Post by minniemouse on Feb 14, 2019 8:35:09 GMT -5
for a couple years in a row we went to chuck e cheese with the kids on (or around) Valentine’s Day😂. The one by us has now gone downhill so we aren’t going back. I have a couple FB friends that do 14 days of valentines for their kids. It’s super cute, but that’s too much work for me.
I got the boys each a heart-shaped cookie from the bakery and a Valentine’s Day-themed book. I usually order heart-shaped pizza for dinner, but I am on a liquid diet in preparation for weight loss surgery in two weeks, and that would be torture for me. I may make them heart-shaped pancakes for dinner.
We don't do anything. I'm a little salty at having to make a box for daycare. The other kids already have theirs and they're all pinteresty fancy boxes. I was planning on wrapping a shoe box with red paper and putting heart stickers on it.
That is 100% exactly what we did for DD. There were several Pinteresty boxes but I don’t care. And the good part is that you can save this box and reuse it every year for years to come. DS is using his box for the 4th year in a row.
See that makes sense to you and me, but my H tends to throw out anything that we don't use like once a week. *sigh*
I think that it has getting a little over the top like Easter. People set up a big scene for vday and like to Instagram it. My mom always gave us some cheap heart assortment of chocolate candies. Actually really enjoyed it because there is a strawberry cream one was my fav. With our kids we do a small candy & and a little stuffed animal. Sometimes we will get them a sweet treat.
I did nothing this year. I'm seeing all these FB photos of kids dressed up for Valentine's Day with heart-shaped breakfasts and presents and I feel slightly guilty, but meh.
Meanwhile my kid is wearing his favorite firetruck pajama top for the fifth? sixth? day in a row under his clothes because I just don't have it in me to fight him.
We don't do anything. I'm a little salty at having to make a box for daycare. The other kids already have theirs and they're all pinteresty fancy boxes. I was planning on wrapping a shoe box with red paper and putting heart stickers on it.
I remember those days and being annoyed. Now DD is old enough and she does it herself. I was pretty impressed with the one she made this year.
Post by icedcoffee on Feb 14, 2019 10:05:00 GMT -5
DS wore a V-Day shirt like he has every year since he was born. I made pouch valentines to daycare like the picture below (I did these last year too). I thought about taking him to DD for a pink donut before daycare, but he's going to eat so much crap at school today I decided to pass. In a few years when it's on a weekend I'll do the pancakes or donuts thing.
I think that it has getting a little over the top like Easter. People set up a big scene for vday and like to Instagram it. My mom always gave us some cheap heart assortment of chocolate candies. Actually really enjoyed it because there is a strawberry cream one was my fav. With our kids we do a small candy & and a little stuffed animal. Sometimes we will get them a sweet treat.
I agree. I was feeling a little guilty I didn't get DS anything today and then I realized it's totally unnecessary. He will get SOOO many treats at daycare and that's enough. I do go out of my way to make fun valentines for school, but that's about it.
I will say that growing up my dad always got me chocolate and it became super important to me especially as I got older. Once I went to college he didn't get me anything and I called him upset. He provided chocolate the next time I saw him. It was always the one guarantee that I'd get a treat on Valentine's day even if it was "just from dad"
I think it's cute people make a effort for their kids but it just seems now people like to out do each other. Which is part of social media I suppose. Vday to me really is about love between you and your partners/kids. It doesn't need to be a day where you spend so much effort to make everything perfect or make you feel inadequate because you didn't do what Miss Pinterest did. I didn't give anything to my DH but tomorrow we decided to take the day to spend together without kids since we both have a lot of PTO and needed a break. This to me is much better than getting a dozen roses or going out to a fancy restaurant on vday. I really feel old lately and I guess now I see through all the commercialism more than ever.
I got each kid a stuffed animal and some candy, which is what my mom typically got us for Valentine's day growing up. The grocery store only had one type of Valentine-themed stuffed animal, and I was too tired to go somewhere else, so DD2 got an Easter Bunny. Oh well, she's 2 and doesn't understand holidays yet.
No special plans for dinner. I might pick up a heart-shaped pizza on my way home.
the only tradition our family ever did was to have strawberry and whipped cream crepes for dinner every Valentine's Day. No idea where it came from, but my mom kept it up until we were done with college, lol.
Post by sandandsea on Feb 14, 2019 19:39:50 GMT -5
I volunteer at the school party and plan it/take the day off to volunteer/pick him up after school vs aftercare. It’s DSs favorite thing in the world to have me at school. I don’t have time for anything more elaborate.
Post by lolalolalola on Feb 14, 2019 21:28:49 GMT -5
Not a thing. I forgot to even say “happy Valentine’s Day” until late this morning. The kids are off school today through Tuesday and apparently DD2 had a class celebration yesterday . I didn’t sent anything with her. I feel a little bad about that. She’s going to bring them in on Tuesday after the break.
Dd is not quite 2, so she gives no fucks. I was already making her pancakes and have a heart shaped mold, so she got cute pancakes that she gave no crap about. LOL She has a shirt with hearts on that, so she wore that. I bought her a heart shaped Minnie Mouse balloon and gave her a few books I had purchased for her and just saved for today. We also made DH a Valentine for her to give him. I figure by next year she will notice those things, but I don’t plan to do anything too over the top. Growing up, we always got a small Valentine from my parents. Maybe we’ll make heart shaped cookies or something like that. I like the idea of involving her in something to make for DH, so we’ll probably keep a few of these things as our traditions.
Post by luv2rn4fun on Feb 15, 2019 10:04:04 GMT -5
I made them a Valentine Card, blew up red balloons I had in the house (thankfully one for each of them), made heart shaped pancakes and eggs for breakfast, we made and decorated Valentine themed cupcakes (and gave away to grandparents and two sets of neighbors, leaving enough for us as well), and attempted heart shaped pizzas for dinner (for the boys- DH and I had our regular VDay Salmon, asparagus, couscous, and wine).
I had planned to go to disneyland yesterday but it was heavy rain. I didn’t even want to go get donuts like I had planned to do once I realized Disneyland would not be an option.
I decorate their doors with paper hearts, get them a small candy/balloon thing and I make them their favorite dinner.
I’m so happy you posted this...my DS was so excited that I decorated his door. He was having a bit of a rough week and this cheered him up. Thank you for the idea!