Valentine's card from daughters

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Is it weird to send a cute card from my toddler and baby daughter to their dad? My family didn't do this but I thought it might be nice for my 3 year old to pick out a card and a cuddly toy for him.

Everything else is becoming Americanised so why not.

No, I think it's unnecessary. It's only "far more common these days" because the likes of Hallmark sense yet another marketing opportunity (to go with all the Happy Christmas / Birthday from the dog/cat/gerbil/goldfish nonsense).
He won't want a cuddly toy either.

I agree that it would be better to go down the route of making something.

We celebrate Mothers/Fathers/Easter in our family, but you've got to get picky on how you do this (always cake/biscuits) otherwise you end up with a house full of crap.

Valentines day is a load of bollocks. My DD was mortified when in year 1 a boy have her a card (I'd be mortified at my age and would question the comparability of any lover who thought I'd like him to buy into this concept). She was embarrassed and the boy's mum had a word with me as she'd binned the card.

Saying that, I always lay the breakfast table the night before with a load of heart shaped tat and treats and will make heart shaped pancakes or some such nonsense for breakfast. Any excuse and such hypocrisy.

Do what you like OP.

Why not, it's a bit if fun. We give the kids a and made card each year, we get whatever they make at school home. Nice.

Dd doesn't send to dh but he sends one to her.....as does ddog

Do whatever makes you smile.

But why?

It's quite common here. I always gave Valentines from my sons to their father and grandparents. And their dad picked out one for me from them. But usually no gifts from the children other than maybe a drawing or some 'macaroni art'.

Harmless. I always make Valentines art with my class to give to parents, grandparents, guardians etc.

I always though Valentines was for secret admirers and once you were past about 18 it was over. Then it turned into this ridiculous couples spendfest of gaudy red and pink. Crass and horrible and in my view very cheapening of real love. So we took it back and now we just do a sort of themed day in a very light way. We all get something small and it's not about love at all. Any excuse to get kids involved in projects, a bit of history, a bit of a sense of the seasons and festivals that were part of traditional European culture.

I accept though it is important for others - and that's fine.

I don't see what's wrong with any child telling their parent they love them.

very weird.

Valentines Day is for lovers.

What you are describing might be something you'd want to do on Father's day (which is middle of June if you are in the UK)

Hygge, that's a lovely story

We give our kids a wee heart shaped box of chocolate on Valentine's Day. I don't think they've ever given us anything though...but our anniversary is the same day so we get a card for that.

Do what you want to do in your family and don't worry about what others think. I find it very strange that people get their knickers in a twist over how others celebrate a holiday. As long as it's not hurting anyone, who cares?

I believe Fathers' Day is the same day world wide (where celebrated), it's Mothers' Day that's different in the UK, March instead of May?

I think Valentines Day is for lovers. It's not for kids. Kids don't have to be involved in every single thing, in every single 'celebration'. Sometimes it's just not about them.

We don't 'do' Valentines Day but I might present him with a sandwich in a sort of heart-ish shape if an artistic mood comes over me.

I think its weird too. I also think it's weird that people send valentines cards saying to my husband or my wife.

Valentines day is about receiving a card from an anonymous admirer.
Its all got out of hand and ridiculous.

My 2 will probably make cards for both me and their dad. They'll probably make some for their friends too.
They'll do it simply because they enjoy it. It is simply for fun.
I've bought them a little present each too. It's just some jelly sweets that spell out "I love you ". Again, simply for fun. It will make them very happy.
I don't think it has to be taken very seriously or have deep meaning attached to it. We just have a bit of fun with it.

jw35, that's really sad.

Like PPs, I think that Valentines Day is (a) about romantic love and (b) a load of commercialised old bollocks. However, if my daughter had done such a lovely, thoughtful thing for me, I would have been absolutely delighted.

I do like Hygge's story about her granddad though...

Both my boys (5 yo and 3yo) give their daddy Valentine's Day presents/card :) They love their daddy very much and want to show it :)

I've just opened a valentines card my 8 year made at after school club so I do think it's becoming more of a family thing over here too. In previous years we've had biscuits/crafts/pictures etc. It's not really something I'd encourage myself though as I out of all the special celebrations there are I find valentines day the dullest. It's just an excuse to buy cards and crap schmaltzy shit. Even pancake day is more interesting - and pancake day is not especially exciting either. ...

Fathers day is in November here (Sweden) not that the OP cares about that!

Its a bit weird to me as we don't do valentines day at all. But if you want to, why not.

Thank you Venus

Why the hell not?

People telling each other they love each other is not one of the world's great problems IMO!