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You’ve Been Hugged Valentine Surprise

Disclaimer: Compensation was provided by Hershey via MomTrends.  The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions of Hershey or Momtrends. 

Valentine’s Day is coming and with it, all of the yummy Valentine’s Day candies and treats and chocolates. Hershey makes a whole bunch of my favorite candies, and sent us a lot of them last week with the task of doing something creative with them… like making a Valentine’s Basket for kids (I didn’t end up doing this, but my friend Angela did, so if you want to make one, you can find her post here). I was actually going to do a cute basket for the kids, but we’ve really been talking a lot about helping others and doing for others lately and I felt like I wanted to do something more in those lines. Hershey wants to start the tradition of creating Valentine’s Day baskets for your loved ones….and we like to make traditions for holidays with the kids… so we decided to make this Valentine’s Day even sweeter for the littlest loved ones with a “You’ve Been Hugged” Valentine’s Day Basket surprise…for the whole family!

You've Been Hugged Valentine Surprise basket for friends and neighbors- This Mama Loves

You’ve Been Hugged Valentine Surprise

For some reason, “Booing” at Halloween kept popping into my head and then I realized, I wanted to do something like it but more Valentines-y. So, “You’ve Been Hugged” was born, and we were able to “Hug” two neighbors, one of whom actually grew up with the last name of Valentine and it’s her favorite holiday all year (and yet she has a Christmas wreath on her front door still…)

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As luck would have it (for her), I do not own a basket that looks anything at all like it could work for Valentine’s Day so being sneaky, I asked her to borrow one… and then “Hugged” her with it. It was a whole lot of fun filling a basket with all kinds of goodies from Hershey’s-Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Hearts filled with Caramel, Reese’s Peanut Butter 5 oz. Heart, Hershey‘s 5 oz. Heart, some Kit Kat Valentine minis, and a Valentine box of assorted Hershey miniatures. I did also sneak a package of puppy treats in for their dog as well (tucked in back of basket).

You've Been Hugged Valentine Surprise- This Mama Loves Blog

You’ll notice two baskets above- we had a lot of Hershey treats and a lot of neighbors… so we decided to do double the fun. My hope is that each of those families will fill a basket of their own, and pass the You’ve Been Hugged idea along so that it grows and we can all brighten each others’ days!

You've Been Hugged Valentine Surprise Printable- This Mama Loves

To get your “You’ve Been Hugged” basket going- obviously you need to choose some Hershey Valentine Candies!! You’ll also want to print out the letter to go with the basket here or click the image of the letter above to grab the download file. Fill the basket, tuck the letter in and head out to surprise your friends and neighbors! 

Hersheys Valentine Variety Candies- This Mama Loves

What will you do to send a message of love this Valentine’s Day? Will you do my “Hugged” surprise? #HSYMessageOfLove

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About Brett

I'm a 40 something lifestyle blogger living in Connecticut with my husband and our 3 kids, plus our two rescue pups. We love to hike, travel, play games, watch movies, and just be outside together! Having 3 active kids makes for a hectic schedule and I try to share content, recipes and other things that can help to make today's busy family life simpler, easier, or just plain more fun!

I started working full time at a local middle school in fall 2021 and some of my students are insistent that I am mean.

Comments

  8. Tiffany @ Daily Leisure says

    Aw what a cute idea! I live in a neighborhood, but I don’t really know my neighbors. I start working outside the home for the first time in 6 years, I would love to start this around the job!

  16. Chrystal | Nevermore Lane says

    I live rural, but I do have 2 neighbors, both of which lived here when my grandparents were still alive and living in this home. The lady across the street just lost her husband last year and the couple next door plow my driveway for me all winter long. I should do something like this for them.

  22. Jessica Harlow says

    I love the idea of a Been Hugged basket! It’s such a cute way to make someone’s day. And, I think it’s great that you even remembered the dog needs a treat too!

  23. Julie Wood says

    What a great Valentine’s Day gift basket and i like that it has dog treats in it. I would love to give one of these baskets to my sister!!

  25. Jeanette says

    What a cute idea! Fun to give this out to loved one that’s not close to where you live. Warms your heart and makes them feel special.

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