Have a Happy Peanuts Valentine’s Day + Prize Pack Giveaway!

Valentine’s Day is coming!  It’s time to decorate everything in red and pink, eat too much chocolate, and cuddle up with your “Sweet Babboo”.  Fun fact:  Sally’s pet name for Linus, “Sweet Babboo”, was inspired by Schulz’s wife Jeannie, who used that adorable term of endearment to address her husband.  We have to assume he liked it better than Linus did.

There’s no shortage of cute Peanuts strips that feature the theme of unrequited love.  I’m sure you remember all the stories of Sally chasing after Linus, and my favorites, Lucy’s attempts to gain the attention of Schroeder.  Poor Charlie Brown never got all the valentines he hoped for, but Snoopy always had better luck.

Did you know that there are also two Peanuts Valentine’s Day TV specials?  The first is Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown, in which the whole gang experiences holiday heartbreak.  After it aired for the first time, children all over the country sent Charlie Brown valentines to cheer him up.  (How sweet is that?!)  The second special is A Charlie Brown Valentine, and it was the first Peanuts special to be produced after the death of Charles Schulz.  Charlie Brown tries to win the affection of the Little Red-Haired Girl, and we get to see her in full view for the very first time.

Catch both specials on ABC on February 12th, 8 PM-9 PM EST.

There are plenty of other ways to show your love for the Peanuts gang this season.  Every year, they can be found on hundreds of different Valentine’s Day gifts, including cards, plush, books, candy, and much more.  And for the first time ever, Oriental Trading is offering an array of colorful Peanuts toys, party supplies, and crafts for Valentine’s Day.  It’s never been easier or more fun to celebrate Valentine’s Day with Charlie Brown and his friends.

To help make your Valentine’s Day extra special, we’ve got a super fun Peanuts giveaway for you!  You could win:

• An Oriental Trading Company treat box to color
• Crayons
• Stickers
• Snoopy and Woodstock Pez
• Simon and Schuster’s Happy Valentine’s Day, Charlie Brown
• A Charlie Brown Valentine from Warner Home Entertainment
• Whitman’s chocolates featuring a Snoopy plush
• A Valentine card from Hallmark

Giveaway is open to US residents who are 18 and older.  Ends 2/8/16.  Good luck!