sending valentines to school

lala5507 · February 2013

This is dd's first year of preschool so I don't really know what is big in the world of preschool Valentines. Do i go all creative with something on pinterest? Or do I just let her pick her favorite character valentines and slap a lollipop on it? Do that still make those character valentines?

I remember back in the day the boys in my class giving out something like GI Joe and me thinking why the heck do I want this.

egpitt22 · February 2013

Our preschool has specifically requested no candy, so we're just doing simple Valentines (the store-bought kind...he wants Avengers) It seems like most Valentine sets come with something (tattoos, pencils, etc...) so we'll attach whatever comes with it and call it a day.

northhillsbride · February 2013

For me, it would depend on the time I had and how many kids I was providing for. Conall only has 5 kids in his class this year, so I'm doing something easy from Pinterest (the goldfish bag one - partially to avoid the candy and because I haven't done anything for the other holidays for him).

It's really up to you - and you will see a variety of valentines from the other kids.

MandyMilller · February 2013

We do store bought. Lanna just picks what she wants. I think that's the norm at her school. This year she chose some that come with a capsule that changes into a sponge shape in water. She loves those. Last year it was tattoos.

Our school specifically asks that we leave the "to" area blank so they can just give them to who ever. We are also allowed to send treats though, so we're sending Fun Dip for that (again, her choice)!

AmandaJLewis · February 2013

we bought a box of ringpop valentines a couple weeks ago. So we will just send those in.

waltsgirl102503 · February 2013

I usually do a little bag of goodies - with the Valentine inside. (Unless the Valentine comes with something). For the smaller kids, I try to stick with things that aren't candy - stickers, goldfish, etc. I don't do the pinterest things because 1)I am just not that crafty and 2) A lot of them you have to take the stuff out of the packaging and our elementary has a rule that everything sent in has to be in it's original packaging (so the ingredients are listed) - so I just stick with that for both places.

Luckystar2 · February 2013

I let dd pick. I try not to go too nuts with candy because everyone seems to do candy and some do bags of multiple treats. Last year she picked princess ones that came with castle lollipops. I've also done little playdoh packs. This year she picked my little pony ones that didn't come with anything but wanted to do little heart lollipops too.

valkaz · February 2013

Some years I get more into it than other years. This year they're getting a Hello Kitty valentine with a lollipop.

bride2003 · February 2013

We always just did the valentine with a sucker or whatever came with it. I was quite taken back the first year when some kids gave bags of treats & all kinds of other stuff. My reaction was ("wtf" its just valentine's day!). Last year & this year the girls have made heart shaped crayons (we use all our broken crayons & melt them down) and that's worked out well. For Eamon I will do simple valentines & something appropriate for a 19 month old (goldfish?), or just the valentine.

Do not let yourself get sucked into going crazy! Simple works fine!

lala5507 · February 2013

Thanks everybody. I saw some fairly simple things on pinterest but I think dd would enjoy picking out some character valentines. Maybe I'll save my creativity for when she's older and could actually help me put them together.

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