60 Family Quotes and Sayings for Signs, Cards and Christmas

Family quotes work hardest when they live somewhere you see every day: above the door, on the tree, on the blanket everyone fights over. Here are 60 original family quotes and family sayings, grouped for signs and home decor, love and togetherness, holidays, funny moments and blended families. Each group sits next to a keepsake that already prints that kind of message with your family name or photos. Browse every design in our personalized family gifts collection.

Every quote on this page was written by the Famtify team, so you can paint it on a sign, print it in a card or use it as a caption. The best family sayings sound like your family, so do not be shy about adding a last name, a street or an inside joke.

Jump to: Short | Love and togetherness | For signs | Holidays | Funny | Blended and chosen family

Short family quotes

Short family quotes fit on ornaments, doormats, mugs and the bottom of a family photo. Five to eight words is the sweet spot.

• Family is the gift we open every day.
• Our people, our place, our story.
• Home is wherever we are together.
• Roots deep, branches wide, hearts full.
• Together is our favorite place to be.
• Loud, loving and always late.
• Same table, different chairs, one family.
• Built on love, held together by snacks.
• Where we laugh the loudest.
• One family, many hearts, one home.

Family Is a Gift That Lasts Forever photo ornament. A clear acrylic ornament with your family photo cut out at the bottom, each name below and "Family is a gift that lasts forever" in script above. It is the short family quote idea, sized for the tree. From $8.95.

Home Sweet Home mirrored house ornament. A house-shaped ornament with a gold mirrored frame, "Home Sweet Home" in script and your street address underneath. Three words and an address, perfect for a family that just moved or has been in the same house for years. From $11.95.

Family love quotes

These family love quotes are the sentimental kind: good for a card to parents, a speech at a reunion or a framed family photo.

• Family means someone always saves you a seat.
• We are not perfect, but we are each other's.
• The best things in life are the people around our table.
• In this family, love is a verb.
• We grow in different directions, but our roots stay tangled.
• Our family is a circle of love that keeps getting wider.
• No matter how far we wander, we always find our way home.
• The greatest thing our parents gave us was each other.
• Family is where you are known and loved anyway.
• Every family photo is a love letter to the future.

Nestled In family birds glass ornament. A heart-shaped glass ornament with sea glass style birds on a snowy branch, one for each family member, and your family name in script. A quiet way to say "our people" without a single extra word. From $13.95.

Our Favorite Memories Together photo blanket. A cream photo blanket with four of your photos and two names across the middle. Use it for a couple or swap in kids and grandparents, and every snuggle comes with a few of the memories these quotes are about. From $35.95.

Family sayings for signs and home decor

Family sayings for signs need to be readable from across the room. Keep them to one line and let the family name do the rest.

• Welcome to our happy chaos.
• This home runs on love and coffee.
• Gather here. Stay awhile.
• Est. with love, built with laughter.
• Every day is better around this table.
• Here we laugh, here we hug, here we belong.
• Our favorite room is wherever we are together.
• Love lives here, and so do we.
• Bless this home and everyone in it.
• The [Family Name]s: making memories since [Year].

Happy Home sea glass family ornament. A heart-shaped ceramic ornament with a simple driftwood stable, a starfish star, two sea glass figures, the year and your family name. A gentle, faith-friendly piece for a family that likes quiet decor. From $10.95.

Family names Christmas tree sign ornament. A standing wooden ornament shaped like a signpost tree, with a painted sign for every family member, a star on top, a little Santa and the year at the base. It is the family-sign idea in miniature: everyone's name in one place. From $8.95.

Family quotes for Christmas and the holidays

Holiday family quotes are made for ornaments, tree skirts, Christmas cards and the caption on the annual photo.

• The best gifts are the ones gathered around the tree.
• Christmas is better when the whole crew is home.
• Same family, new memories, every December.
• Our favorite tradition is each other.
• All of our hearts, under one roof for Christmas.
• Merry, bright and all together.
• Matching pajamas, mismatched opinions, perfect Christmas.
• This year's gift: everyone at the table.
• Home for the holidays is a feeling, not a place.
• Wishing you a Christmas as full as our kitchen.

Gathered Around the Tree glass ornament. A round glass ornament with "Gathered Around the Tree" in red and green script, a decorated tree, a lantern, wrapped gifts and your family name. It is the holiday family quote already written for you. From $16.95.

Funny family quotes

Funny family sayings are perfect for doormats, mugs and group texts. The joke should be on everyone equally.

• We are a little chaotic and a lot of fun.
• Family: like a group chat that never mutes.
• Our family recipe for happiness: snacks, naps, repeat.
• We are not loud. We are enthusiastic.
• Welcome. Please ignore the laundry.
• Family rule number one: the last cookie belongs to whoever is fastest.
• We argue about the thermostat because we care.
• Home of the world's best excuses for being late.
• Warning: this family hugs.
• The dog lives here. We just pay the bills.

I Live Here, You're Just Visiting pet photo doormat. A red doormat with gold snowflakes, your dog's face peeking through a torn hole and "I live here. You're just visiting" across the top, plus the pet's name. The funny family saying for homes where the dog runs the show. From $28.95.

Quotes for blended families and chosen family

Not every family starts the same way. These lines celebrate stepfamilies, adopted families, grandparents raising grandkids and friends who became family.

• Family is who shows up, again and again.
• Different beginnings, one happy ending.
• We did not start together, but we are staying together.
• Love made us a family. Choice keeps us one.
• More hearts, more love, more chairs at the table.
• Not by blood, but by every single day.
• Two families, one home, a lot of laundry.
• You were always meant to be ours.
• Family is the people who feel like home.
• We picked each other, and we would do it again.

Mom You Hold Our Hearts Together puzzle sign. A framed wooden sign with Mom in script, "You hold our hearts together" and a heart-shaped puzzle carrying every family member's name. It works beautifully for a blended family, since every name has its own piece in the same heart. From $25.95.

Grandma sea turtle names night light. A stained glass style sea turtle acrylic light with Grandma across the shell, plumeria flowers and each grandchild's name along the top. A sweet pick for grandparents raising or helping raise the kids. From $32.95.

How to choose a family quote for a sign

• Count the words. On a sign, ornament or doormat, eight words or fewer stay readable.
• Match the room. Funny lines suit the entry and kitchen; sentimental lines suit the living room and bedrooms.
• Add your name and year. "The Smiths, Est. 2012" turns a saying into a family keepsake.
• Check the preview. Each Famtify design sets its own wording, so look at the live preview on the product page to see exactly what you can change.

Looking for more words? Our grandchildren quotes, quotes for mom and quotes for dad cover each part of the family, and our guide to family photo display ideas shows where to put the finished piece.

How we chose these products

Every product on this page is a Famtify piece, designed in the USA and made to order by our global production partners once you approve your personalization. We placed each one next to the kind of wording its design already prints, and each "From" price is the lowest current price among its options. Wording, names and dates are set by each design, so check the live preview on the product page before you order. Because each item is personalized, we cannot take it back for a change of mind, but if it arrives damaged or does not match the personalization you submitted, we replace or refund it under our refund policy.

Shipping and timing

Every gift is made to order, so allow time for production plus shipping. To receive it in the US by December 25, order by about December 3 to 5 with standard shipping or by about December 8 to 10 with express shipping. See our shipping policy for current production and delivery times.

FAQ

Can I use these family quotes on my own sign or card?

Yes. Every quote here was written by Famtify for this page, so you can copy, paint, print or share them.

What is a short family quote for a sign?

"Gather here. Stay awhile," "Love lives here, and so do we" and "Our people, our place, our story" all fit well on a sign with your family name.

What is a good family quote for Christmas?

"Our favorite tradition is each other" or "The best gifts are the ones gathered around the tree" work on an ornament, tree skirt or Christmas card.

What is a quote for a blended family?

Try "Different beginnings, one happy ending" or "Love made us a family. Choice keeps us one." Both celebrate how the family came together without singling anyone out.

Can I put my own family saying on a Famtify gift?

Each design sets its own wording. Most let you change names, photos and dates, and some include a message option. Check the live preview on each product page before you order.

Pick the line that sounds like your house on a Sunday afternoon, then find a keepsake for it in our family gifts collection.