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[CoffeeNut]

I remember back in 2nd thru 4th grade we would spend art class decorating our own Valentine boxes out of shoe boxes.  Was so much fun.

[skatting44]

   The school I attended  celebrated Valentines day by everyone in the class making their own Valentine box  and we gave cards to every peron in our class. We'd go to Woolworths to  buy stuff to decorate our boxes and mostly bought packs of Valentine cards . If any student  showed up without their box or cards the Teacher had a few at the ready.

[PA Mom-mom]

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@skatting44 wrote:

@PA Mom-mom 

  Very cute and artsy  Valentine box !

I made  a Valentine box  last yr with my Grandson that replicated a 1980's boom box

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@skatting44  WOW! That's quite ambitious! I'll bet it looked great. I had no idea they were doing these fantastical Valentine boxes these days. We used to use leftover Christmas wrapping or even tin foil. 

[PA Mom-mom]

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@ahoymate wrote:

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The color blue is not how I remember Valentine's Day.

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@ahoymate  You and me both! 

[skatting44]

  @PA Mom-mom 

  We actually found a little kit at Hobby Lobby  that had decals decorated to glue on to help it look like a boom box , however instead of the cardboard paper  in the kit  we used  a sturdy  shoe box and added additional   glue on items .  He's the only one  who had a decorated box, most of his classmates had the decorated bags . Guess, not to many remember as I do what we did in the  late 1950's  &  early 1960's.

[J Town Girl]

I went to a parochial school and our class size was small.  I remember you either made or bought a valentine for everyone in the class.  

My mom would buy a box of valentines and I would sign each one and put the name of each classmate on the envelope.  On Valentines Day we would walk around the classroom and lay the valentine on each classmates desk.

We only had about 15 students so it didn't take very long to distribute each one.

I always liked my school because each person that I started 1st grade with was with me all the way to the 8th grade.  We occasionally had someone move from the area or someone else moved into the area, but mostly it was always the same kids.   

[Solar Is My Name]

ONE BIG BOX WHERE WE ALL MAILED OUR CARDS -- THEN SOMEONE WAS DESIGNATED TO BE THE MAILMAN -- THIS HAPPENEDD TWICE A YEAR: CHRISTMAS AND VALENTINE'S PARTY DAYS!

It saddened me when in 6th grade all these fun and games stopped.

Granddaughter in preschool and K had an individual box that friends stuffed their cards or little presents into. I think that individual box or pouch is more prevalent now, instead of the one big box.

Good memories!

-Solar  

[catter70]

I started grade school in the late 50's and we had one large Valentine's box for the class and everyone got valentines. They were made with crepe paper, construction paper , doilies and glitter.

[on the bay]

My Grandkids also make St Patrick's Day boxes and the leprechaun always makes a mess with a candy and tricks trail leading them to the pot of gold.(their own bag of treats) It's so much fun 

[Shelbelle]

Yes, in the early 60's in elem school, we would get a big cardboard box, decorate it and all the kids would fill it with cards, loved it !!!