Jar of positivity or Jar of Happiness is a daily habit of practicing positive thoughts. With this project you can repurpose old glass jars and use positive quotes to fill it.
I had seen this jar of positivity or jar of happiness idea on Pinterest and ever since I have been really keen on making one for us. You can fill this Jar of Happiness every day or every Sunday (like us) and at the end of the year pour it out – read and smile about al the happy thoughts and positive thoughts! Isn’t that a cool habit to practice?
This can be a great gift for your child. It is creative and it is full of happiness! Use happy quotes, happy incidents with dates, inspirational quotes to fill up this jar of happiness.
What do you need for the DIY Jar of Positivity / Jar of Happiness?
- Old glass jar
- Colourful scrap papers / old wrapping papers / post its
- Twine / colourful tape
- scissors
- Sketch pens
You can reuse this jar every year. My husband is a coffee addict and we have like, tons of glass jars (which I also repurpose for storing spices!)
How to make your DIY Jar of Positivity?
- Take the od glass jar and wipe it clean
- Use a colorful twine to wrap around its neck
- In case you are using a colorful tape, wrap it around the jar’s neck to form a band
- Make a label on a piece with sketch pens – Positivity Jar
- Punch a hole in the top and tie it with the twine
- Keep some scrap papers/post its and pen nearby for writing.
How to fill your DIY Jar of Happiness?
Write something positive every Sunday on colorful post its/ scrap papers
Fill the jar over the year
At the end of the year open and go through the writings
If you want to fil it daily – take a bigger jar because you are going to have 365 notes of positivity!
Positive Quotes to fill your Jar of Positivity with
Here are some positive quotes and happy quotes that you can use to fill your jar with.
- “Be happy in this moment. This moment is your life.” –Omar Khayyam
- “Happiness depends upon ourselves” –Aristotle
- “Happiness is a choice that requires effort sometimes.” –Aeschylus
- “Happiness is the best makeup” – Drew Barrymore
- Be kind Whenever possible
- Your purpose in life is to be YOU.
- You are my happy.
- A dream is a wish your heart makes
- You are braver than you think
- Never Give up
- Take Chances. Make Mistakes. Get Messy.
- Love you to the moon and back
- Be silly, Be honest, Be kind.
- You are my sunshine.
- No one is perfect, that’s why pencils have erasers.
- Happiness is family together
- You are great the way you are
- Mistakes are proof that you are trying
- Enjoy little things around you.
- There’s always a reason to smile.
Last year I made the first Jar of Positivity and was totally happy about it. I have to read these aloud to my son because he still can’t read whole sentences unless it’s from his book! These are good positive exercises to do with your kids.
Do you think this Jar of Positivity is a nice craft idea that you can do for your child? Let me know if you liked it.
I am sharing Parenting hacks for Millennial Moms on this Season of A to Z Challenge. Adding the post links as I post them.
A – Amazing Moms
B-Boys -What Boys Need from their moms
C – How to be a calm mom
D – Discipline kids without yelling
E – Raising Emotionally healthy Kids
F – French Parenting Tips
G – Gentle Parenting
I – Indian values to instill in your child
Until next time.
Cheers.
Tina
Xoxo
11 comments
A beautiful and meaningful activity that will have a lasting positive impact on the child!
I used to do a “Today, I am thankful for…” with my son when he was a kid. Reading his notes bring smiles even today and refresh some memories too 🙂
Wow Tina. First time on your blog. What a professional approach. Well done.
The positivity jar is a wonderful idea. My son used to maintain a journal like this.
What a beautiful concept, specially in stressful times like today!
This is such an awesome activity Tina. I will definitely do this!
This is a great idea and a wonderful way to teach kids gratitude. Thanks, I will try this for sure
Such a beautiful activity. I guess I am going to start it. It is going to be such a wonderful feeling to read the positive notes at the end of the week or year.
This is such a lovely DIY activity, nice and cool. I am sure kids would love to make this. It is good decor too for their room.
I think this is a wonderful project to do with children. For my 50th birthday, my Aunt gave me a similar gift. She had written 50 inspirational quotes and sayings on small scrolls of paper which she rolled and tied with ribbon. It was fun to go through each of the pieces of paper. Weekends In Maine
I have heard a lot about this through various sources and this looks like a cool activity. I would love to do it. I hope you are doing good and your son is doing good too.
What a wonderfully colourful and happy idea! I do this using an app but I want to start using a pen and paper. There is something magical about using them instead of an app. Maybe I will make my own jar 🙂
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