Since my twins were about a year, I started doing something for my kids every Valentine's Day except for the last two years inwhich my eldest daughter has made comments about how she misses those days. The first year we were living at my in-laws house as we waiting for our house to be built and last year I was to exhausted and still getting use to having two additional kids living with us.
But what I do is I cut out different colored hearts and write things like 'You're cute" "Be Mine" "Mommy's baby girl" "You're Awesome" "Mommys' Prince" and I tape them on their bedroom doors, I then get them a small box of candy, a small teddy bear, a card, a balloon and a rose. In the morning of Valentine's Day they see the hearts on the doors and it makes me feel good because they have smiles on their faces and while the twins cannot read they will have me read them. Then right before the older kids get home I place the rose, the bear the card the candy and the balloon on each of their beds.
I went out today and bought all the things listed above except for the roses, I will purchase those tomorrow morning, but boy I cannot tell you how expensive it was, but I know it was well worth it because I will see how happy my kids are to get these things on what we all consider a mushy day. Of course the girls have no clue what Valentine's Day is but that is ok, like a lot of people say "It's just another day". To me it is a special day because we don't go out on a daily basis to buy our loved ones a rose or candy, and even though I tell my kids and husband that I love them everyday just getting those little things makes it special to tell them.
Reminds me of something Mari used to do with the boys when they were little. She's kiss both their hands and would tell them if they got lonely or upset at school, just put one of their hands to their cheek and they'd have a kiss from her. One day Anthony was all upset after school and she asked him if he used the kisses. He said "I did. But I ran out." lol
My dad would always buy steaks or something special and they'd make dinner for us all. Mom got flowers, we got little stuffed animals or a little something. Even my sister who is still at home gets a little something from them. And I get cards in the mail from them, even Claudia got one from her abuelos!
That is sweet that you are doing that for your kids, it makes great memories and keeps the tradition going when they have kids.