在香港,情人節都是鮮花,朱古力,首飾和燭光晚餐,有情人或希望示愛的單身貴族,大家都為這個日子搞盡腦汁,希望締造一個甜蜜美好的時光.
在美國,有情人或希望找到情人的要努力泡製浪漫驚喜.父母們除了為另一半花費心思,也要為家中的小情人(子女們)準備禮物,因為"Great Valentine"會帶禮物給乖孩子(美國好像任何節日,孩子也有禮物收,太幸福了).假若孩子已經上學,更要為全班同學準備小禮物,這是美國的傳統.
上周,學院已經派發通告,請家長們為孩子的同班同學準備情人節小禮物一份,還會清楚寫明班中的學員人數.媽媽經歷過去年萬聖節忘記帶小禮物的錯失,學懂了要細看體操學院通告,又有肥仔爸爸提醒和幫忙,一早準備好糖果,給小朋友們一份甜蜜蜜的小禮物.
獨立包裝的小糖果,還附送小貼紙.看到其他媽媽如何用貼紙,To:Friend. From:(自己的子/女名字),媽媽下次也會寫好貼好.(肥仔爸爸很驚訝其他家長會貼上寫了名字的貼紙,想當年他上學時沒有收過有署名的禮物.)
情人節糖果還附送貼紙,方便家長(和老師)省去做手工的時間,只要填上名字,貼在禮物上便可.
情人節當然要有心形糖果和朱古力,所以媽媽買了心心朱古力和花生醬朱古力.
媽媽很怕忘記帶糖果,千叮萬囑大公主要提醒我.嘉嘉除了提醒媽媽,還親自把糖果帶到車上,確保大家都收到小禮物.
媽媽的小小禮物袋準備好,出發上課去.
下課後,小公主們收到很多情人節禮物.多謝各位同學仔和家長們,看來她們要努力刷牙仔.
這是晴晴收到的禮物,有幾顆已經被吃掉了.
很多媽媽也包裝了小禮物,花了不少心思.媽媽在想:這只是體操班,真正上學時,情人節和其他節日,禮物要如何才算"正確地"預備呢?媽媽不想小公主們被取笑,又不想太誇張,看來學習的路還很長.
一小包禮物,有糖果,心心飲管和情人節卡,真的很有心思.
嘉嘉的同學仔多得很,收到很多禮物.
大部分媽媽都有填寫情人節卡,下次一定要記得.
另類一點的小禮物,大家估到是甚麼嗎?
體積不小的果汁,很有創意.
媽媽們都很厲害,找到很多美麗的小卡子和各式各樣的糖果.
心形軟糖,配上美美的情人節卡,收到真的很窩心.
心形朱古力真的好美,好看又美味.
這是買的還是親手做的?很可愛的小猴子.假若是親手做的,媽媽看來要趕緊學點紙藝手工,準備一年多後正式上學的禮物包裝.
大家記得要向所愛的人,大聲地說一句: LOVE YA (德州的YA即是you,是美國南方的諺語).
祝大家在情人節: "Have A Sweet Day".
你真係好有心機呀,你兩位小公主又好開心囉
[nor c回覆02/14/2013 13:15:57]你真係好客氣呀
[版主回覆02/14/2013 10:07:00]我無心機呀!其他媽媽就好有心思,真係有排學.
Happy Valentine's Day!!
[版主回覆02/14/2013 12:02:37]Happy Valentine's Day to you.
Happy Valentine's Day
[版主回覆02/14/2013 12:48:30]Happy Valentine's Day, have a sweet day.
真係有排學, 幾大壓力, 加油
[版主回覆02/14/2013 13:01:41]文化同節日傳統都好唔同,真係有排學.謝謝支持呀!
好多糖…情人節快樂
[版主回覆02/15/2013 12:14:32]係呀,真係好多糖.
情人節快樂呀!
好多野食呀~情人節快樂
[版主回覆02/15/2013 12:48:04]情人節快樂!請埋你食 🙂
你有兩個小情人陪真幸福啊！
[版主回覆02/16/2013 12:55:45]大家都好幸福.開心開心.
Well done! It's not easy being an American mom! Totally agree the kids here are spoiled with gifts in every festival.
[Vicky回覆02/27/2013 00:48:57]That makes life more interesting, right? I am sure you will continue to do fine for your little angels
[版主回覆02/27/2013 00:04:45]Glad that help you to accept and adapt, haha.
This cultural difference thing is still a long road ahead. Just don't want to imagine how much more cultural shocks are there when they go to school. I have been prep-talk a lot of crazy things that happened in school.
[Vicky回覆02/26/2013 23:59:52]I know what you mean. It is not a bad way to make up for the red packets they would receive during Lunar New Year from the Chinese relatives. Now you are making me feel even better, haha!
[版主回覆02/26/2013 23:48:31]It took me quite a few years to accept this culture. I didn't receive gifts as a child also. I just see the gifts as red packets for Lunar New Year now, to justify kids should have more than a few gifts on big holiday like Christmas.
[Vicky回覆02/26/2013 23:10:18]I think that is what my husband would say too! He was already "defending" for our future children when I was questioning about the gift culture. It took me a while to get used to the concept as I rarely received gifts from my parents as a kid. By the way, my husband is Italian too, but half 🙂
[版主回覆02/26/2013 04:31:49]Thanks. Being a mom anywhere is hard, but seeing their happy faces is so worth it. My husband said they are "well-taken care of", not spoiled. haha.