so much for supporting the amazing brands that make this site possible!
Visit Thankorama.com for more info on this book and Mo Willems and to learn how to draw Piggie, download activity sheets, and more!
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Comments
For Thankorama Month I would love to thank my grandson’s kindergarten teacher for such a successful year! He’s learned so much and she’s showed him nothing but kindness.
I want to say “thank you” to my husband for taking such good care of me after my cataract surgery last month complicated by a middle ear infection in both ears…..can’t believe I’m lucky enough to have found him!
my wife she is my rock and my soulmate. I want to thank her for being her
I would thank my team of teachers for a great school as we wind down to the end.
I would thank my mom and dad for helping me to become the person I am today.
I would thank my parents for all the wonderful things they did throughout their lives.They raised 14 children with lots of love.
In line with mother’s day in May, I would like to again thank my mom for all she has done for me since the day I was born – so selfless!
We are so thankful for the teachers and staff at the elementary school. We are grateful for my parents who helped us buy our house and stay in it. I don’t think we’ll ever be able to show them just how much we appreciate them.
i would thank my nice husband for fixing up my fun car. thanks for the chance
Thanks to my hubby for being so supportive while I finish school.
Thanks to my mama for standing by me through some scary medical issues this month!
I’d want to say thanks for my family. My daughters would love this prize.
I want to thank all 23 of my kindergarten students for a great year!
I would thank my family for being my sunshine, happiness, and support through thick and thin 🙂
I love this book idea! I often send thank you cards and recently have my children draw a thank you note. Showing appreciation is an important life skill.
my kids’ teachers
I would thank my family for always loving and supporting me.
I would thank my Mother, she is amazing!
I think it’s a great idea to give it to your child’s teacher to thank them for a wonderful school year.
I want to thank my 6 year old daughter Dreama…I recently got custody of her it she has completely changed my life. Ive had a tough transition coming back home from the military so getting her has meant everything to me.
I would lie to thank my friends and family for all their support.
I want to say thank you to an entire family who helped me out when I needed it most.
I would want to say thanks to my family for all their love and support. There’s nothing better than to have your family by your side!
I would love to say thanks to my partner for always sticking by my side & putting up with my bad anxiety. It’s always nice to have someone who is always there for you, who you can be yourself around. I’m so happy I’ve found that in my life!! Thank you Universe too for putting him there!
I would like to thank my parents for being there for me.
I would thank my in laws for being so good to me.
I want to thank my sisters and brother in law and friends and family for always supporting me in all of my mess. I also very much so need to thank God for giving me all that he has.
I would like to thank my husband for the great support he is to me in all facets of our topsy turvy life.
I would thank the teachers for all their help educating the kids
I would like to say thank you to my hubby for being patient with me while I have been going through medical issues.
I would like to thank my kids for being so obedient.
I want to thank my roommate for backing me up with my kids 🙂
thanks!
I would thank a friend.
I would like to thank my mom for helping out with my kids.
i want to say thank you to my mom, she is the best.
I want to say thank you to Mrs O’Neill , my grandson’s teacher at Carmel Creek Elementary School. Great Transitional Kindergarten teacher
I am thankful my three healthy children
Thankful for my family.
id like to say thank u to my grandmother who is like a mother to me always there for me whether i need an ear or a favor love her to death
I would love to thank my husband who is an amazing husband and father
My coworker, for everything she does for everyone else
I would love to thank my little one’s teacher for all that she does for all the littles in her class.
I thank my husband for taking care of me and never judging
To my family and my amazing daughter
I want to thank my husband for working extra hard so I can be a stay at home mom.
I would thank my son’s Special Ed teacher. Her patience, kindness and love has helped our son do so well this year and has really built up his confidence in himself.
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I would like to thank my sister for giving me a push that I needed.
I would like to thank my daughter for helping me to be patient and pushing me daily to be a better person for her!
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I want to say thank you to my Savior Jesus! I also am thankful for my family.