Valentine’s Day

This is a holiday that gets slammed for its commercialism and people who partake in it can be viewed as shallow and superficial. Well guess what? I love Valentines Day!!! I like flowers and candy and the colors red and pink. I like affirmations of love and taking a day to bestow that on those around you whether it’s your significant other, kids, friends, pets or even yourself. It’s also a nice break from the mid winter drearies, adds a little excitement. This doesn’t mean it has to be over the top, just have a little fun.

Our kids take the standard valentines of their choosing to their school friends and get so excited to bring home their bags of valentines, stickers, temporary tattoos and whatever else was given to them.

We have a few Valentines books we like to read like Llama Llama I Love You, Eric Carle’s LOVE and some touch and feel books for the baby.

As for me, I like to get out my black tinsel tree that I use for my fall decorations and turn it into my Valentines tree. My favorite thematic ornaments are from Old World Christmas and I was able to get some mini sweet heart ornaments in various colors and I just love them! It goes in the middle of our dining room table and adds a little flamboyant fun to the house for a couple of weeks while we wait for spring.