Valentines Dat

laundryqueen · **Valentines Dat**

:love: What are your frugal Valentines Day ideas?? Love to hear them

chatsalot · 02-12-2007, 09:54 AM

Hubby works midnights, so it's just me and the kids. Nothing special planned.. i'll be making lasagna though..

And made each of the kids and hubby a vday card and got them each a bit of chocolate.. that's it.

Rythlynx · 02-12-2007, 10:11 AM

My favourite (and very frugal) Valentine's dinner:

Toasted cheese hearts (cut out the hearts using a heart shaped cookie cutter) and Campbell's tomato soup.

It's red and white and cheap.

DH and I did this our first Valentine's together. We still talk about 6 years later. Unfortunately this year he's working and I'm in class, so a quick kiss at the door maybe all we can manage.

momof2boys · 02-12-2007, 10:20 AM

A spagetti dinner and a little red wine will be the course this year.

Dh is taking the day off so I can attend my sons party at school. I am the room mother but have to take the little ones with me and this time I just want to focus on the class!

I am going to make heart shaped pancakes for breakfast for the kids!

Making my own card for dh and kids.

heather61172 · 02-12-2007, 11:04 AM

This year I decided we will stay home and put together a romantic meal together for me my husband and include the kids....have a roast, mashed potatoes, green beans...crab legs for my the adults and my son...we love them. Then I will make a nice dessert and serve sparkling grape juice. My kids will think it is great. :love:

firefighter89 · 02-12-2007, 11:59 AM

We printed our Valentine's online and the kids colored them. Much cheaper and they were proud of the final result.

Susan

Indymomof3 · 02-12-2007, 01:54 PM

I am going to make heart shaped pancakes for the kids and then we got them each a little box of candy and a puzzle. I am going to make steak and shrimp for DH and I after the kids are in bed, maybe a glass of wine.

Funnelcake · 02-12-2007, 02:22 PM

I'm making chocolate lollipops with leftover melting chocolate for the kids and a new book for each of them. DH are I are skipping gifts for each other and buying a $25 gift card to use on a date night in the future. We are having a "red meal" which the kids so excited about - red heart jello jigglers, red kool aid, spaghetti, red peppers and heart sugar cookies with red icing. Tasty, huh?

ericklar · 02-12-2007, 04:09 PM

I love this book by Meg Cox called Traditions. It has cheap things in it - like making a poster for each kid that tells them how you love them vs. candy/gifts. I use this with the teachers too!

Here are a few of the ideas from her book:

· Book of love
o Keep a rotating book that each year members of the family write down loving things about one another
· Have a Heart Award
o Each member of the family gives awards to each other member for a special act of love or kindness
· What is sweet about you poster
o Using hearts have family members what is sweet about one another and attach to poster board & then display

Free (or nearly) and meaningful.

Erica