If you send chocolate, it's an allergy risk. Non-chocolates probably have food dyes. Sugar will kill you. Tchotchkes fill the landfill. Tattoos are trampy. If your card is a cartoon character, you're endorsing TV. If it's an animal, you'll get a call from PETA. If it's handmade, you're a sanctimommy, and if it's store bought, you neglect your kids.

You can't win, but not playing is also a jerk move.

Send what you/your kid like. Mine is into glow sticks and loves Skittles, so that's what we're sending.

Anonymous wrote:My kids have so much fun with Valentines day -- cards and candies. It's just ONE DAY people. Why does everything have to be such a big deal? It's just cards and candy!! Let them enjoy it!

+1000

Anonymous wrote:I like to send in mini Starburst, Skittles, or Dum Dums because they are generally free from the most common allergies.

Ignoring the haters.

As a mom of a kid with food allergies, I really appreciate this! Thank you!

Skittles

Hmm.... I find the candy hard to avoid now that most of the valentines aimed at kids come with candy.

I guess I will have lost the "respect" of previous posters - wth?! I got valentines with nerds to pass out and my 2nd grader is very happy.

I like to send in mini Starburst, Skittles, or Dum Dums because they are generally free from the most common allergies.

Ignoring the haters.

Please check with your schoo. Ours says no food, no knick jacks just cards.

Anonymous wrote:My dh was complaining about valentines day hubbub at school, the boxes, the cards, the candy. I told him it is times like this when it shows he grew up in another country. This is how we do things around here. Get in the spirit!

Totally my dh too! foreign born as well and he does this on Halloween too. He doesn't get it at all
As for the op question, I do lollipops bc my dc wants that. If she wants stickers or chocolates I'd do that, basically whatever school says its ok & dc wants to give out.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm pretty sure that when I was a kid we only gave out and received cards, not candy. Am I remembering this wrong?

Yes. You have no memory of candy hearts that say LUV or B MINE? Really? Heart shaped red-hots? Necco wafers? Been around FOREVER.

Not pp, but we didn't get those from other kids. There would be a bowl of them at a party. We just gave each other cards, usually ones you punched out.

Anonymous wrote:I'm pretty sure that when I was a kid we only gave out and received cards, not candy. Am I remembering this wrong?

Yes. You have no memory of candy hearts that say LUV or B MINE? Really? Heart shaped red-hots? Necco wafers? Been around FOREVER.

I'm pretty sure that when I was a kid we only gave out and received cards, not candy. Am I remembering this wrong?

OP you won't please everyone. Send whatever you send. Some will toss it, some won't. It's a no-win situation.

My dh was complaining about valentines day hubbub at school, the boxes, the cards, the candy. I told him it is times like this when it shows he grew up in another country. This is how we do things around here. Get in the spirit!

I'd only do it if my kid really, really wanted to. But for us, I'm hoping the other kids will be happy with just a card this year.