Valentine's Day: Sweet Surprises at School

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30 Jan 2007 09:02 AM

I don't know about your area, but around here it's all the rage to have surprises for children delivered to school on Valentine's Day. Many schools will allow you to have something delivered or to drop something off in the lobby. Gifts are usually distributed later in the day to avoid disrupting classes, but it's a nice way to brighten your children's day and make them feel special.

You can order a Valentine's Day gift, flowers, or balloons, etc. or you can create something yourself. Here are some ideas:

Soda Surprise

Start with a plastic bottle of your child's favorite soda (or juice or other favorite beverage). Tie several lengths of ribbon around the neck of the bottle and curl the ends of the ribbon. Add more ribbon and tie candies and other trinkets to the ends. Add a nametag with a message on the back. This is a fun and festive way to say Happy Valentine's Day.

Balloon Surprise

Instead of ordering balloons, I usually go pick out one (sometimes more) for each child myself. There is a local store that offers both Mylar and regular balloons filled with helium. They usually have both types with holiday messages printed on them. One Mylar balloon with a couple of regular ones makes a nice bouquet. Instead of the typical weights you usually get with helium balloons, I like to stop at the dollar store and pick out a stuffed animal, a cute keychain, or another small trinket to use in place of the weight. One year I found purple balloons that said Happy Valentine's Day and tied the strings to extra large candy bars wrapped in purple paper.

Valentine's Card Surprise

You can go simple with a Valentine's Day card. Choose one with a brightly colored envelope and attach a candy bar, lollipop, or special trinket to it. Tie lots of ribbons around the entire thing and curl the ends of the ribbon.

Valentine's Day Decorations

Valentine's Day is Coming Soon

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Sherry Holetzky is a work at home mom and freelance writer. Married to her best friend, Sherry and her husband are raising their family in a quiet rural setting in the beautiful Ozark Mountains.

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