My kids want to help with Valentine's Day prep, but it's slowing us down.

Every year, my kids ask to help put together Valentine's bouquets. They like picking ribbons and filling vases, but they work too slow. We need to finish more than fifty orders by Thursday. How do other florists deal with family help when it's busy?

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3 Comments

dakota_burns831mo ago

You think ribbons are bad? My kids' idea of helping last year was redistributing an entire bag of glitter into what is now a permanent sparkle zone on my workroom floor. I've accepted that real family help during crunch time is just letting them feel involved while secretly redoing their work after bedtime. It's slower, but man their proud faces when they show off "their" bouquets kinda makes the extra cleanup worth it. Mostly.

the_eric1mo ago

Duplicate stations saved my sanity last holiday season. Kids get their own supplies to mess with, and I can focus on the real work. Still find glitter everywhere, but it's contained.

the_jordan1mo ago

Glitter is the craft herpes of the world.