Sweet Thoughts
Third graders at Penn Christian Academy in Penn Township were asked what Valentine's Day means to them. Here is what they thought.
Valentine's Day means to me love because it is happy. It means family because is love. Valentine's Day is happy because of family and love.
Brenden Kline
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Valentine's Day means to me chocolate for a present and love for your family! Pink the color of the box of chocolates and red the color of your heart! Purple is for everyone that has a birthday in February that is the color of your birthstone! Valentines cards for my friends! Flowers to show how much I care and relationships with my family! Kisses and hugs for my family and friends!
Cyan Vollmer
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Valentine's Day means to me families getting together, kisses and secret love cards and happiness, joy, and meeting friends. And having a big dinner with family. And just having a great time!
Sarah Voder
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What Valentine's Day means to me is secret notes written by a mysterious person. There are angels with bows and arrows on pieces of candy and hearts with an arrow through it. There are chocolates too. It also means love and kisses. there is sweet pink candy. There are heart cards for the family or friends.
Caleb Yauger
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Valentine's Day means to me that everyone gets together and gives each other a big hug and kiss. They also give them some candy. We all have a party maybe some games.
David Morrow
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Valentine's Day means to me family coming over and getting all kinds of cards. My family gives lots of cookies. Some people go to a movie and have a candle light dinner after. People give lots of kisses on Valentine's Day. My Family goes to nice dinner. People think of Cupid and shoots you with his love arrow.Madison Nicolazzo———Valentine's Day means to me to love your family. Love everyone in the world. Hearts are pink and red. Valentine's Day is to be with your friends. On Valentine's Day it means to be together on that day. Valentine's Day is about kisses. Valentine's Day is about candy, everyone can eat candy on Valentine's Day Everyone like Cupid on Valentine's. In Valentine's Day is a lot of hearts. Valentine's Day is about arrows in the heart.Emily Grove———Valentine's Day means to me it is fun spending time with family. At school I have a party for Valentine's Day. We get to make Valentine's Day boxes and we give Valentines to each other. We play games and have fun. When I get home I love to see the Valentine cards. One time my Valentine's box was overflowing! That is what Valentine's Day means to me.Emma Jackman———Valentine's Day means to me that we love our relatives and friends. Most of the time I don't believe in Cupid but sometimes I do. I like it when we make our own Valentine's boxes. Pink's not much of what people like, but red makes it a good holiday. I claim I've seen Cupid's arrow but nobody believes me so I gave that up.Mason Strawn———Valentine's Day means to me that I can spend time with my family. I get candy and there is love. People think of Cupid on Valentine's Day. Pink and red and white can be found on that day also.Seth Stephens———Valentine's Day means to me that it is a time to give love to others. Valentine's is a time to decorate with hearts that are pink, red and white. Cupid is a little baby that has an arrow, I think of him on Valentine's Day. On Valentine's Day I also think of happiness, kisses and hugs. At school we give candy, chocolate, flowers and cards. On Valentine's Day I get to see family and write notes. That is what Valentine's Day means to me!Kaitlyn Welsh———
Why I love Valentine's Day is because the air is full of love and kisses! It's nice and sweet, it's full of lots of chocolate. It reminds me of Cupid, love letters, hearts, love arrows, and little fairies and their pixie dust! I love the parties and getting and giving Valentines! That's why I love Valentine's Day!Alexa M. Birckbichler———Valentine's Day means to me family because my dad takes a day off work just to spend time with us. On Valentine's Day people give each other Valentine's shaped as heart. Hearts are pink, red, white.Amanda Levesque———Valentine's Day means to me making cards for all my family and friends at my school. The most important thing is that I get to see my family on Valentine's Day. I like when we do our Valentine's Day party. It is so fun! I hope you have a great Valentine's Day.Austin Baptiste———Valentine's Day means to me love and joy and giving. Valentine's Day is so fun because you get to go to school and give cards to everybody. I love Valentine's Day so much. It is one of the best holidays ever.Ty Ferrigno———What Valentine's Day really means to me is that you can give, be nice, and help friends and family.Matthew Goehring———Valentine's Day means to me love. Valentine's Day also means to me my birthday. Valentine's Day is my birthday. I love Valentine's Day. It's one of my favorite holidays. Valentine's Day is joy, joy in the world. It's a wonderful day with hearts and love. Valentine's Day is not like any other holiday in the world. Everyone should love Valentine's Day. You make heart cookies. You can get married on Valentine's Day. You can have lots and lots of fun on Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day is very, very special to me.Kearsten Kuminkoski———Valentine's Day means to me that it is a time of giving to others and thinking about others first and not as much yourself. It is a day of sharing with others and loving others. It's a day of friendship. You should be kind, nice, loving and happy to share with others. I hope you have a fantastic Valentine's Day!Cassidy Shaffer———I love Valentine's Day because it means you can spend time with your loved ones. And it's not just because school's out or anything like that. It's because you can celebrate how God loves us, how your parents love you and that's why I love Valentine's Day.Alina Dziamko-Chuhaj———
Valentine's Day is a girly, fun and loving holiday. Valentine's Day means a time of love and kindness. It makes me remember God's love for us. Valentine's Day is a lovely holiday. I love Valentine's Day.Abby Yoder———Valentine's Day to me means loving. Loving Valentine's Day is just not to love your family and pets but to love others.Olivia Schlichtkrull———Valentine's Day means to me to love my family and spend time with them. It means to have fun.Emma Schlichtkrull———I love Valentine's because of all the hearts. They remind me of my family and how much I love them. The hearts also remind me of how much i love my country.Rebekah Rader———I love Valentine's Day! It's one of my favorite holidays. Valentine's Day is all about love and friendship, not candy!Grace Phillips———As a girl, Valentine's Day is about loving and having fun with others like your family.Anna McDeavitt———What Valentine's Day means to me... A time to be with God, your family, friends and my church. I also like to think about who loves me. I also spend lots of time with my relatives. I love Valentine's Day!Madison Gumto———What Valentine's Day means to me is that we celebrate love and kindness, not sadness and being mean. Valentine's Day is a time for love. You should like Valentine's Day because you also get to be with moms and dads and family and cousins. Valentine's Day is a bundle of joy. Happy Valentine's Day to all.Victoria Greenawalt———Valentine's Day means not getting candy. It's about showing love and appreciation for your family. Its about getting together with loved ones. It's about a chance to show appreciation to others. Some may say it's a waste to give but I think it's better to give than to receive.Ethan Depew———
Valentine's Day means to be kind and sweet, like candy. Be nice and give someone a hug or a smile or even a Valentine! I love Valentine's Day! It's the day where I can just hang out with my family. That's what Valentine's Day means to meEmma West———Valentine's Day means to me a time to show others how much you love and care about them. I also like to see how much people love and care about me, so happy Valentine's Day!Rachel Shoemaker———Valentine's Day means that it's a day of showing that you like someone or love someone. It's a day when family can get along and you can show that you love them. That's what Valentine's Day means to me.Faith Bajema———Valentine's Day means to me that you can express show much you love them to your friends and family. My birthday is on Valentine's Day and I'm very excited about it.Gabe Houk———Valentine's Day means a lot to me. I like to see my family and have fun with them. On Valentine's Day I like to make cards for them telling them how much I love them.Zachary Nagel———Valentine's Day means to me that you can tell people how you feel about them. You can also tell your friends and family that you love them.Kassie Elkin———Valentine's Day means to me that you should stop and think about how you love others. It also means to do stuff for others and write a Valentines Day. card that expresses your love and appreciation.Ashley Shields———Valentine's Day means to me to care for others and it's a day expressing our feelings to others. Also helping others when they need it.Nathan Baker———Valentine's Day means to me that you get a chance to remind the people you love how much you love them and they can remind you how much they love you. It is also a time for giving. So give someone a Valentine and maybe they will give you a Valentine. That's what Valentine's Day means to me.Sarah Kovacic———What Valentines means to me ... friendship, loving, hearts, hugs, kisses, and sending to the service people. Sending a card to someone who you love. I like Valentine's because I know God and Jesus loves me. Valentine's means sending cards to family and friends and even being nice to someone who bullies you. I have lots of joy.Emma Simmers———
What Valentines means to me ... having Valentines parties at school. Eating candy and chocolate. Valentines means love for my family and my dogs. Valentines is about sharing and friendship. Love for God.Von Davis———Valentines means to me that everyone can have a joyful spirit. It also means to me love, fun, peace cards, happiness, and family. I love Valentines day myself. I really hope that everyone is joyful and loving this year. I love being with my family! My family has a feast and we have a little festival. I love getting and giving Valentines. I hope that I have a good Valentines day, too! Valentines day also means to me loving Jesus and GOD!!! My sister and I fix breakfast on a tray for my mom to have in bed. My mom loves that! My dad leaves a present for us after school.Allyson Forbes———Valentines means to me my family and giving gifts and cards. I really like giving gifts to my teacher, it is the funniest. I like giving chocolates to my Aunts and Uncles. I love valentines.Jacob Martin Hixon———Valentines means to me to show I love my family. To give Mom and Dad hugs and kisses. To send cards to my relatives. To let Mom and Dad sleep in. To give them the key to my heart. I love when they show me they love me. Most of all happy valentines.Savanna Watterson———When I think of Valentines day, I think of lots of chocolates and candy. Valentines also means love, friendship, and peace for the world. You can have lots of chocolate and candy. When I think of Valentines, the thing I think of most is loving Jesus.Connor Robert Warner———Valentines means to me that I can spend time with my family and friends. I can give cards to people, give candy and have friendship. I can give love to Jesus and family and I can be kind. I will serve and give joy to all of my friends and family. I will be kind to everyone.Emily Keck———On Valentine's Day you can find love with other people. You can give away Hershy kisses away to somebody you love. You can send out love cards to make somebody very happy. You can give hugs to your family on Valentine's Day. I can give Valentines to my family and friends. You can also have chocolate.Josie Kuminkoski———Valentines means to me love and friendship. I love to get cards and hugs and sometime kisses. My favorite thing to do on Valentines day is sending money to the service people, spending time with my family and giving peace and love to Jesus, and of course giving Valentines. Sometimes I sing songs.Joshua Burlingham———
I will give hugs and kisses to my family. I will give cards to my family and friends. I will give chocolate everyone I know. I will give joy to everyone I know. I will give Hershey kiss to everyone at school. I will give flowers to my teacher. Purple, pink and red cards at school and my teacher.McKenzie McDonald———I love my family giving me hug's and kisses on Valentines and other day's too. On Valentine's Day, the 3 favorite color's I use at home are pink, purple, and red. Every body mostly brings card's or candy, but what it mostly means is friendship, love and my parent's and my love for Jesus Christ.Sara Kilgore———Valentines means to me love. You can give chocolate to people like Hershy kisses. Sometimes, Valentines can be friendship. It can be about giving. I love giving cards to a lot of people. I love giving my mom, dad and family hugs on valentines day. On Valentines day we can love to Jesus and all of our family and friends. I think about the colors pink, purple and red. On Valentines day I think all three of those colors are all just so beautiful. On Valentines day, you can have peace and joy. I think Valentines day is so pretty and its about love and friendship.Alyssa Lyndon———Valentines means to me, give to people not to keep what i have. I would give out cards and chocolates to everyone and have a friendship with everyone. Spending time with my family and make cars with red, purple and pink on it and i would give gifts with it too and it would have the same colors it. This is my story.I love Valentine's Day.Macayla Barnhart———I love valentines because of the cards and boxes. I love the decorations. I love family, friends, teachers and my dog.Joyl Barkley
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