Minimalist “You Matter” affirmation with a heart above and four outlined stars around the words.

You Matter Heart and Stars

A big rounded “You Matter” message sits under a simple heart, with two tiny stars and two bouncy stars cheering it on.

🎨 How to color it

Color the heart cherry red, the bubble letters sunny yellow, and the four stars in sky blue and lavender. The letters have wide open spaces, so use chunky crayons or broad marker strokes and don’t worry about staying perfectly inside every curve. Try making the word “you” one warm color and “matter” another, like the message is glowing in two happy voices.

The story behind this coloring page

The Note Inside Nobody — In the school hallway, the bulletin board smelled like glue sticks and fresh paper. Read the full story →

In the school hallway, the bulletin board smelled like glue sticks and fresh paper. Quilla stood on tiptoe with a purple crayon, waiting for her turn to add one star beside the class motto. The words were big and bubbly, and everyone had colored a little piece: a red heart, blue stars, yellow letters. Quilla hummed, “Tap-tap, wait-wait,” while the line shuffled like squeaky sneakers.

When the last star was colored, Mr. Pippin lifted the paper to hang it higher. Plop! A tiny folded note slipped from inside the round middle of the letter O. Nobody had looked there. Quilla opened it and read, “For the patient person: please announce the motto in your best dragon voice.” So she did. “YOU MATTER!” she roared, and the hallway giggled all the way to the drinking fountain. Next time you see that round O, do you think it is hiding another silly job?