Do you give your kids valentines cards/gifts and vice versa?

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Do you give your kids valentines cards/gifts and vice versa?

Nope. It’s weird. Valentines is romantic love.

no that's weird.
And they get enough stuff bought for them as it is ffs!

Nope it’s a waste of money

I got mine a chocolate orange for £1

I bought my girl a card, some stickers and some sweets. We as a family have been going through some tough times lately and we are trying to focus on the now and living more in the moment and appreciating each day and the differences between each day (if thats makes sense). Totally is Valentine's Day soon the sweets and stickers happen to be heart shaped.

No, it’s weird.

No.

Well, I did buy them a bag of valentines Percy pigs if that counts .

Why is it weird? Who made the rule it's about Romantic love? (answer = no one did).

Yup. DD gets Valentines stuff for me and I get them for her. Noway Valentines Percy Pigs? Wow - I need to up my game

No I also find it creepy and weird.

I got her a card and some sweets , she’s 11 and mentioned a few kids getting gifts /cards today (she didn’t)
Only spent a pound though. I know people who get balloons, flowers etc, for a 18 month old 😂😂

No, I always thought Valentine's Day was about romantic love though I don't know who made that rule bookmum08 DH and I only got each other cards so I wasn't going to get DC gifts etc anyway.

I don't even buy for my dp, not even a card.
But dp always gets me something from the kids. It's always a card saying thanks for looking after us, we love you and flowers/chocolates.
There's really no need but I do appreciate the thought, in a way I think he's setting a good example for the kids and will help them to be thoughtful

Nooo! It's for lovers!!!

"Who made the rule it's about Romantic love? (answer = no one did)."

Regarding who invented it - the Romans did, then the Pope renamed it:

Valentine's Day, also called St. Valentine's Day, holiday (February 14) when lovers express their affection with greetings and gifts. ... At the end of the 5th century, Pope Gelasius I replaced Lupercalia with St. Valentine's Day. It came to be celebrated as a day of romance from about the 14th century

In Norfolk we have Jack Valentine, he leaves children little anonymous presents on the doorstep from parents, neighbours or family friends, rings the bell/knocks and runs away or hides. So I don't think it's weird at all, it's part of my culture

No and I really don’t get it. My husband used to do it all the time with my step daughters and first I thought it was sweet. He would get up extra early and post it through their door. Eventually I think both me and the girls thought nah no more. No me Valentines is to celebrate being in love. Loving kids is everyday x

It's totally weird and overbearing to 'do' Valentines with your dc

Yes and they each got some biscuits along with the au pair. They also gave me a card each they made at school - nothing wrong with that? For me It’s a day for the people you love not just for partners.

An ex colleague shared a picture of the stuff she got for her dd this morning on social media.

A balloon, a stuffed animal, a fake flower, card and Easter egg (?).

Her dd is 2.

I don’t get it- it’s the first year I’ve noticed this and along with Easter decorations being in the shops, and the increase in crap like Christmas Eve boxes and matching family Xmas pjs, it looks like people are looking for any reason to spend money hand over fist.

Nope, it's about romantic love

(and always has been, back to its Roman origins)

No just not necessary. I see it a lot on American sites. Seems like it's a big children's thing over there.

Of course not. It is for lovers.

MrsJosh yes that's one of the various backstories of what Valentine's Day is about but like most events and celebrations and festivals it has evolved over the 1000s of years.

I wasn’t going to but DH is going to grab something on his way home after I told him our dd (5) was crying as she didn’t get anything bf and some girls in her class did. She’s ok now but I thought it might be nice.