Valentine’s Day is a pretty big deal at a Children’s Museum and here at CMNH, it’s no different.

We’re in the middle of hosting our first ever Alice in Wonderland Tea Party and it’s a huge hit! Don’t worry: there’s no calling for “off with their heads”! Instead, we’re enjoying tea, juice, decorating our own cookies and flowers, and listening to the Queen of Hearts read from Lewis Carroll’s 1865 classic.

The Three of Hearts (Meghan) & The Queen of Hearts (Sarah) preside over the CMNH Alice in Wonderland Tea PartyThe Three of Hearts (Meghan) & The Queen of Hearts (Sarah) preside over the CMNH Alice in Wonderland Tea Party

While we celebrate this holiday full of love, friendship and fun, take a walk down memory lane with some of these special valentines from decades past. Do you remember any of them? Did you give or receive some of these when you were a child?

Dorothy & The Tin Man - The Wizard of Oz, 1930sDorothy & The Tin Man – The Wizard of Oz, 1930sSuperman, 1940sSuperman, 1940sSorcerer Mickey - Fantasia, 1950sSorcerer Mickey – Fantasia, 1950sLudwig Von Drake, 1950sLudwig Von Drake, 1950s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Batman, 1960sBatman, 1960sHuckleberry Hound, 1960sHuckleberry Hound, 1960s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronald McDonald, McDonald's - 1970sRonald McDonald, McDonald’s – 1970sMiss Piggy & Animal - The Muppets, 1980sMiss Piggy & Animal – The Muppets, 1980sDonatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 1980sDonatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 1980s

 

Wicket & R2-D2 - Return of the Jedi, 1980sWicket & R2-D2 – Return of the Jedi, 1980sTails & Sonic - Sonic the Hedgehog, 1990sTails & Sonic – Sonic the Hedgehog, 1990sMichael Jordan - Chicago Bulls, 1990sMichael Jordan – Chicago Bulls, 1990sRaccoon Mario - Super Mario Brothers 3, 1990sRaccoon Mario – Super Mario Brothers 3, 1990s

 

Donkey - Shrek, 2000sDonkey – Shrek, 2000sWall-E, 2000sWall-E, 2000s

 

 

 

 

 

 

Screenshot 2015-02-13 16.49.12CMNH Staff celebrating Valentine’s Day 2015

The picture above is of CMNH staff showing all the ways that your donation to the museum helps us achieve our mission and vision every day. If you want to be our Valentine this year, please take a look at our Start Strong Fund initiative and see how you can help today and every day in the lives of the children and families in our community.

Happy Valentine’s Day from your friends at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire!