Fourteen Reasons Hearts

Yes, I know Valentine's Day is a month away, but sometimes you need to get a head start on traditions.

These days, this idea is all over Pinterest and moms' Facebook posts, but back when I stumbled upon it, it was just luck that I found it. Although you probably have already seen it, I thought it was worth blogging about, if not to introduce you to the idea, then to encourage you to do it this February.

It's fourteen reasons hearts. This tradition is so simple to do, and you will love your children's reactions. Yes, even the teens. All you have to do is think of fourteen reasons you love your child.

Grab some red construction paper (or whatever color and kind of paper you have on hand) or order some pre-cut hearts online like I started doing a few years back. On February first through the fourteenth, put a heart on your child(ren)'s door with something you love about them. It can be one word or a little more detailed. I like to do all fourteen hearts ahead of time, that way all I have to do after waking up in the morning is grab the tape and stick a heart on each door. It doesn't take much prep time, and it only takes a few seconds to hang them up each day. Easy! 

If you think the hearts won't matter to older kids, come take a look my children's doors. They have years of hearts still hanging up! When my oldest moved out of state, I sent her hearts in the mail, all at once, not one each day! She told me I didn't have to, and this might be the year that I stop. I mean, she is twenty-two. But then again, if a tradition is loved by an adult child, what's one more year?

So, start working on those hearts so you'll be ready to go. And I'll be writing about a few other Valentine traditions once February hits!