Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day for kids

Do you know that there is a special day when you can show your love and care to others? 

Valentine’s Day is a holiday that people celebrate on February 14, greeting loved ones, close friends, family members, and classmates. 

On Valentine’s Day, people greet loved ones, close friends, family members, and classmates by sending them special cards called valentines. People also give candy, flowers, and other gifts to loved ones.

But gifts can come in other ways besides candy, and love can be shown through acts of kindness and kind words.

Let’s learn about Valentine’s Day celebrations together with Clever Hedgehog!

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Clever Hedgehog loves Valentine’s Day and always finds a way to show his love and care to others.

As Valentine’s Day approached, Clever Hedgehog couldn’t wait to do something special, something that would bring joy and laughter to everyone in the forest. And so, he set out on a mission to create special presents for each of his friends.

Valentine's Day Cards

Valentine’s Day cards

Clever Hedgehog began with making Valentine’s Day cards for his friends and family.

It was so much fun because he used some funny Valentine’s Day jokes and silly poems to decorate cards.

Clever Hedgehog made one for you!

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Valentine's Day Cards

Funny Valentine’s Day jokes and silly poems to decorate cards:

– Knock, knock
– Who’s there?
– Luke
– Luke who?
– Luke who got a Valentine!

I love you more than applesauce,
Than peaches and a plum,
Than chocolate hearts,
And cherry tarts,
And a berry bubble gum.

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet,
And so are you!

– What kind of flowers should you NOT give on Valentine’s Day?
– Cauliflowers!

– What did one volcano say to the other?
– I lava you!

Roses are red,
Daisies are white,
Valentine!
You make every day a delight.

– Knock, knock
– Who’s there?
– Olive
– Olive who?
– Olive you!

– What did the stamp say to the envelope on Valentine’s Day?
– I’m stuck on you!

You are a special
Friend of mine,
You are a special
Friend of mine,
Be my Valentine!

Bake and decorate Valentine’s Day treats

Next, Clever Hedgehog baked a big box of Valentine’s Day cookies because he knew his friends had a sweet tooth. Using flour, sugar and butter, he made a lot of delicious treats for everyone.

You can bake some cookies too.

Here is how you can make the most delicious but simple sugar cookies! Follow the video instructions and make these easy cookies for you and your loved ones for Valentine’s Day!

Friends and family dance party

Finally, on the morning of Valentine’s Day, Clever Hedgehog presented Valentine’s gifts to his friends, one by one. The forest was filled with laughter and joy as they unwrapped their presents. Clever Hedgehog knew that on this Valentine’s Day they all shared the gift of friendship, laughter, and love.

So it was the time to put on some favorite music and have a dance party

Remember that the most important thing on Valentine’s Day is to have fun and spend fun time with your loved ones.

Happy Valentine’s Day to you and your special Valentine!

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Valentine's Day Card, Coloring page for kids, Stories with Clever Hedgehog
Valentine's Day Card, Coloring page for kids, Stories with Clever Hedgehog
Valentine's Day Card, Coloring page for kids, Stories with Clever Hedgehog

Did you know?

No one knows for sure how and when the tradition of celebrating Valentine’s Day started.

Valentine’s Day gifts often come packed in a red, heart-shaped box.

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Groundhog Day 

Festive Hedgehog

Do you believe a groundhog can predict when spring will arrive?  

Groundhog Day is a fun holiday that takes place every year in the USA and Canada on February 2nd, and in some other countries on a different date.

Let’s learn about Groundhog’s Day celebrations together with Clever Hedgehog!

Figuring out when warm weather was coming was once very important for farmers to know when it was safe to plant new crops. Nowadays, we rely on meteorologists and weather forecasts. But in some countries, people still like to ask a groundhog what the weather is going to be like!

Groundhog Day is a fun holiday that takes place every year on February 2nd in the USA and Canada.

Legend says that when a groundhog wakes up from hibernation (winter sleep) and peeks out of its burrow if it sees its shadow, it gets scared and hides back underground. That means 6 more weeks of winter! But if he doesn’t see his shadow, it means that spring will start early. 

Meet the Most Famous Groundhogs

Let’s see if all these famous groundhogs were right with their forecasts! 

Punxsutawney Phil

Punxsutawney Phil

The most famous groundhog in the world lives in his burrow near Punxsutawney (Pennsylvania, USA). His name is Punxsutawney Phil. Every February 2nd, thousands of people come to see how Phil makes his prediction about the coming of spring.

This year, an early spring was predicted. This has only happened 20 times in the celebration’s recorded history.

Shubenacadie Sam

Shubenacadie Sam is a Canadian groundhog who lives in the town of Shubenacadie (Nova Scotia, Canada).  Every year, Shubenacadie Sam makes the earliest prediction in North America. While Sam’s predictions have never been wrong, sometimes, the weather is wrong.

Shubenacadie Sam also predicted an early spring this year.

Tymko

This year, the people of Kharkiv region gathered to celebrate the 20th Groundhog Day with Tymko, the most famous groundhog in Ukraine. Tymko predicted an early spring in Ukraine this year.

Ukraine also has groundhogs that predict spring coming. However, this tradition is not very old. 

This year, the people of Kharkiv region gathered to celebrate the 20th Groundhog Day with Tymko, the most famous groundhog in Ukraine.

Tymko predicted an early spring in Ukraine this year.

Did you know?

Although groundhogs are often called woodchucks, they didn’t get their name from chucking wood. It comes from a Native American name “wuchak“. Young groundhogs may be called chucklings.

Although groundhogs are often called woodchucks, they didn’t get their name from chucking wood. It comes from a Native American name “wuchak“. Young groundhogs may be called chucklings.

This led to a funny tongue-twister:

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

As much wood as a woodchuck could chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Let’s have a contest!

Clever Hedgehog can say this tongue twister very fast. How fast can you say it?

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