Valentines?

[seadragon2013]

Does your LO give out Valentines? If so, do they give them to everyone in their class, just teachers, or others? I'm starting to over think it all.

Last year DS was at a tiny inhome and there were only two other children. No one did any Valentines. This year he is at a center in a 1-2 y.o. room - there are 10 children in his room, but they are not all in on any given day. The school sent home a letter that said if parents choose to do Valentines, they can give them to the teachers in the morning, who will then pass them out. They also said it was optional to bring a healthy Valentines Day snack. I'm trying to figure out what to do here. I'd like to have DS make little Valentines for his three teachers and the director. Would you also do Valentines for all of the kids in the room? And what would you send in as a healthy snack that isn't just apples, clementines, etc...?

FWIW, I neither want nor need to be a mom who does the most, but I also don't want to be the daycare mom slacker...

 

[laketide]

We are doing valentines - but nothing fancy. We bought a box of Frozen valentines for her to give out. Daycare sent a roster home with the kids first names to get them ready.

[ericalee27]

We do store bought valentines (for both of my boys), given to whole class and teachers. No snacks or extras because lazy.

[cinnasugar]

DD is 4, so she is. Hers are homemade valentines taped to bags of mini pretzels. I'll probably just do (have DS do) a few extras for his teachers. The kiddos in his class are too little to get it, and there are many years ahead of this kind of crap stuff, so I see no need to get crazy for a two year old.

[kleigh926]

DD isn't in day care, but her Sunday School class is doing them. She just entered the 2 and 3-year-old class, and it honestly never even crossed my mind that kids this little would be doing Valentines. I just wrote out a whole bunch of Valentines today to the other kids and her teachers. I felt really silly. I thought about attaching candy or a snack, but decided not to because I don't know about food allergies, whether or not the parents want their kids eating certain types of candy, etc... and also because I'm lazy and cheap.

[sagen]

Feb 6, 2015 14:56:18 GMT -5 ericalee27 said:

We do store bought valentines (for both of my boys), given to whole class and teachers. No snacks or extras because lazy.

Same! I don't have children in day care, but with my school aged kids we do this, last year we taped on suckers, but not exactly healthy

[sagen]

There are some moms who go way above and beyond. Homemade valentines, even grab bags, but the vast majority just do store bought.

The slacker mom is the one who forgets! I haven't been that mom yet thankfully

[singingsea]

There are only four other kids where DS goes so I might get the kids some candy or something.

[byebyebooze]

We are doing store bought valentines for DD's class. I'm going to attach a small page of stickers to each one. I'd rather DD get something like stickers than a candy (though, TBH,
I would be the one eating the candy).

[hangryhedgehog]

Maybe this belongs in FFFC but my moms group is doing a Valentine get together for the kids and I made these to give out. I was thinking I'd also put together little bags of teddy Graham's with a sticker that says I like you beary much. (Evan loves bears.) I'm frequently over the top to a fault though.

[sagen]

So cute hangryhedgehog !!!

[fishes]

hangryhedgehog that is way too cute!

DH's extended family gets together for Valentine's Day and exchanges cards. It's gotten a little ridiculous in recent years since his Grammie wanted everyone to open up each card individually - too many people! But we're not going this year, I think we should have a pretty good excuse

[kbates85]

I'm "that mom" sometimes. I mean, in my own lazy sort of way. We went to a valentines party and we brought little things of bubbles. I tied a little tag on with bakers twine that says "love LJ". I know, I'm annoying.



AND PS hangryhedgehog those are awesome!

[laketide]

kbates85 I love that Valentine idea!! I may have to do that.

[photomama1990]

We did these. I thought goldfish were a little better than candy.

[verovladamir]

When Nate was in daycare I did these, but with teddy-grams:

[sagen]

So cute all of you!

[pinesnow]

Oh balls this thread reminded me I volunteered to provide the healthy snack for SDs vday party this week!

[ally2011]

The way I feel about this topic is best summed up in the following post: www.rageagainsttheminivan.com/2013/03/lets-bring-holidays-down-notch.html

PS - I mean this in jest, not hatin' on you crafty types

[tulips114]

I found fruit snack valentines, so the girls are giving those to their classes. Nothing for the teachers. They have a party and I will probably sign up to bring fruit.

[wolfpack]

Store bought here. DS is in grade school, and just does valentins. I might get candy too but haven't even looked yet. DDS class in daycare is doing them this year. For her class I got the mini boxes of goldfish. I really can see giving candy to a room full of two year olds.

[seadragon2013]

We picked up some boxed Valentines with animal temporary tattoos on the cards. No idea what I'll send as a healthy snack - probably some sort of red or pink fruit.

[draeray]

We will do a combined valentine/snack. I normally pick up like a fruit snack one that has a to and a from on it and call it good.