Favorite Kids Valentine’s Day Countdown

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One of my favorite parts about Valentine’s Day is celebrating the people I love.  It’s sweet to share how much I care about them.

When it comes to celebrating Valentine’s Day with the kids, sharing how much we love them on just one day doesn’t seem enough.  I used to make them each a Valentine’s Day paper chain.  I would write a reason we loved them on each link and they could take one off each day.

But this year, I wanted to make our Valentine’s Day Countdown more of a decoration.  A door decoration to be exact.  And that’s how I created my favorite kids Valentine’s Day Countdown. 

Valentine’s Day Countdown

Counting down to Valentine’s Day is a sweet way to celebrate Valentine’s Day just a little longer.  There can be a lot of excitement leading up to heart day.  And February can sometimes feel like an extended winter month.  Even if it’s short.

So assembling this easy Valentine’s Day Countdown makes the holiday even more fun.  It also turns the days leading up to February 14th into intentional moments of connection.  With each heart featuring a reason you love your child, the countdown becomes more than just a decoration.  It becomes a daily reminder that they are seen, valued and celebrated in a special way.

It’s an easy way to settle down the excitement and receive a little happy surprise each morning.

How It Works

To make your own Valentine’s Day Countdown, download our Free Printable Valentine’s Day Countdown Hearts.

For printing, you can use medium white cardstock or Valentine’s Day colors. On each heart, write a reason you love your child (or special someone).  Using black permanent marker (or even a Valentine color) makes your writing stand out.  (affiliates)

This countdown is meant to start on February 1st and take you to Valentine’s Day.  If you are starting later, you can fill in fewer hearts.  

After you have filled in each heart, it’s time to decorate them.  If you printed on white cardstock, you can lightly shade in the hearts with crayons or outline them in marker.  You can also decorate them with washi tape, stickers or other Valentine paper fun.

Then each day before Valentine’s Day, place a heart upon your child’s door.  Use the bigger heart in the center to explain that they are 14 Reasons We Love You.

Don’t want to use their door?  You can also leave the heart somewhere they will find it – their breakfast place setting, lunchbox, homework binder, etc.

On Valentine’s Day, you can give them the Valentine’s Day heart and Reason #14.

Other Ways to Use It

Although we do a Valentine’s Day countdown at home each year, you can definitely use this in different ways.  If you are a classroom teacher, fill out hearts for your students.  This is a great way to promote kindness and remind your students about how amazing they are.  

If you are a grandparent or godparent who lives farther away, you can mail a set of hearts to your grandchild or godchild.  This is a sweet way to stay connected during the Valentine’s Day holiday.

Another idea is to use this Valentine’s Day Countdown as a sibling bonding activity.  Each sibling chooses another sibling’s name.  They create the hearts for that sibling.  It’s a sweet way for a family to show their love for one another during the Valentine’s Day season.

Download Your Valentine Countdown

You can download your Valentine Countdown hearts below.  The design is five pages and includes 14 hearts, a large heart for the center, a “Happy Valentine’s Day” heart and a blank heart.  

Love Valentine’s Day Printables?

If you love Valentine’s Day Printables as much as we do, check out other Valentine’s Day printables we have on the blog.

• Valentine’s Day Word Search
• Free Printable Animal Valentines
• Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages
• Free Valentine’s Day Trivia Game
• Free Printable Valentine’s Day Pencil Arrows

Love this Valentine’s Day Countdown?  Be sure to pin it below.

Happy Celebrating,

Natalie