Or so she says...

Family Fun, Favorites, Food, and Faith

  • Home
  • Categories
    • Gift Ideas
    • Family
    • Recipes
    • Education
    • Faith & Inspiration
    • Holidays
    • Vacation
    • Crafts
    • Health
    • Home & Garden
  • About
    • OSSS Team
    • Media & Partners

February 7, 2014 by Tonii

February Family Night…Sending the LOVE! (she: Tonii)

This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, see the disclosure policy.
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email

I am so excited to be back and sharing a great family night activity for one of my MOST favorite holidays…Valentine’s Day!  Now I don’t know about you, but in our house Valentine’s Day has become a family affair ๐Ÿ™‚  Don’t get me wrong, I love a romantic date with my hubby, but I am also not about to pass up a chance to spend the month of February teaching my kids how they can better show love in our family and to those around us!

Every year for Valentine’s I put out some cute little mailboxes I got from Target in the Dollar Spot.  Once a day starting February 1st I put a little something in each of the kids’ mailboxes, anything from a note telling them something I love about them or a pencil and notepad.  It has become one of our favorite traditions, and as I got them out this year I thought maybe we could use them to not only focus on receiving love…but SENDING some love out as well!

013

To get started we grabbed an extra mail box we had.  Then I gave the kids all our supplies, large craft sticks, glittery heart stickers, and pink and red pipe cleaners.  The kids had a blast wrapping the pipe cleaners around each stick and then topping them off with a heart sticker.

007

Once the kids had our sticks all ready to go, I took them all and wrote on the back something simple we could do to send some love in this crazy world! ๐Ÿ™‚

sendthelove

 

Every day we pick out one stick and do that activity for that day.  It has been a fantastic way to spend quality time together as a family, and do our part to Send the Love!  Our family motto for this year is “Be the Good!” and I am excited to use this fun, simple activity to do just that.

Thanks so much for having me, and feel free to stop by Blue Skies Ahead for some simple Homemade Valentines Ideas or a Valentines Scavenger Hunt to show your kids how much you care ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
❮❮ Previous Post
Next Post ❯ ❯

Comments

  1. Liv says

    February 7, 2014 at 10:35 am

    I like this because it gives me a chance to do more of what we did during the Christmas season! For our advent calendar we had acts of kindness included among treats and family outings, so this is a great continuation of that. Thanks for the idea!

    Reply
  2. Mariel @ Or so she says... says

    February 7, 2014 at 12:41 pm

    This is adorable, Tonii! I’m always looking for simple ways I can incorporate more service into my home. Great idea and I love the little heart sticks. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  3. Megan @ Teaching Every Day says

    February 7, 2014 at 1:48 pm

    Love the idea of doing acts of kindness for others. It’s such a fun way to teach kindness! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Our Weekly Newsletter

Join over 180,000 others who keep tabs on 'Or so she says...' family ideas & favorite things!

Mariel (mahr-eeee-elle) is a mother of 7 kiddos, finish carpenter's wife, and FAMILY enthusiast. Created in 2009, 'Or so she says...' is all about ideas for the family. We like to say we have the MOTHER lode of ideas! Enjoy!! (Oh, and we would love to have you join us on social media, as well... @orsoshesays) See ya around!

Let’s Socialize

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Categories

Topics

My Beliefs

Free Book of Mormon Offer

10 Reasons I Love Being a Latter-day Saint

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Affiliate Disclosure

‘Or so she says…’ is a participant in a variety of affiliate programs, including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. Read more in the Disclosure,ย including info on Adthrive, the publishing network for this blog.

10 Most Popular Posts

  • 16 Teenage Birthday Party Ideas
  • 26 Camping Hacks You Need to Know
  • Best Products for Thinning Hair
  • Swiss cheese Chicken Easy Dinner
  • Would You Rather ~ Scripture Edition Game
  • Cute Bun Hairstyles for Girls
  • Over 100 Family Movie Ideas
  • The Ultimate Collection of Scriptures on Faith
  • Foods to Freeze Dry ~ Ultimate List
  • 30 Books to Read Out Loud to Older Kids

 

February’s Top 10 Posts

  • Candy Barbie Doll Dress
  • Come Follow Me February 2021 Talks
  • General Conference Food Ideas
  • 35 Ways to Use Norwex Cleaning Paste
  • Unicorn Poop Valentine
  • 34 Favorite Children’s Books
  • Useful Apps for Your Disney World Trip
  • How to Connect With Your Teen
  • Foods You Can Freeze Dry
  • 6 Recipes My Teenagers Love
  • Disclosure Policy
  • Privacy Policy

© 2018 Or So She Says... By: Pretty Darn Cute Design