Valentine's Day denouement

My older son brought home a valentine on Friday night that he'd made in class for his little brother. It was a card, with front and back made of red construction paper to which pink and white cut-out hearts had been glued. The inside was a sheet of the writing paper they use in class. It was formatted like a regular letter (date in the upper right, greeting, body, closing) and was correct and formal and sweet. Now that's what I'm talking about--a Valentine's Day-related project that was teaching something but also celebrated the day in a way my son could enjoy.

Rebecca, I didn't say you had to eat the butter. Just that it was fun to make. ;-) And I really have no problem with candy, just a big onslaught of it when I had no prior warning that it was coming. (Shhh--I also didn't bake anything for the Valentine's Day bake sale at the school.)

Comments

[Jill]

My son's 1st grade class had a "valentine station" for the week. They were to write a compliment for each child in the room, in letter form. He came home with a stapled pile of letters: "Dear Alex, I lik yur pitchurs. You are cool. From Nick"

There are two things I liked here. One was teaching something, in this case, letter writing. The other was that each child had to do one for everyone, spending a minute to appreciate some quality of each class member.

[Simone]

About the butter, it's a great kids' craft that also takes advantage of those pesky glass baby food jars, of which you probably have a million! Just put the cream & salt in the jars, seal tight, and kids can SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE to their hearts' content. And then eat. :)

[Charisse]

@Moxie, just been noticing--it sounds like you've had a crazy couple weeks with the business trip, valentine madness, potty training, sleep regression...etc. Sending you a big old hug & I hope you're getting a chance to take care of yourself!!

Thanks again for keeping the site here for all of us even when things aren't easy for you.