Jennifer3141 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Does anyone organize one here? We've particpated in another board's exchange before but that board is done. Do we do one? Who has organized it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 That sounds fun!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nyssa Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 What is it? :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 That sounds fun!!! We loved it! My kids have a mail obsession though. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 What is it? :lurk5: You snail mail Valentines to other kids who have signed up on a list. Since we're not in school, we don't get a big box of Valentines unless we do something like this. And mail from all over the world is fun anyway. The kids were thrilled when they got Valentines from some Amercians living in Australia last year. They're hoping for Valentines from the South Pole someday so if any of you could hop on down there and send us some, we'd appreciate it greatly!! :D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 That sounds fun! I don't want to organize it, but we're definitely interested in participating. :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 That sounds fun!I don't want to organize it, but we're definitely interested in participating. :lurk5: I don't mind organizing it and if it gets too big, maybe someone can do a second list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainySunday Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) That sounds like a lot of fun! I know dd would love to participate! Edited January 2, 2012 by RainySunday subbing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I know my boys would be interested in this! (me too - I love mail!) :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHowell Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I don't mind organizing it and if it gets too big, maybe someone can do a second list? I wouldn't mind helping you! My kids would LOVE this. It would make a great geography lesson too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyH in NC Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 She loves to receive mail. :) Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 I wouldn't mind helping you! My kids would LOVE this. It would make a great geography lesson too! Alrighty! We'll have people PM us their addresses later this week and then we can coordinate and make sure we got everyone!! Thanks for helping out! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 And my cute kiddo story about doing a Valentine exchange happened at the mailbox with DD last year. I let her look at the envelopes addressed to her but she had to put them into a homemade mailbox in our living room to open on February 14. (You may want to do it differently!!) Anyway, we got down to the mailbox and there was her first envelope. She looked at it, looked at me incredulously and said, "Well, mercy me! How does the mailman know where I live??!!" "Mercy me?!" (I'm prone to exclamations sadly but "Mercy me!" isn't one of them!) I have ZERO idea where she got that from but it is so much nicer than what I would have come out with. Everyime I go down to the box now, I think, "Mercy me! How does Consumers Energy find me every month?!" :D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillysmom216 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 This is a fun idea. Count us in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Would love to be included please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 That would be awesome!:hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Sounds wonderful - count us in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinlunachick Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Count me in too. I'm willing to do two sets, as I have a 3yo who will be very unhappy if all the Valentines go to her big sister! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Count me in too. I'm willing to do two sets, as I have a 3yo who will be very unhappy if all the Valentines go to her big sister! ;) I'll be doing two sets too so no worries! :D Here's the things about the exchanges I've done before... the kids honestly don't care whether stuff is homemade or handmade. They don't care if you include stickers or pencils (which don't survive the trips to and from Canada!!) they just love getting mail from other kids around the world who are homeschooled too. We usually do a mix of homemade and store Valentines because doilies are glue and glitter are the BEST things in the world and so is picking out Valentines from Spongebob Squarepants so your mother can have an ethical dilemma in Target wondering how many of you will be totally disgusted at my parenting becuase my kids know who Spongebob is!! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsam Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 My two boys would LOVE to participate. Keep us in the loop!! Thanks. What a great idea. This is our first year homeschooling and I hadn't thought about the fact that they would miss out on that this year :o) Jodie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allie911 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 My DS (7) and DD (almost 6) would *love* to participate. Exchanging valentines is one thing they have said they miss about attending school outside the home :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipper Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I would love to include my littlest (7 yrs old) in this as well please! I have been worrying about V-day since she is just now coming home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 This is an awesome idea! I would love to include my ds8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I have two, maybe 3 participants! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerPoppy Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 We'd like to participate! (1 child) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in LV Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I would love to participate as well. If we have a lot of participants, is there interest in breaking the exchange up into 2 or more groups? Is there a limit on the number of valentines people would like to send? I'm thinking people might have different limits in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicMouseTN Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 We would love to participate too! We have 2 kiddos too that would participate. Dd - 6 and ds - 3! Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 My two kids would love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabeline Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 My boys would love to join too. I don't think we have ever traded valentines with any one before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 We would like to participate also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetTN Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Yes! We would love to participate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Oh, me too please! Dd6 loves V-day and didn't know there was such a thing as exchanging cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 I'm taking down screenames. I will be sending the list out Friday, January 6 so that the early birds can get started early if they wish. I noticed Target already had Valentines Day stuff. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyP Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Please sign us up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I'm taking down screenames. I will be sending the list out Friday, January 6 so that the early birds can get started early if they wish. I noticed Target already had Valentines Day stuff. :001_smile: I think I noticed V-day decorations the day after Christmas :confused:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnificent_baby Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 We would love to participate! Dd 8. Especially since we are newbies and dd is missing her friends in ps, this would be wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amydavis Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 My ds11 and dd7 would enjoy participating, so count us in! Do we need to list names, so they know who to address them to? How does this work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ofus Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 us too! Two sets from two boys, 7 & 8. What fun!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abeth78 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 My son would love this. Sign us up please! Thanks for organizing this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jallison25 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 we would love to be included! i have a 6 and 4 year old! they will be so excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerbread Mama Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 We would like to do this as well. I have a 9 yo and 8 yo. I was being a little hard on myself yesterday about having brought them home and they would miss their class parties. I think getting mail would offset that ;) I'll be happy to do 2 sets, I have TONS of Valentines that I stocked up on last year (they ARE all cartoonish, though......do I need to have an ethical anxiety attack? LOL I can do that, too, just add it to my other anxieties about homeschooling!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Count dd8 in, please. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Are we sending cards in envelopes or postcards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Are we sending cards in envelopes or postcards? You can do whatever you OR your checkbook prefer!! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmh Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 We would love to participate! 2 kids. :thumbup1: I love this idea, m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiemac78 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 We would like to do this! I have two that would like to participate. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessedmom4god Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Count us in! I guess with 4 kids we better do it as a family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 Bumping before bed to give everyone a chance to sign up. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Valentines Day is my favorite small holiday. Count us in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueinNC Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Please count us in too (one dd)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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