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Valentine's Day Love Hearts - Easy, Fun, Daily Reminder

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Valentine's Day Love Hearts - Easy, Fun, Daily Reminder

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I also wanted to highlight the love I feel for my own kids here at home, so this year we started a new Valentine's tradition of love hearts on their doors each morning from Feb 1-14.

My kids have always thrived on positive reinforcement so I thought this would be a great way to celebrate Valentine's Day and let them know how much they're loved and boost their self confidence. I want them to always feel noticed, valued and loved {things that I didn't necessarily feel as a child}. By leaving a new love heart each day it's a way for me to say I see you, I appreciate you and I love you.

WHAT IS THE VALENTINE'S DAY HEART ON DOOR TRADITION?

The Valentine's Day heart tradition, sometimes also referred to as a "heart attack", involves leaving a new heart on each child's bedroom door each morning. Each heart highlights a positive attribute the child has e.g. you are a great friend or you are kind {there's more ideas further down in this post}.

Each morning the child will wake up to a new love note from their parents making them feel valued, and by reading the words to themselves it will also reinforce {or boost} their self confidence and self esteem. The great part is anybody can recreate this simple tradition in their own home with just a few basic items.

To make each day's heart simply cut out a heart shape in cardstock or paper and then write the message on the front of the heart. Stick the heart to the child's door during the night after they're asleep so they wake up to it in the morning. I use to stick them to our doors as it doesn't leave any marks when removed. I also alternate the heart colour each day so they can easily work out which one is the new one.

I've hand cut our hearts, but if you want all the hearts to be the same or you're time poor, you can buy pre cut cardstock hearts . If you only have coloured paper, but have access to a laminator I would recommend laminating them as they will be more sturdy and then you can reuse them each year.

VALENTINES DAY HEART MESSAGES FOR KIDS

Each day you will need a different message for the kids. I make each one special to each individual child making it about their personality traits or abilities that make them who they are, however sometimes they do overlap and both girls end up with the same message {but I put them up on different days}.

I have deliberately chosen not to focus on their physical appearance e.g. you have beautiful blue eyes because I personally don't want my children to link their self worth to their physical attributes, however you can choose to do it differently in your household.

If you do a new heart from Feb 1-14 you will end up with 14 different positive messages, which gets trickier towards the end, so here's some of the positive messages for kids we've used:

I decided to start the tradition this year as my eldest can read proficiently and my youngest will be learning to read throughout the year, so I felt like they would both benefit from it rather than my youngest not quite grasping the concept. It has worked really well because even though she can't read yet, she gets so excited each morning and asks her big sister to read her heart to her. She then repeats it to herself and comes and tells me mummy I'm .....

My youngest specifically requested that I add blue hearts to her door along with the pink/purple/red theme I had already started. She's also started drawing her own hearts to copy the message and then cuts them out and puts them on her wall near her bed. I cannot tell you how much it makes my heart melt that she's done this.

ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO DO THE VALENTINES HEARTS ON DOOR IDEA

While this is a popular tradition that many families do, you can make it unique to your family by tweaking it however you like to fit in with your needs. These are some ways you can change it up, but still use the hearts to make kids feel special:

Instead of leaving a new heart every morning from Feb 1-14, simply cover the door in hearts on Valentine's Day morning.

Use plain coloured hearts if your kids can't read yet

Use one special colour for each child

Add photos of your child as well as hearts

Add strings to make the hearts look like balloons

Laminate the hearts to reuse them each year

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Valentine's Day Hearts On Door Tradition

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Make kids feel special on Valentine's Day by leaving hearts on their door with this simple tradition.

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5/5 -- This is my favorite rom com movie ever and is for SURE in my top three movies of all time!

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5/5- This was an all time favorite growing up! I used to watch it all the time and reference it with friends!

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David & Patrick are one of the best written on-screen love stories ever! You should definitely give the show a watch, but this episode tugs at your heart strings and makes you fall in love with them together!

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Abbott Elementary: Season 2 Valentine's Day

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Abbott Elementary: Season 2 Valentine's Day

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This was a joke on TikTok that everyone who made their partner this chicken made them fall in love... And tbh... It made me fall in love with myself cuz I only made it for myself. 10/10 reccommend for Valentine's day dinner for SURE!

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Marry Me Chicken is creamy, juicy, and full of flavor! It’s said that this chicken dinner is so good that if you cook it for your partner, he will propose to you!

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I Love You Always Forever by Donna Lewis

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I Love You Always Forever by Donna Lewis

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Need a good laugh? A good cry? Look no further! Throwback to my high school years and wanting to find that yellow dress that Kate Hudson rocks in the movie!

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I LIVED for the 27 bridesmaid dresses in this movie- anyone had to wear a truly wild briedsmaid dress before?

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How I Met Your Mother- the entire series

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How I Met Your Mother- the entire series

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Did you love Ted's epically long love story? Barney's antics? Or Marshall and Lily's steady and true love for one another? Or Robin's on and off romances throughout the show?

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A real-life love story moved to the big screen! I actually remember seeing this premiere in Los Angeles with a Q&A afterwards with Kumail and his wife Emily! It was a once in a lifetime experience!

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A tribute to Dionne Warwick at the Kennedy Center. This performance was iconic, and is just a classic! "WITHOUT TRUE LOVE WE JUST EXIST"

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Cynthia Erivo performs "Alfie" for Dionne Warwick | 46th Kennedy Center Honors

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Add this flower to a bouquet especially if you are part of the LGBTQIA+ community. In mythology Hyacinthus & Apollo share a story of love which is how the flower got it's name.

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Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo- what a classic rom com couple, and a lovely coming of age story...and a reminder not to grow up too fast. <3

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If your partner has wanted to start tending to a real plant, a monstera is a great choice to gift as they are gorgeous and so easy to take care of!

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Parks and Recreation: Leslie and Ben Season 5 Episode 14

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Parks and Recreation: Leslie and Ben Season 5 Episode 14

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Their tv wedding was magical!

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I'll never forget the year where I just became single right before Valentine's Day and my mom got me a gift card for a massage! It was THE BEST Valentine's Day gift from my very first Valentine <3

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Schitt's Creek: Season 6 Episode 13 Happy Ending

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Schitt's Creek: Season 6 Episode 13 Happy Ending

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I still cry every time I watch this episode. So many moments filled with different kinds of love: romantic, friendship, and familial. It was truly a series finale for the ages. I can still here the a cappella version of Simply the Best by the Jazzagals. <3

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The flower's connection to Valentine's Day harkens back to the 19th century, when Victorians used floral bouquets to deliver a message to love interests. This system is called "floriography" and officially solidified the red rose's romantic status.

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One of the rarest flowers found around the globe is the orchids. Orchids symbolize friendship, new beginnings, and joy. A beautiful vertical bouquet of orchids would be loved by your friends.

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This February, see one or more of our most-loved A24 movies and receive an exclusive heart sticker, plus a free month of perks from AAA24!

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Oh yeah

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I Want to Know What Love Is  by Foreigner

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I Want to Know What Love Is  by Foreigner

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Sleepless in Seattle (1993) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers

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Recommended to me by NCCTS movie fanatic Rio May, this is not quite a rom-com, but it's about LOVE and it's a must-see!

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Quite possibly one of my favorite movies about love, and one of my favorite movies! I wanted to BE Cher, and her closet, swoon!

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Clueless (1995) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers

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Every SINGLE song SADE has gifted the world will make you fall in love. That's a fact.

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Sade - Your Love Is King - Official - 1984

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I wish I had fallen in love in the 80's!

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Fall in love...with YOURSELF, family, friends, romantic partners, with LA!

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The official website for Insecure on HBO, featuring full episodes online, interviews, schedule information and episode guides. Watch all seasons of Insecure on HBO.

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This song resonates within every fiber of my being! Plus check out The Knife's original version, whoa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPD8Ja64mRU. Love has unlimited meanings and interpretations.

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José Gonzales - Heartbeats | Other Voices

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Listen to this song (whether you understand the Spanish language lyrics). You'll know what it means regardless.

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Natalia Lafourcade - Para Qué Sufrir (Cover Audio)

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I watched Yorgos Lanthimos' The Lobster on Valentine's Day by myself, as an independent single person, and my perspective on love and film was never the same!

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James Baldwin's beautiful and bold poetic words are spoken into life by KiKi Layne and Stephan James, and the vision of Barry Jenkin. As the movie tag line suggests: Trust Love All the Way.

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IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK | Official Trailer

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Someone had to.

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The Notebook (2004) Official Trailer - Ryan Gosling Movie

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This has been on my watch list forever now, and the film has reached it's 20+ year anniversary. Enjoy this restored official trailer! This Valentine's Day I'm In the Mood for Love. :)

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IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE | Official Trailer | 20th Anniversary Restoration

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Run, don't walk! Your ears will "mahal" you for listening to this album from front to back. Mahal means "love" in Tagalog, a word I say every day.

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How is Queen Bey nowhere to be found?

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Fun GALENTINES DAY fact. After Dolly wrote this song, Elvis wanted to sing it but Dolly would have had to turn over 1/2 of the rights. She made the hard decision to say no. Later on after she agrees that Whitney Houston would do it justice she says, "When Whitney's version came out, I made enough money to buy Graceland"

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Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You (Live)

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Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

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Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Clothbound Classics) [Austen, Jane, Jones, Vivien, Jones, Vivien, Jones, Vivien, Tanner, Tony, Bickford-Smith, Coralie] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

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Does this count? For me it counts, she finds a boyfriend yadda yadda but most importantly she finds herselffffff in the way only one can in 2001

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If you waited until the last minute and did not support a local florist... if you buy some flowers at Whole Foods, they will arrange them for you FOR FREE! You just have to buy the little vase which is literally like $4 or something.

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1 box classic cake mix (ingredients called for on box to make the cake)

3 Tbsp Vanilla Frosting I used pre-made

24-36 Cake Pop Sticks or Lollipop Sticks

12 oz Pink Candy Melts

White Sprinkles

INSTRUCTIONS

Make cake and bake according to box instructions. Then let the cake cool at room temperature.

Remove the cake from the pan.  Remove the brown outside layer from the cake and throw away.  Crumble up the remaining cake into a large bowl.

Add the frosting to your crumbled cake and stir everything together until well combined.

Shape mixture into about 24-36 cake balls (depending on their size) and place on a lined cookie sheet. I used a cookie scoop to ensure that each one is approximately the same size.

Put the pink candy melts in a small microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds, then stir.  Then continue to heat in 30 second intervals stirring between each one until the candy melts are fully melted and creamy.

Dip each cake pop stick into the pink melted candy and then place them into the cake balls about halfway threw the balls.  Then place in freezer for 10-15 minutes.

After the cake pops have been in the freezer.  Dip each cake pop into the melted candy melts (you may need to remelt if it has solidified some).  Make sure that the candy covers the cake pop completely.  Allow the excess melted candy to drip off back into the bowl.

Then place the stick of cake pops in a block of styrofoam while the candy dries and solidifies.  Add the sprinkles immediately before the candy dries.

Continue until all the cake pops have been covered.  Once all the cake pops are dry, they are ready to serve and enjoy!

RECIPE NOTES

You can use white almond bark instead of the candy melts for the outside coating if you prefer.  Use food coloring to dye it pink prior to dipping the cake pops in the mixture.

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Archie + Betty + Veronica Love Triangle!

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I loved these paperback comics! My older brother would always get me one, every time he nabbed a Batman issue. I never really cared about Archie, but wanted to know everything about Betty and Veronica, they were the real draw(ing)s! Also, this love triangle made way for Dawson's Creek, another one etched in my brain for eternity.

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The Way We Was (Season 2, Episode 12) - The Simpsons

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The Way We Was (Season 2, Episode 12) - The Simpsons

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One of the best love origin stories set to the musical backdrop of The Carpenters' (They Long to Be) Close to You. Perfection! Also, Marge without her signature beehive, and Homer with more than a couple strands of hair, time warp.

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Peter and Nance, a love so sweet!

♪ I thought that I was whole ♪
♪ with my lime juice and my rum, ♪
♪ a maraschino cherry ♪
♪ and just one banana chum. ♪
♪ I was blind, you'll see, ♪
♪ and I hear what you're saying to me ♪
♪ that our two bananas ♪
♪ make a better recipe. ♪
♪ 'Cause it takes two bananas ♪
♪ to make a banana Daiquiri. ♪

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A perfect marriage of romance and sustenance for your heart and belly!

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I once went to a mushroom-themed musical dinner. The entire meal featured mushrooms, from the white snow fungus in the welcome drinks to the shiitakes in the sweet mushroom pavlova (surprisingly good!). Naturally, before any dishes even hit the table, mushrooms appeared there too; frilly clusters of oyster mushrooms anchored arrangements that were otherwise sparsely poked with greenery and just a flower or two.

It brought to life what I'd been long coveting on my Instagram feed: bouquets and centerpieces made up primarily of vegetables and mushrooms, with flowers present but taking a supporting role. The trend is poised to continue, and to extend beyond the food world: The wedding publication Brides recently named non-floral accents like fruit and fungi as one of the trends that will dominate weddings in 2024.

A prominent example of this style is the work of the Los Angeles floral designer Yasmine Mei, who describes her approach as "playfully combining the classical and the unusual." Her arrangements include pomegranates surrounding pink oysters and pom poms of lion's mane, fluffy tufts of flowers interspersed with enokis, and thick trumpets nestled into a bouquet with herbs. A design featuring mushrooms along with underripe tangerines and stalks of yellow grevillea, also known as spider flowers, offers an otherworldly appearance. She's used mushrooms at events for Salad Freak author Jess Damuck and fashion designer Stella McCartney.

Events by the rapidly growing mushroom supplier Smallhold also often feature mushroom and floral centerpieces. The snack table at a recent launch party for the brand's mushroom pesto was anchored by a lush display of oyster mushrooms, flowers, and ferns, lending an immersive forest aura to the otherwise industrial-looking Brooklyn meadery Honey's.

It isn't just mushrooms starring in these refreshingly unpredictable designs. A splash of white currants turn a single pitcher plant into a centerpiece in an arrangement from London florist Kasia Borowiecka, who has also used tropical fruit, as well as kale and bitter melon, to great textural effect. Sparse designs from the Limassol, Cyprus artist Anastasia Kolesnichenko find sculptural beauty in arrangements as simple as a single star fruit paired with a slice of citrus and two flowers; so do designs from Berlin floral designer Carolin Ruggaber, who anchors arrangements with grapes or lemons.

Similarly, the Brooklyn pop-up series Produce Parties, which throws potluck events that are themed around a fruit, vegetable, or mushroom, extends its themes to its tablescapes, typically working with floral designer Lindsay Jones. Towers of carnations and tomatoes stole the show at a tomato-themed party in the summer. These aren't your typical Edible Arrangements, but art that highlights the beauty in what happens to be edible.

Natoora, the purveyor of specialty produce, makes a compelling case for the vegetable bouquet each Valentine's Day. With its " Radicchio, Not Roses" campaign, Natoora argues that not only are roses wasted at the end of their lives, but the process of producing them is often exploitative and environmentally unsustainable, requiring shipping over large distances and transportation on more resource-intensive refrigerated trucks. Radicchio, by comparison, can be eaten after being enjoyed visually.

What I like about produce-centric bouquets is the break from expectation. There is still a place for flowers, of course, but these bouquets offer a way of looking past the obvious (flowers alone) and to more unexpected elements (weird vegetables, fun fruit) and what they can add in terms of shape, texture, and color. This Valentine's Day, add some variety to your usual flowers by bulking up your bouquet at the farmers market.

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Skip the typical dozen roses for floral arrangements made with mushrooms, radicchio, and other unexpected produce.

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sophie b. hawkins damn i wish i was your lover

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Sophie B. Hawkins - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

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Sophie B. Hawkins's official music video for 'Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover'. Click to listen to Sophie B. Hawkins on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/SBHSpot?IQid=SBHYL As featured on Tongues And Tails. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/SBHTTiTunes?IQid=SBHYL Google Play: http://smarturl.it/SBHYLPlay?IQid=SBHYL Amazon: http://smarturl.it/SBHTTAm?IQid=SBHYL More from Sophie B.