For my younger son’s preschool Valentine’s Day party, we are providing boxed lunches for the children:

• Mini bottles of water (with a valentine’s label wrap)
• Jam sandwiches cut into hearts
• Slices of cheddar and provolone cheese cut into small hearts
• Red grapes and strawberries
• Valentine’s snack mix:  dried cranberries, yogurt covered raisins, rice chex

At home, we’ll have heart-shaped pizza for dinner.   Have a delicious Valentine’s Day!

I know that my kids are going to get their fill of sweets at the school Valentine’s Day celebration and in their Valentine cards from friends.  I am careful about what we choose to give in Valentine’s cards for that reason.  I am also careful about what we have at home to celebrate.  I like taking things we normally eat (waffles, pancakes, eggs in a nest, toast, sandwiches) and turning them into something appropriate for the holiday, either cutting them into different sized hearts, or using fruit or different ingredients to make heart shapes.