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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, That is wonderful that you want to make the holiday fun for your child.  You must be a good mom.

Fitting in is so important to kids, especially when they have something that makes them stand out like you mentioned for your daughter.

When you can make her happy by something as simple as taping a lollipop to her valentines cards, go for it.  It costs very little and ks well worth the fun.
Our favorite is small boxes of conversational hearts. You know, the kind of treat all of us ([b]including the rabidly anti candy folks posting right now[/b]) gave to our friends in elementary school, (little pastel hearts with messages on them.)

If those are sold out, we try to get the traditional heart shaped lollipops. You can get these at any Target, Walmart, grocery or drug store.

My older kids like to give out popular candy like nerds.  Right now, the coolest of the cool is dipsticks.  If you give those away in the older elementary grades your kid is golden.

Don't listen to the hags who berate your parenting decisions for giving a small treat with the cards.[b] They are the outsiders and do not represent most parents[/b].

I would recommend that you stay away from chocolate, as that crosses into allergy teritory due to cross contamination risks.

Have fun![/quote]

Actually, I went to school in Europe where Valentine's Day was for grown-ups to celebrate with their significant other. It's cute for kids to want to celebrate it too, but I dislike how commercial the holiday is and how it to leads, again, to overconsumption. You know all about the obesity epidemic, I suppose.

PPs have stated that "it is just one day". NO, it's not. Easter candy, Halloween candy, Christmas chocolate, etc. Every major holiday is geared around food (that's fine) and candy is pushed on the kids more and more often (not fine).

And please, "fitting in"??? Don't be ridiculous. I am happy not to "fit in" if it means dissociating a celebration from too much candy. By the way, lots of people find the constant pressure to follow unhealthy nutrition habits very irksome. In my circle no one adds candy to Valentine cards [b]Hopefully we will not be in the minority much longer.[/b]
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Valentine's day candy is not about "nutrition habits." It's about Valentine's day habits.

We get rid of Halloween, Easter and Valentine's Day candy after a certain amount of time.

This is my favorite line form this thread:

"Hopefully we will not be in the minority much longer."

Let the revolution begin. :roll: [/quote]

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