Do you get your children anything for Valentines day

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Or do any activities with them?

I’m seeing it more and more as a thing for kids to be involved in, as in crafts or getting heart cupcakes..do you do things like that?

Um. Romantic love actually. If we're being pedantic

I’ll be taking my toddler to some Valentine’s Day themed classes, but they’re classes he does anyway that happen to be doing Valentine’s Day specials. I have bought him a new jumper with hearts on to wear to those. That’s all he’ll be getting and we won’t be celebrating at home. I think of Valentine’s Day more as a romantic thing between me and my husband and we don’t really involve our son.

🤣 no why would I?

Not usually, but I've got them a packet of Love Hearts each this year.

No.

Like many others, my daughter gets a heart shaped lolly normally. This year she's got a heart shaped bath bomb as she is very into bath bombs currently. It makes her happy, and we didn't realise how important it was to her until she went to stay with my parents for half term one year and got all emotional upon opening the lolly I'd sent her with. I'm in my 50s and my dad used to send my sister and I valentines gifts sometimes, when he was away with work. Often a smaller bunch of flowers than the one my mum got. It was nice. This was back in the 80s, so this is not new.

I actually find the thought of celebrating romantic love 'icky', am much more comfortable with the idea of celebrating love in general.

It's funny because it's the only day of the year my husband and I actively avoid buying each other chocs.

I've always got mine a little something like a heart shaped lolly or chocolate. My son has gone to uni now but I still do it for my daughter (age 10) and she usually makes me and her dad a card or home made gift - not expected but she's very arty and always making little things.

At primary school we used to make a card and everyone always gave it to their mum. I was a bit shocked when I heard valentines day is supposed to be about romance!

I know people say it's crap and commercial and you should show your love all the year round but I think it's nice to have these special days as a prompt to celebrate nice aspects of life. Why else do we celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and other occasions?

Settings use it as a theme to talk about being kind and loving our families etc. as well as looking at red and the shape.....but no need to buy them a gift.

Depends where you read about the origins.
Sometimes it's written as "romantic love" sometimes as "love".
There isn't an actual rule or anything.

@honeylulu yes I am a big believer in needing some kind of events, celebrations, rituals etc for having something in life to be preparing or looking forward to otherwise we are just plodding along in life with no meaning.
Since January I have been in a very low mood - my motivation is incredibly poor at the moment. Having something to aim for is what keeps me going.
Valentine's Day is a sign that spring is starting to slowly begin. The pretty flowers (whether real, fabric or Lego) are making the world seem prettier.

No, it's my birthday, they get presents at Christmas and their birthdays, they get treats at Halloween and Easter as week bake biscuits/cakes every now and then, it would be weird to give them stuff on my birthday too.

We are likely to do some baking next week while they are off school though.

We do a Valentine's Eve boxes. Heart-shaped sweet, heart pjs and a copy of 50 shades of grey, which are always in charity shops, for each child.

Dunno. Think the Catholic church might have an opinion as they beatified him

@Nanny0gg to be honest with you I am not a Christian so I don't know all the actual background stories.
I mostly celebrate these days as a community/cultural thing.

Not really - either me or DW will pick up some valentine's styled sweets/chocs/biscuits for them when we're out an about as they like the designs, but that's about it.

When my Step Dad walked out on my Mum, I used to get her flowers and chocolates on Valentine's day and it really cheered her up, so I'll most likely do the same thing for DC if they go through a sad break up.

I know! Op no as it’s for people you fancy.

Wtaf. What a lot of nonsense.

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It’s for romantic love. How could it be for kids?

I never did anything for my DC and don't even bother with DH now, but I do remember watching American children's TV shows when my DC was young and they did just generally say 'happy valentines day' to each other and swap gifts between friends.

This has reminded me that they did a valentines celebration in my mum's care home and each resident got valentines card / gift from the staff. Just shows how the meaning has changed over the years and celebration is spreading.

I've just ordered a bead bracelet making set that's Valentine's Day themed from Argos (so pink and love heart shaped beads) for my daughter to take to school tomorrow and her and her friends will make bracelets for each other.
How shockingly awful of me 😂

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My parents used to send me and my siblings a card from a "secret admirer" every year.... I grew up ok! Was just a bit of fun.

No and nor do i buy or expect a card from the dogs and the cat. St Valentines day is for lovers not your children.

Don't be daft! It's a day for lovers, not kids. They don't have to be included in every event! Same as I wouldn't dream of buying 'happy mothers day grandad' or any other of that rubbish. My children buy ME mothers day stuff, not them buying for MY mam. I mean, she's dead anyway, but you get my meaning. There'll be mothers day cards from the bloody dog next!!!!