Aldi's had rather inexpensive lobster so I bought one for myself and had a nice Valentines dinner!
I loved giving out and receiving those little Valentines cards from my classmates! The paper plate idea was ingenious. Kids who had parents who helped decorate their shoebox always had the fanciest mailboxes. It made you feel sad for the other kids who just brought in an undecorated kleenex or cereal box.
Nostalgically, a few years I was tempted to buy a box of the cards and just give them out wherever I went. I didn't do it, but I thought about it. Those really were the fun days.
That would be fun to do! Great idea.