I've never really gotten excited about valentines day, just another day for hubby to forget. But one year I had these coupons for kids, things like "get out of doing dishes", "1 free staying up until 10", ect. I got the bright idea to invent a valentines man. So I started Feb 1st. The girls would come home from school to find something on their bed, maybe a box of candy hearts, maybe a coupon, maybe just some silly valentine card. Then on Valentine day I'd leave the bigger item like maybe a chocolate heart. Each one had a note "from the valentine man". The girls were so excited. Each year they'd start talking about how excited they was the valentine man would be coming soon.
The last 3 years there hasnt been a valentine man since the girls have their own place now and I still find myself looking at the valentine stuff wishing I had a way of making him show up at their places. And they still talk about the valentine man. They loved it and I loved seeing the looks on their faces. I have a feeling the girls will bring the valentine man alive again with their own kids.