Throughout the years I have felt all of these things when this holiday has come around. However, the past few years I have taken a much different approach. I basically decided that Valentine's Day does not have to be about having love with a romantic partner. One can show love in so many ways; to your children, your friends and family.
My children know that they never get their gifts until February 15th. That's right, it has become a tradition that they get the 50 percent off chocolates
and toys.
My daughter and I both love pink and red and all of the fun Valentine's Day themed merchandise. This made it easy finding a few fun activities to do during the month! We made pink chocolate chip and red velvet pancakes.
We also made cherry floats with vanilla ice-cream and cherry 7-Up and put the floats in wine glasses so that she could feel "fancy."
Next year we plan on doing one activity a day leading up to February 14th! What is really kind of a silly "holiday" has turned out to be a favorite for the two of us.
