Valentines Day Ideas
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jacuzzigal
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The idea of Valentine's Day being a family thing isn't foreign to me. For me it's always been a day to show love whether I'm in a relationship or now. My father always got my sister and me a rose. To this day, my parents still send little goodies - chocolates, whatever. They are so cute. I love to send my nephew Valentine candy and toys. I also get little goodies like stuffed toys or candy necklaces for a dear friend's little girls.
Cathleen
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Thanks for some nice ideas folks. While we won't be able to gather as a family this year, I did succeed in bringing the idea back, I'm happy for that.
I have some good ideas for those 'little tokens' of love for them to make the day a bit more festive. Some will get cookies and treats and others some hand-made gifts.
Happy Valentines Day everyone!
I have some good ideas for those 'little tokens' of love for them to make the day a bit more festive. Some will get cookies and treats and others some hand-made gifts.
Happy Valentines Day everyone!
Raimondin
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Hi again!
Well in this day and age of e-mailing, it seems writing letters by hand has sort of gone on the wayside. We could say it's a lost art, or a dying art, and we can probably blame it all on those darn fancy computer printers! Besides, I'm barely still recovering from Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years and here we are already on Cupid's doorstep!
Anyway, as a kid one family tradition we had was making our own Valentine cards. Good old scissors, construction paper, tissue wrapping paper, Elmer's glue, a punch hole, ruler, and whatever else handy. Of course these were the days before Martha Stewart got her hands on these items and put them in front of a television camera. It also probably helped that my Mom was a school teacher and I'm sure that played a big part in this. Nevertheless, we had fun. That was the main thing.
Now as an adult it all seems to be coming back to me. Everything old is new again? So, a couple of years ago I decided this was what I was going to do for Valentine's Day. Make my own creations and actually mail them, or better yet give them by hand. Hence the cards got a lot fancier with mosaic styles or cutting out small pictures of famous art work, or just something from a magazine. Forget about going over to Target or Wal-Mart. So, within my small circle of friends, it seems I was the one that got things going and we decided to make each other a "surprise" card with a theme based on that person's likes or personality, and it worked.
The first year we actually mailed them to each other. Last year my little lonely hearts club band actually got together at one of my friends house where we exchanged our homemade Valentine creations and had lots of good potluck food.
(Although I can't help to think that the food was the "real" reason for the party!)
Now that was the fun and social aspect of this little Valentine project. I know this is nothing new or original, it's basically very simple, but it added a "personal" touch to this day devoted to love and lovers. Even if I wasn't going to a party or a gathering I still would make these Valentine cards if nothing else to myself, or for my dog or my cat and probably end up on the refrigerator door. It also brought back lots of good old memories from those good old kid days. The important thing is I had lots fun and it took away lots of stress from being lonely...
Well in this day and age of e-mailing, it seems writing letters by hand has sort of gone on the wayside. We could say it's a lost art, or a dying art, and we can probably blame it all on those darn fancy computer printers! Besides, I'm barely still recovering from Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years and here we are already on Cupid's doorstep!
Anyway, as a kid one family tradition we had was making our own Valentine cards. Good old scissors, construction paper, tissue wrapping paper, Elmer's glue, a punch hole, ruler, and whatever else handy. Of course these were the days before Martha Stewart got her hands on these items and put them in front of a television camera. It also probably helped that my Mom was a school teacher and I'm sure that played a big part in this. Nevertheless, we had fun. That was the main thing.
Now as an adult it all seems to be coming back to me. Everything old is new again? So, a couple of years ago I decided this was what I was going to do for Valentine's Day. Make my own creations and actually mail them, or better yet give them by hand. Hence the cards got a lot fancier with mosaic styles or cutting out small pictures of famous art work, or just something from a magazine. Forget about going over to Target or Wal-Mart. So, within my small circle of friends, it seems I was the one that got things going and we decided to make each other a "surprise" card with a theme based on that person's likes or personality, and it worked.
The first year we actually mailed them to each other. Last year my little lonely hearts club band actually got together at one of my friends house where we exchanged our homemade Valentine creations and had lots of good potluck food.
(Although I can't help to think that the food was the "real" reason for the party!)
Now that was the fun and social aspect of this little Valentine project. I know this is nothing new or original, it's basically very simple, but it added a "personal" touch to this day devoted to love and lovers. Even if I wasn't going to a party or a gathering I still would make these Valentine cards if nothing else to myself, or for my dog or my cat and probably end up on the refrigerator door. It also brought back lots of good old memories from those good old kid days. The important thing is I had lots fun and it took away lots of stress from being lonely...
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*soft grin*
Your home-made valentines... they brought back so many memories. My dad is a teacher, too, and a hell of an artist, and so we always had the most beautiful cards come v-day morning. *smile*
I think I'll make one for my honey and my good friends. Thank you.
Nymphonan
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My favorite Valentine's memories as a kid were of contest at school where we all made boxes at home to bring in for our Valentine's. In the week or two leading up to Valentine's Day, every afternoon after school was spent working on my "Mailbox" and cards made from contruction paper, paper doilies, old cards, ribbons, lace and whatever else we could find. That same sort of thing could be done with families/extended families. One year instead of paper cards, Mom helped us make sugar cookie Valentine's and we spent hours decorating them and wrapping them in plastic wrap.
