Valentine’s’ theme at Playgroup!

Our now AC had Valentine’s Day themed arts and crafts in nursery/pre school (state and private).

Our GC the same including the two youngest who are currently in reception class.

It’s not as if they will be unaware, the shops have been full of Valentine’s promotional tatt goods immediately Christmas was over.

I think it’s unnecessary and silly even little children know that Valentine’s Day is a ‘love day’ they very soon afterwards have mother's day to do lovely cards for mum I don’t remember my kids or grandkids doing anything at school for Valentine’s Day
I wish it didn’t all get muddled up
Leave Valentine’s day for grown ups with its proper meaning or get rid of it altogether

I remember getting Valentine's cards from my children when they were little. There are different kinds of love and they are too little to understand romance but know they love their mum.

Georgesgran

What is your objection Cabbie.

I think it’s harmless. My 3 year old DGS2 has already made a Valentine card for his Mummy at Nursery. It gives the little ones a craft/making task, no different from the Easter, Mothers/Fathers Day, or Christmas cards they make and bring home.

DGS1 (7) has a Valentine Ball for an hour after school - the £2 a ticket is going towards school funds.

I can’t see a problem either, promoting a bit of ❤️ and making glitter cards and so on.

Ridiculous getting young kids involved In Valentine’s Day.
It’s about romantic love between 2 adults.
Well it always was in my day.

Glitter is frowned upon! 😆
It has a damaging effect on the environment.
(Not that I disagree, but the poor kids will have nothing left to them soon.)

When we did it with children we said make a card for someone you love.

There are lots of people in children’s lives who don’t have a special day.

I was rather touched at variety of people ( and animals) they chose. And I even got a few🙂

It’s quite harmless. They make cards for their parents/ carer to show love. Theres no harm learning that surely. Mine were doing this 40 years ago so not new.

There’s …. Forgot my apostrophe!

Although the original meaning was about lovers, and the basic theme remains so, Valentine’s Day has expanded to include love for anyone, so a child loves his/her mummy, for example. Of course we have Mother’s Day for that, but most little children will decorate a heart shape and give it to someone they love, usually mum, but could be another family member.
No problem with that.

So we have now changed Valentine’s Day to ‘everyone’s day’
which basically could be any day of the year
It should be an anonymous lover or prospective lovers card or to a wife /husband/boyfriend/girlfriend

Children can have a ‘love everyone day’ separately

Let’s change Mother’s Day to any females day Aunt /baby sister/ grandmother/ neighbour down the street day

We don't really want gestures of love from unknown people, do we?

Bit creepy I'd have thought

I got my first Valentine's Day card in 1963 when I was in what is now called Y5 (it was called third year Juniors then.) I gave it back to him because he had been mean to me once!

Young children, even at playschool age, notice what is going on around them when they go to the shops which are full of pink-themed slushy heart-shaped tat (I love that word!) I really don't think it will harm them irrevocably if they do a bit of arts and crafts with hearts and flowers for their Mum, friend or even their Dad!

Rula, I don't think a playschool-age child would think of giving a home made Valentine's card to a random stranger!

So Mr Google says

* Valentine's Day is primarily about "love," encompassing all forms of affection, not just romantic love between partners, meaning it's about expressing love to friends, family, and significant others alike, although it's most strongly associated with celebrating romantic love between lovers.*

AskAlice

*Rula*, I don't think a playschool-age child would think of giving a home made Valentine's card to a random stranger!

Oh sorry! I was responding to BlueBelles comment!

I'd be able to comprehend the meaning in the title with or without apostrophes. Agree about Valentine celebrations for 2 year olds, ridiculous

ViceVersa

And what 'children' are getting tattoos?

Anyone giving a tattoo to someone under 18 is committing an offence. It really is illegal.

Nothing wrong with it as a theme, nothing wrong with making heart biscuits a s a heart card to give to mummy or someone.

Paperbackwriter

ViceVersa

And what 'children' are getting tattoos?

Anyone giving a tattoo to someone under 18 is committing an offence. It really is illegal.

Yes, thank you, I'm perfectly well aware of the law regarding tattoos. I was asking for examples of 'children' getting tattoos. Does anyone personally know of incidents where that has happened - or it is just another case of 'I have heard'?

Children under 5 will view it as a fun crafting activity. My granddaughter's nursery recently had a 'self affirmation' day. I have a picture of her with a * valentine * decorated poster, with words I am funny ! I understand she originally chose I am Elsa [ character from the film Frozen] until staff explained !!!
Nothing more than a fun day with perhaps a little learning in the background

A nursery aged child got off the bus today, clutching a home-made Valentine's card - I think it's ok if it's presented as let's make a card for someone you love.

As a former Playgroup leader, we used the opportunity for crafts to allow the children to understand that "love" is not just romantic love and you can make a card or ice a biscuit for your parent(s), carer, grandparent or pet stick insect who usually really cherished the gesture

I was given red rose and a card (not a Valentine card but one that said " love you to the moon and back" which was the theme of the first baby gifts I bought my grand daughter) from my two year old grand daughter today. It was signed from my grand daughter, baby grandson and their dog. I was very touched as I am widowed and know I won't be receiving a Valentine card. When I taught infants we used to make heart shaped cookies and cards which the children took home to share with their family. It was a way of showing love and developing their fine motor skills!

I worked in pre-school. We did activities every day. Yes, we made valentine cards for Mum and Dad. It was a card to say they loved Mum/Dad, no romance included. We also made toilet roll fireworks for Guy Fawkes, Christmas decorations and Easter cards.
I just wonder why the pre-school you mentioned is putting information out into the public domain.