Confession: I’m not that big into decorating for Valentine’s Day.

I like the holiday, but have never been the sort to break out the red and pink around the house. The front door is about as much as I’ll ever do like I did here, here, here and here. And the whole no-hearts thing has been even more true the last five years since we welcomed our 5th kid on Valentine’s Day night during what should have been our special dinner. Now you’re more likely to see balloons and streamers on the 14th  instead of hearts and flowers.

But oh my word.

My kids think I’m the meanest mom ever for not decorating our house like their bulletin boards at school. So I caved and threw together a quick, free Valentine’s project that the kids were able to help me with.

Ta-da. My kids are now speaking to me again.

This came together super fast using an old window frame in my living room that had been sitting bare since Christmas.

(A large picture frame would work, t00.)

A quick wrap with some twine  …

… some printouts of family pictures and conversation heart-esque names on cardstock …

… and some left over dollar store clothes bins that got a quick coat of craft paint.

Assembly took all of three minutes and could be swapped out easily for any season or holiday using the same materials.

And while I won’t admit this to my kids, I actually love seeing all the wedding and anniversary pictures from the great love stories in our family:

siblings and parents …

… grandparents and great-grandparents …

… even me and Mr. Thrive.

Hope you and your loved ones have a wonderful Valentine’s Day!

We’ll be celebrating five awesome years with our best Valentine’s Day present ever.