Valentines is one of those Hallmark holidays, that schools absolutely love. This provides the elementary schools something for the kids to work all week towards; building valentine boxes, working on love poems for the parents, and some sort of craft activity. Cap the week, (especially since it's Friday this year), with a party midday, sending the kids home full of snacks and sugar.
My wife and I like to keep this holiday low-key. After all the expense of Christmas not that long ago, we have set a 'spending' limit. Valentine gifts have to be small enough to fit into one of these little (dollar bin) mailboxes. The kids have each decorated their own mailbox. They are put onto the entertainment center with all of the other holiday decor (paper hearts from years before, little cupid mickey mouse I found one year).On Friday after school, they'll open their mailboxes. Last year, we included candy hearts, a card rolled up inside and either a small token, like a hot wheels for my son or jewelry for my daughter. This year has been a little bit harder to stick with the budget. Both kids are a bit older, so the gifts of previous years will likely seem a bit childish. Maybe just candy?
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