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14 Days of Love Notes

January 14, 2021 by OneMommy

 

February is quickly approaching.  

Every year my kids look forward to celebrating 14 days of love, a tradition I started years ago.  

Family traditions are so important.  They help make memories that last a lifetime, and they also strengthen family bonds.  

Giving your child 14 Days of Love Notes is a super simple Valentine’s Day tradition that kids love and will remember years later.   

Valentine's Day tradition: leave 14 days of love notes for your kids and spouse

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Every February we have lots of fun making heart-shaped crafts and doing other Valentine’s Day crafts to decorate the windows and doors around our house.  

But our favorite activity each year is when we start with these notes of love.  It’s a tradition my kids look forward to every February. 

While I try to tell them I love them every day, this heart activity lets me focus on what makes each of them special.

14 Days of Love Notes

We’re all busy, right?  But this is a super simple Valentine’s Day activity that doesn’t take a lot of time, but brings a HUGE amount of joy.

To make it even easier, you can prepare all the messages ahead of time.

Spouses and grandparents also love receiving this small notes.  

In recent years I’ve started including my husband in my daily notes.  He has kept them in a small box.  

This year the kids plan on sending hearts through the mail to their grandparents as well.  We will probably send all 14 at once to save on postage, with each one marked to be read on different days.  It’s a simple way to remind them that we are thinking of them and can’t wait to see them again.  

Valentine Notes for Kids

To make sure you don’t miss any days, you may want to prepare all your notes ahead of time.

Start by cutting out plenty of hearts.  

Use very thick construction paper or colorful card stock to keep your hearts looking nice over time.  This way the person receiving them can keep them to look back on long after February is past.  

Cut the hearts from different colored paper.  You may even want to use fancy scissors for some of them.  Make them as fancy or simple as you wish.

If you are writing notes of love for multiple people it will be helpful to have separate envelopes to organize all the hearts.

Once you have plenty of hearts and envelopes to place them in, it’s time to write your notes.

It may be tempting to write your notes as you go each day, but writing them all now means you won’t forget a day!

Use a fine tip permanent marker or an ink pen to write a short love note or poem on each heart.  Pencil could smudge or fade away over time.

Try to be specific when you write your hearts.  Think about what makes the person special and unique.

For my husband I like to write about all the simple things he does that I sometimes take for granted, like making pancakes on the weekends and baking the world’s best brownies from scratch.

Ideas for Love Notes for Kids

Need some inspiration?

Try starting with a few of the ideas below and filling in the blanks to make the notes more personal.  

  • I love listening to you _______________(sing, tell stories, laugh…).
  • I love when you _______________.
  • I appreciate it when you ______________.
  • You are so _____________! (creative, funny, smart, generous…)
  • You are so talented at __________________.
  • You were very brave when you _____________________.

Check out the video above for even more inspiration.  

simple Valentine's day idea

14 Days of Valentines Love Notes

Starting on February 1, surprise your loved one with one of your love notes.

I like to tape the heart notes, one a day, on each of my kid’s bedroom doors.  They love to find them first thing in the morning and watch their door fill up with love.

If you’re writing notes for a spouse, you can tuck it in their laptop, stick it on the steering wheel of the car, or  shower them with all the love notes in one location you know they’ll see them, like taping them to the vanity mirror in the bathroom.  

It will be one of the first things they see each morning.

love notes for Valentine's Day

As a mom it is easy to get lost in the daily monotony of dishes, laundry, and taking care of kids.  Sometimes we miss out on telling those we care for most just how much they mean to us.

Writing 14 Days of Love Notes is the perfect way to let them know just how special they really are.

paper heart Valentines love notes for kids

 

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Originally published on January 29, 2016. 

Filed Under: Parenting & Life Tagged With: heart craft, Valentine's Day

Comments

  1. Leslie says

    January 29, 2016 at 9:46 pm

    This is so sweet. I’m single again this year but that doesn’t bother me. These are cute ideas for notes.

  2. Chris Carter says

    January 31, 2016 at 12:09 pm

    I absolutely ADORE this. I’m going to do it. What a beautiful way to love our kiddos!!!

    • OneMommy says

      February 3, 2016 at 7:15 pm

      My kids look forward to this every year. 🙂
      This year they have put a few up on my door for me, too.

  3. Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says

    February 2, 2016 at 3:04 pm

    This is such a lovely idea!

    I used to do sticky notes of adoration on my girls’ bedroom doors – this reminded me that I should do that again sometime soon.

    Thanks for sharing!

    #mamasharesmonday

    • OneMommy says

      February 3, 2016 at 7:13 pm

      I do it for my kids every year. I don’t know why I never thought of doing it for my husband until now. 🙂

  4. Helen Neale says

    February 4, 2016 at 11:35 am

    I should be doing this for my other half – lovely, lovely idea. Thanks for joining in with the Love Blog Hop.

  5. Moriah says

    February 5, 2016 at 1:48 pm

    Great idea! Thanks for sharing!

  6. Erin says

    February 5, 2016 at 5:46 pm

    This is such a great idea – I love finding little (inexpensive) ways to show my hubby love! With kids, it’s hard to even have a conversation at times but I know how essential it is to find time to still care about each other!

    • OneMommy says

      February 8, 2016 at 11:43 pm

      It IS hard sometimes to have a conversation with the kids running around. And I stay up later than him most nights working – these hearts are a great way to let him know I’m thinking of him.

  7. Jessica says

    February 14, 2016 at 2:30 pm

    I definitely could do this for my husband any time of the year! I also can’t wait to do it for my daughter when she’s older and can read (I have a few years before that happens though).

    • OneMommy says

      February 14, 2016 at 7:51 pm

      This is the first year my kids have been able to read their own hearts. I used to read them to them each day. 🙂

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