Valentine card
![Little girl peeking over bathtub with heart, Caption, "Bare chance of being your valentine?"](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/education-beiseker-alberta_enseignement/wp-content/uploads/sites/148/2021/02/Valentine.jpg)
Photo courtesy of US National Museum of American History (NMAH.AC.0295) Rocky Herosian Collection
Valentine’s Day was a bright spot in February. The groundhog had likely seen his shadow, meaning six more weeks of winter and spring was still a long way off. Children exchanged cards and may have had a small party in the classroom decorated with hearts.