If there’s anything we love at our house, it’s writing notes. Even The Hubs leaves me cute little reminder notes on my car door in the mornings like “Don’t forget your coffee. : )”

I can’t imagine a day without a written note.

My girls and I write notes all the time. I love that this gets them practicing their writing skills. I want nothing more than to give them the love of writing so they can carry that with them everywhere they go in life. We even have our own family mailboxes, an idea we got from the truly inspirational Amy at Let’s Explore.

But the secret family love notes tops all. We spent an hour — an hour! — doing these on Sunday {once little one was feeling better.} It was truly a magical experience. I love being creative alongside my children — it’s truly the Wake Up call that I need on any given day.

This is a simple writing project and art project combined.

Secret Family Love Notes

All you need are white crayons, white construction paper and watercolors. We cut our paper into quarters so they were perfect love note size.

1. Write your love note in the white crayon on the white paper.
2. {You will be able to read it so it’s not entirely secret!!}
3. Then paint over it with swirly, colorful watercolors.
4. Let them dry.
5. Repeat, repeat, repeat

I can tell already that this going to be a family favorite activity that we will do all year — not just for February, the month of Love. After all, we should be showing love all year long and this is just one of the great ways to do that. Well, and just read that note above … it was completely unprompted by me! I’m totally addicted.

Family Love Note Box

Now that you have piles and piles of love notes … what do you do with them?

Stick them in a love note box!

This is an idea that we found by the super lovely Katherine Marie. Our plan is to read the ones we write this month on Valentine’s Day. But, I have a bigger plan for the ones that are written the rest of the year — because, yes, I plan to keep this love note box thing going year round.

365, baby.

Because there just cannot be enough love notes in this life.

I’m convinced of it.