Thankful Songs

Adding different lyrics to familiar tunes gives new life to the song.  It also makes you think about the words and/or the message a little more.  A Happy Family and When We're Helping, p. 198, can both be used as "thankful" songs with a few word changes.

I thank Mother; she thanks me.
We thank daddy, yes sirree;
He thanks us, and so you see,
We are a thankful family.

You can change to grandpa, grandma, teacher, friends, sister, brother, bishop, neighbor, uncle, etc.  The children may have some more to add.

When we're thankful, we're happy,
And we sing as we go;
And we like to thank mother,
For we all love her so.

Use the words above to substitute for "mother."