I remember back in my elementary school days looking forward to Christmas and Valentine’s Day. Those were the only occasions in which we were allowed to have parties at school and we couldn’t wait to be able to let loose and have a sugary food- crazy good time with our classmates, within reason of course. I’m almost postive we drove our teachers to the brink on those two days out of the school year and they probably anticipated it with about as much excitment as one does a root canal.
I just finished addressing 14 little Valentines for E.B.’s school party. I’m sure this process will be one he will want to take over when he is able to write, assuming little boys like doing that sort of thing. I remember agonizing over my school Valentines to give to my classmates. I couldn’t give the boys anything too mushy and I always had a red heart shaped sucker for my good friends. It was serious business, y’all.
And secretly? I had fun doing E.B.’s cards tonight. How often do you get to do that sort of thing again as an adult? Not often, I’m thinking. I also made sure to not give the boys a mushy one and make sure the girls got a cute one. Because, you know, their parents will be reading them since they can’t and we don’t want to send any mixed messages.
my son isn’t in school yet, but we do plan on giving his friends valentines…he seems excited too! It’s all about showing some looooove. Glad you had fun doing yours, i mean your sons! 🙂
have a wonderful weekend!
SO funny!! Just finished ours here and OI VEY….can they make them any harder to put the little stickers/tatoos in those teeny tiny little slots??? ACK! Enough to drive a parent MAD!!! 😀 But yes, totally fun holiday to celebrate!!! Have a great weekend!!
I remember those days, and I cannot wait to do it for my daughters! So much fun!
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They just had little blanks on the back to fill in “To” and “From”. The lazy mother’s dream! LOL!
Okay. So what did you write inside?
I have the kids Valentines here and have no idea. I actually have to get the class list out to address them 🙂
For Christmas I just signed their name.
The noisy boys just addressed all of their valentines. They were SO INTO IT it was insane!
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