54 Fun Open When Letters Ideas

Before I went to Australia I decided to make some fun open when letters for my boyfriend! I was inspired by my favorite blogger By Sophia Lee, who did her very own post on this! I am sharing fun ideas for open when letters!

Open When Letters

What You Need 

• Paper: You will need paper to write the open when letters on.
• Envelopes: You will need envelopes to put the letters in!
• Glue or Tape: If you are printing out cute designs like I did, then you will need glue or tape to stick them to the envelopes.
• Markers or Pencils: If you are not printing out designs for the envelopes, you will want pencils or markers so that you can decorate the envelope and write what each letter is.

What To Do

1. Gather all your materials together.
2. Decide on the letters you are going to write! I have a list before of my favorite ideas for different people. 
3. Write the letters. This can take a while, but I also encourage you to come up with ideas that don’t require you to write. For example I did “Open when you miss my face” so for this one I did not write a letter, but put in photos of me instead! Make sure you write a letter detailing the rules you have in place for the letters, with the envelop reading “Open Now”.
4. Now for my favorite part, decorating! Decorate all your envelopes with markers or pencils, or print some cute designs to stick on the front! I made some with canva and I loved that, as I do not have nice handwriting! Make sure every envelope says “Open When” on it! 
5. Give it to the person!

Rules

So I mentioned having rules for your open when letters. I wrote that my boyfriend could not open more than one letter a day, he could only open them when the topic applies to him, and that he has to save them. Other rules could include having the person send a picture of the letter to you, telling them to reseal them so they can reopen them at a later date, and no peeking.

Open When Letters Ideas 

For Boyfriend

Open When

• it’s our anniversary
• we say goodbye (this one is great if you are long distance)
• you need a hug
• you need a kiss (I put kiss marks on paper with lipstick or you could add Hershey’s Kisses)
• you miss my face
• you miss my smell (I know this sounds weird, but I sprayed my perfume on the paper!)
• you wish we were together 
• you can’t get to sleep (for this one I added a sleepytime tea bag) 
• you are worried about the future 
• you’ve had a bad day
• you’ve had a good day
• you miss me
• you need to know why I love you
• you’re craving our favorite takeout meal (have a giftcard for it in there)
• you need a date idea
• you’re thinking about our future
• i’m not responding to your texts
• the *insert favorite team here* loses

For Parents

Open When

• I have been driving you crazy
• you’re sick (you could add cough drops or a soup packet)
• you’re feeling sad 
• something made you think of me
• I just left you after visiting
• you need a laugh 
• you feel far apart 
• you are worried about me 
• you need to know how much I love you 
• it’s mothers/fathers day 

For Siblings

Open When 

• you’re mad at mum or dad
• you remember our favorite childhood movie
• you feel lonely 
• you need a laugh 
• you’re missing home
• you need a pep talk 
• you accomplish something great
• you need motivation

For Best Friend

Open When

• you need a coffee (put in a Starbucks gift card or some $$$)
• we haven’t talked in a while
• you had a bad date
• you need to complain 
• you did something dumb 
• we haven’t seen each other in over a month
• you’re stressed 
• you need a friend
• you don’t know what to wear
• you miss our friend group

For Grandparents

Open When

• you’re reminiscing
• you miss me
• we haven’t talked in a while 
• you want a funny memory of us 
• you need to know how much you mean to me
• it’s your birthday
• you want to see what I’ve been up to (add photos of things you’ve been doing)
• you need help with something

I hope you found this post helpful for writing your own open when letters. Open when letters can be done for anyone, and you can be as creative as you want with them! As always, thanks for reading! 

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