this is just a really simple little sweet tradition i wanted to share. we started doing this a couple years ago after i copied a girlfriend and i love it so much.

every night in february, i hang a heart on my sons door leading up to valentine’s day with a handwritten compliment, so that every morning he wakes up and gets to see a new one. you could obviously do this in a lower-key way like every few days, or just do them all at once on valentine’s day eve as an amazing surprise to wake up to.

two years ago when we started doing it, arlo was really struggling with low self-esteem and i swear this helped so much. you can go as shallow or as deep as you want – i did both. i complimented him for being brave, generous and a loving brother, but also for having so many valuable pokémon cards (watch that be the favorite lol).

it took me less than 30 minutes to make all the hearts at once and to make things even easier, i pre-taped the back and secretly hung them on the back of our closet door so we can easily transfer every night. once my daughter can read and i have to do two doors, that’ll be when it gets harder haha.

i just used construction paper along with a pretty red envelope i got in the mail – use whatever you have on hand!

just a simple little gesture that can make your kid feel so loved!

this is the kind of thing they’ll remember me for, i hope.

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here are the pens i used / tablecloth
light pink ribbon / dark pink ribbon