Valentine’s Day is drawing near. Do you remember giving Valentine cards in elementary school? Rather than giving one card to your chosen valentine, you were tasked with giving a Valentine card to every person in your class. And to hold all those cards, we were all assigned to make a Valentine box. With an old shoe box provided by mom or dad, we taped the lid on, and then covered it with red or pink construction paper and heart shaped paper doilies. The more artistic classmates showed off their creativity by adding colorful paper flowers and bow-tied ribbons. For me, most of my “creative time” was spent wiping the Elmer’s glue off the table and attempting to peel it from my fingers. The most important feature of the box, however, was the cut slit in the center of the box providing an opening to receive all the cards.
At home, we wrote the classmate’s name on the small white envelope and stuffed it with a few heart shaped conversation candies along with the card. The candies were imprinted with an innocent saying such as “Be Mine,” “Kiss Me,” or “I Love You.” The three to four inch colorful cards had artistic images with silly sayings to match the image. Do you remember any of these cards?
