How many Cards did your Child(ren) get on Valentines Day?

Hi carmelanirel Thanks so much for the suggestion! :) I just may do that next year.... ~Heavens~

That's ok Jezebel, I am sorry you didn't have the opportunity to enjoy this holiday in school like we do here...:(

Jezebel, didn't you have Valentines Day parties when you were in school? I remember taking a shoe box and decorating it for this special day. And then all the valentines in my box, some with suckers, (those were the best), and the cookies and candy... Yeah, I have a sweet tooth...lol

Not necessarily that he has been let down as his l;evel of understanding is not there...He is actually happy with his little paper bag of cards and does not realize any difference :) I am actually thankful for this! However, it is me with the problems.... As for parents not realizing...the teacher sent home a list of first names so why wouldn't they know!? Thanks so much for your care and concern.... PM me your E-Mail and I will send you my address also! :) HUGS ~Heavens~

How embarassing my dear friend...I do have it! :( Please forgive me as I have a lot going here right now and too much on my mind!! I had you mixed up with someone else! ~Heavens~

sorry sweety I thought I had already given you my email - will send you a pm right now! xxx

I don't know how many kids wouldn't participate, but I know around here parent and kid participation in everything is low. To the point where some parents won't pay $1 for their child to attend shows that the local zoo put on at the school and there may be 5 parents at the PTA/PTF meeting and there 500 kids in the school. If the situation is similar at your school, then I wouldn't be surprised that only a handful of kids brought in valentine's day cards.

Well, perhaps you are right! :) Thanks ~Heavens~

Well, there are nineteen children including my son. He brought home eight valentines and he would make nine. So, does it make sense to you that ten children (out of a class that size) would not participate in Valentines Day? ~Heavens~

I'm happy to hear that he has a good teacher. I also have an idea on why he didn't bring home as many as expected. Maybe the kids liked what they picked out for there cards so much, that they kept some for themselves, and didn't tell there mom's. Reason I say this, my 5 yr old loves Littlest Pet Shop. It took me forever to find them, when she saw them it was like Christmas morning. The night before the party, I recounted her cards and only came up with 21, so I had to go find the box that they came in and find 2 more. So maybe some of the kids did that, and the parents didn't think to check how many was being sent to school. Or be like I did last year with my oldest, and forgot to check her backpack to see if she had her cards in there. But that's in the past, does your son's school do any thing special for Easter. With my kids school, I don't have a clue. We moved here when my oldest was going into the 3rd grade. I do hope they don't go over board. My husband is getting tired of forking out money on things for parties and such.

I have no idea about Easter as we have not been told as yet. I don't blame your husband...It does add up when you're sending cupcakes, candies, etc. Thanks so much for your help and advise! :) HUGS ~Heavens~

My son has no idea that he was left out...I just feel that he was it really doesn't affect him due to his level of understanding! I'm not going to talk to the teacher about it as I know it not her fault or that of the schools...He has an excellent teacher :) Thanks ~Heavens~

I'm with you and I took that to be the intention of my son's teacher when she sent home the list of names. When my son was in preschool he came home with a valentine from every child in his class and all of the teachers also...It just isn't right! I find it hard to believe that out of a class of nineteen children only nine (including my son) participated and brought cards...When I went to school it seemed that everyone participated and no one was left out! Thanks so much for your input here :) ~Heavens~

I agree it is hard to beleive only a few kids brought valentiens when you buy a box of valentine they usually come with about 32 in the box so its not hard to bring that many.

First of all, I just want to say that it is so great to see you! I have missed you around here..... I certainly do hope that the other Children were made happy by my sons cards and James is happy because he does not understand that he did not get from every one...He doesn't understand exactly how holidays are to be and I am glad of this as I would not want him to be upset! :) It's not that I think receiving is more important...It's just that I had to work for over an hour to get my poor boy to print his name eighteen times and so I feel bad for him ina sense to recieve eight cards and two suckers....It's not something that I am going to mention to the teacher or anything and he will give again next year as it is the right thing to do but I just wish things were different...He hasn't been invited to any Birthdays yet either and I find that strange and sad... Ah Well... I thank you and want you to know that I appreciate your caring and wisdom in responding here! :) Take Care My Friend! ~Heavens~

Bloke, you have brought tears to my eyes here and I can hardly see to type!!! Thank you so much for this heart felt response which means so much to me..... You say your thoughts and out look may not be the same as mine but they are very close and I thank you for bringing to my attention the importance of the time spent between my son and I doing this project that hopefully did bring joy to his friends and was excellent (much needed) practice in printing his name and helpful for his occupational therapy.... We truly do need to look at the bright side and focus on the positives as our children truly are precious and beautiful! :) Thanks so much my dear friend and I wish for you an absolutely wonderful day! HUGS ~Heavens~

We did have an incident in my house on Valentines! School was cancelled due to snow and my eldest had a major meltdown as he had all his valentines ready and they were having a party. It took a while to resolve. It's a real tough one for you, you want your son(James?) to fit in and I know how much you live the pain for him. I am trying to think of the words to write that will help you, but, naturally, you are different from me and my thoughts may not be in line with yours. I think life is too short to worry about everything else outside your control. You don't know why the other 11 kids didn't send your son valentines, maybe they didn't send them to anyone else in the class and everyone went home with 8. At the end of the day, how much was it worth to your sons development and life that he got to spend an whole hour with his mother working on a project for his school friends? How much enjoyement and satisfaction did you get? Think positive. You son is so special to you, as are all our kids to each of us. I have been trying to apply this type of approach a lot over the past couple of years, that life is great, life with my kids is even greater and that I am here to experience it is....priceless.

I agree that it doesn't seem right. Hopefully, some of your suggestions can be implemented next year, so that this won't happen again. xxx

Thanks Mom! I'm doing my best here to look out for him as always!! :) HUGS ~Heavens~

The list of names came home with the February Calendar which the teacher uses as a form of a news letter for the month outlining activities...No indiviual note was included however! My son is happy and doesn't realize that anything was wrong but what gets me is he printed his name on eighteen valentines and brought home eight...I also included a heart shape sucker with each card...It just doesn't seem right but I'm not going to da anything about it...I just wanted some opinions here :) I have some great suggestions for next year though! HUGS ~Heavens~

So sorry that you endured this! Thankfully my son does not realize this as his level of understanding is not normal for his age...He is happy with what he has received....It is me that is concerned about this!! ~Heavens~

I was looking for answers from parents of school-age children but I do appreciate your input here! ~Heavens~

I'm so glad that you do that and my son participates in all of the holidays except for Halloween.... I'm the same as you in that It took me over an hour due to my son's difficulties but I got my son to print his name on eighteen valentines for his class and then I did the rest...It is not that costly to do!! I put suckers on each of my sons and the cards with the suckers only cost me $4...I have no idea why he only got eight cards? How could it be that ten out of eighteen children did not bring any cards at all...Makes no sense to me! Thanks so much for your thought and your input here! ~Heavens~

Yes, I am 30 and when I was a little girl we would have Valentines parties at school and take cards for all of our class mates. It is a celebration of love and friendship here that happens once a year on February 14th and is called Valentines Day.