My daughter has a valentine party tomorrow. Her teacher asked the kids to not address the valentine cards but only to sign them. Well she can write her name completely by herself however.... i spaced out and forgot. She was really excited the day we got her valentines and signed about 10 (out of 30) when we first got them home but then her brother and sister came home and she got distracted with other things. I never had her finish them. There was enough time I just plain forgot. So do I stress us both out by makng her write her name 20 times in the morning (which means getting her up alot earlier or being late for school) or do I just sign them myself?
What would you moms do if you were in my shoes?
Thanks moms for your help.
I asked my daughter this morning if she wanted to get up early to sign her cards or if she just wanted me to do it. She said she was tired so I should do it. I did use the left handed thing and wrote the letters like she does (Its kinda funny... the first 3 letters she writes in caps and the last 3 lower case) but I compared the writting that I did left handed to one she did and you couldn't really tell the difference. Thanks for the great suggestion and making me feel that it is ok to forget... and just do it myself!
Does she have a long name? 30 is a bit much for a preschooler unless you started a week ago. Just go ahead and sign them. Ask her in the morning if she wants to sign a few more, but don't stress over. This is supposed to be fun for her. Don't make this into an unpleasant memory. Good luck!
I signed them myself when in a similar situation. Really, it'll be fine. The fact that she attempted to do them is amazing! ;)
i would wait and see if she minds in morning or help her and make it a mommy daughter fun morning thing valentines were very important to me and my kids even at early age. whatever you decide i can tell your a good mom just for asking and any decision you make will be the rite one. have a good morning and a lovely valentines day
I recommend signing them for her. You don't want to create more stress in the morning for the both of you. She will probably never know that she didn't sign them all, and the other preschoolers will never know. When I was in elementary school my dad accidentally took my valentines to work, he thought it was his lunch, so my mom bought new ones, signed them for me, and brought them to school. None of the other kids said anything about it.
~S.
Write her name using YOUR left hand....it looks almost exactly like the handwriting of a preschooler. I know its important to teach lessons on following through, but she's young and has a lifetime to learn those lessons. Why stress her (or you) out that early in the a.m. Better for her to have a carefree day that starts out stress free.
Sign them yourself! For her, the big thrill is handing them out, especially if she's pre-literate. Her friends will not be particularly concerned whose handwriting it is.
I think the insistence on "signed only" was that "delivering" them is a simple matter of "put one in each friend's box" so that your daughter doesn't have to try to read the names or have a teacher along to do it for her.
my 4 year old got through about 20 of his... in three days. i confess to doing the left hand signing for the last 4 cards.
his party was today & he received a mixture of cards signed by the kids & some just handwritten by the parent.
it should be fun-- not a grueling task for you and your child. ;)
Just sign them yourself! Making her do it in the morning will be a nightmare! No biggie if you do it in 20 seconds. :-)
I agree with Karen M.- I think the "sign only" is just to help with delivery. It's a great idea to have her sign them herself, but I doubt it's a graded assignment- and I doubt it will really matter to your daughter. She'll enjoy giving them out regardless. Go ahead and sign them for her and don't feel bad about it. Next year, have her sign all of them. =)
Been there & done that - I'd just sign them yourself! :)
i would sign them myself. i would not stress about it. we went rhouh our v-day cards a few days ago and my kids really didn't want to be writing all those cards.
Sign them yourself. It is no big deal, and potentially no one will even notice, and if they do, they will totally understand. It is a lot for a preschooler to write their name that many times anyway. DO NOT stress this one. Happy Valentine's Day.
I like the left hand suggestion-cause I have done that many times and I am going to be using that technique tonight to sign 95 cards for my kids (4 kids in school with at least 20+ in each class)...enjoy the party tomorrow-take pictures, and laugh
I'd sign them myself. Perhaps I'd have her sign a few if there is time in the morning. Definitely do not stress about this! Her teacher is very much aware that life happens. She has asked that the students sign them so that they will be involved. Some parents would do all of them themselves. Your daughter is involved. It's OK for you to finish them up. It's OK!!!!!!!
