I haven’t had the time or energy to make anything crafty for the kids for Valentine’s Day (I didn’t even help with the first grader’s box, she and her big sister did the whole thing). They all asked for Louise valentines (I can’t make that up), so I spent five minutes editing pictures of her and then picked them up at the one hour photo, and everyone but Ervin filled out the backs themselves.
I didn’t make fancy treats for class, I bought treat bags yesterday at the store and filled them with an assortment of gluten free foods and candy for a “snack mix”, which seems to be my go-to these days.
It’s hard to not feel inadequate with all of the fancy, crafty things people make and share but I know I’m not the only one that didn’t do that stuff.
So I’m sharing because I’m not inadequate and you’re not inadequate, whether we made valentines or bought them from Target, decorated elaborate treats or are sending plain ol juice boxes to the party. We’re all doing the best we can, right? And our kids are all going to come home sugar-highed and happy.
I think that's adorable. xo
You did great, and miles ahead of me when my kids were doing valentines for school. I'd take them to CVS, they'd pick out their fave cards, we'd buy a bag of lollipops or whatever candy seemed easy to tape on, and away we'd go! In the early years I didn't even have the patience to wait for them to write names on the cards, so I'd do that part, too. I don't enjoy crafting, so Valentine's Day at school was busy work for me. But it didn't matter my effort (or lack of), my kids loved it all. Not once did they come home and say "Everyone else had handmade and crafty cards, I am so embarrassed that ours are from CVS."
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I love the Louise valentines! Honestly, I think more of us are doing the store-bought, no frills thing than those who are. And I believe that most of those who DO truly love it. I do not love it. I am happy with store bought. 🙂
Those are adorable! And it's so true! No matter what we can manage, we are all doing great! <3
Thank you for this post. You are right. We are all doing the best that we can. It's only ourselves that make it hard for ourselves. Whatever we do, we know that the kids will still have fun and that's all that really matters right?
YES! Thank you. Also, you killed it with the Dino-Mite cards.
Thanks for sharing. The thought of inadequacy came to me while I was at Target last week buying a box of Valentines for little ones class. She picked them out and signed and fixed them up herself. And I was relieved by that. I've made fancy, pineresty valentines before. But who has the time for that these days? I was happy that I managed to buy them the weekend before and not the night before as is usually the case. Love the pics of Louise… adorable. 🙂
I think you're wonderful Greta. I don't even have to do any of that, and you've got FOUR kids! Don't sell yourself short. 🙂
I will admit there is much that I miss about parenting young children.
But in all honestly, the hoopla attending virtually every holiday is not one of them.
I don't miss Elf on a Shelf or Valentines or Halloween costume obligations.
No thank you, ma'am.
If that makes me a Scrooge, bah humbug!