It’s always amazed me how kids hear a word or phrase for the first time ever and yet it sticks. Many times this can be a good thing, and others, maybe not so much as a parent, or even a teacher, I’m sure you know exactly what I mean by that! For the phrase, “love day” I have Daniel Tiger from PBSKids to thank for that. From that day on, Valentine’s Day has always been ‘Love Day’ at our house!
My mom always had a way of making each holiday feel special, or at least feel like there was an occasion worth celebrating. She was a classic Pinterest mom before Pinterest was a thing. From pink-colored milk, and fresh homemade heart sugar cookies to heart pancakes, and Pinterest-worthy Valentine’s gifts. She was amazing, and as I look at what my kiddos get, I can’t feel like I’ve jipped them ever so slightly. I’ll admit, I love to decorate the table with red chargers, a nice white dinner plate, and some hearts sprinkled around, but even though you can sense their excitement, I keep finding myself wanting to do more. This year, I did buy some love day decor, a few cute garlands from Loaly, and some wooden hearts and tabletop decor from Crafty Little You. It definitely helped brighten the place up with a little touch of festive, next year I may even add heart-shaped strawberries to the breakfast plate ;).
All ‘normal’ traditions aside, I decided to host mini Valentine sessions, this did it for me. I was so stinking excited for Valentine’s Day to come around, especially after Taylor from Harland Bloom showed up with all the perfect things for our backdrop! I even had Signs by Jodi make me a custom sweatshirt with hearts on it to wear for the big day (and DAYS after), plus as a quick thank you to all the families that joined, cookies by Kalli (Lower 40) wrapped me up some dang cute heart-shaped sugar cookies! The day turned out fantastic! The kids were so full of energy and excitement and I can’t blame them. They may have been allowed to THROW heart confetti, make a mess and giggled all the while! I may have had glitter stuck to the bottom of my feet for a few days, thank goodness for a good broom and vacuum!
For those that missed out, make a note, this WILL be an annual tradition! Those that came, THANK YOU! I’m so grateful you did!
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