Can you celebrate Valentine’s Day with family? Yes! There are plenty of Valentine’s Day family activities that you can do to make the day special and fun.
Valentine’s Day isn’t just for couples—it’s a great opportunity to create beautiful memories with the whole family. This day should be about making everyone feel loved and special, including the kids.
If you want to start new family traditions, the suggestions in this list should make their way into your book. They are cheap, simple, fun, and perfect for celebrating love this Valentine’s.
So, let’s roll up the sleeves for some fun, shall we?
Keeping the Fun Alive: Engaging Valentine’s Day Activities for Kids
Valentine’s Day is more than flowers and chocolate. The whole point is to create joyful experiences that the entire family will enjoy together. Here are unique ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your family:
Kids love getting their hands dirty. Here are some simple ways to keep them busy and happy this Valentine’s Day:
- Homemade Valentine’s cards. These are a classic. Always a hit. Grab some colored paper, scissors, stickers, glue, and lots of imagination. Encourage the kids to cut out heart shapes, sprinkle some glitter, add stickers, or draw doodles with fragrant markers. Each card can feature heartfelt messages or a cute drawing for every family member.
- In one corner, create a ‘Love Zone’ by crafting a family ‘Love Tree’. Doing so is super simple. Find a small branch and attach it to a pot. Then, let everyone hang paper hearts with their love messages or little notes of appreciation.
- Add personal touches to the crafts to make these moments even more memorable. Use family portraits to decorate frames or create a scrapbook page for each member. It adds a warm, creative, personal touch. Your family will always remember those small acts of love spent together.
More indoor Valentine’s Day fun activities for the whole family
- Some of the best DIY Valentine’s Day games to play with kids and adults include
- Valentine’s Day bingo,
- Bean bag toss,
- Jenga,
- Cards, and
- Board games.
- Another great idea to make Valentine’s Day fun for the whole family is singing and dancing to tunes loved by your family. You can also get creative and have a singing competition for original compositions.
- Sometimes, we like to extend Valentine’s Day beyond our home. Host a virtual playdate or family gathering on a video call so that grandparents and cousins can join in the love fest. You can share stories, play online games, or laugh at family photos virtually. It’s a nice way to connect and make distant relatives feel loved.
Are you worried because you have no craft area at home? No worries. You don’t need much. Clear the dining table or living room floor, and spread some old newspapers or a tablecloth you dont’t mind staining.
Important note, don’t forget to keep snacks and drinks close. You’ll need to fuel those creative energies. When the whole family takes part, it becomes more fun and turns into a bonding session, loaded with giggles, stories and plenty of memories.
Outdoor fun activities to celebrate Valentine’s Day as a family:
- A Valentine’s scavenger hunt in your backyard or a nearby park. Create a list of items like heart-shaped stones and leaves or pink flowers and see who can find them the fastest. Kids love the thrill of the hunt. What’s more, it’s great exercise too.
- Play themed games like a ‘Heart Relay Race’ where the kids transport paper hearts on spoons without dropping them. Or have some musical chairs fun using your favorite love-themed songs. This can be as competitive or relaxed as you like, depending on the mood and ages of your kids.
- Consider planning a family outing themed on love. Imagine a picnic in a park with love-themed snacks or a simple nature walk. You can add the scavenger hunt theme to the walk to add to the fun and romance of the day.
Whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day inside or outside, the goal is to make the day enjoyable for everyone involved. These activities will bring your family closer, fill the day with laughter, and create lasting memories.
Share Love Over a Meal With a Kid-Friendly Valentine’s Day Menu
Whether you choose indoor or outdoor activities to celebrate 14th February, food is a must. Food brings everyone to the table. Sharing meals as a family is a tradition that runs deep. What better way to say Happy Valentine’s Day to your family?
Here are a few ideas to have fun as a family preparing Valentine’s dinner:
Involve the kids in meal prep.
They don’t seem to get enough of being ‘grown-ups’ who can prepare ingredients and cook. And remember to ready the camera for those flour-filled toothy faces.
Start with easy dishes that involve everyone.
Start with easy-peasy dishes that they can help with, like heart-shaped sandwiches using cookie cutters, baking red velvet cupcakes, or arranging fruits and veggies together. Kids love having a role, and the food tastes much better when everyone’s pitched in.
Create a Family Cuisine Night.
Want to go the extra mile and make Valentine’s night more special? Create a ‘Family Cuisine Night’. Each member gets to choose a dish they love to eat. This can range from homemade pizza night where everyone chooses their favorite toppings, to creating a simple pasta dish that can be colored with edible dyes for a fun twist.
It’s easy to create an unforgettable holiday by turning an ordinary meal into a special Valentine’s Day dinner to remember. Go with pink or red table settings, sprinkle some petals, or play everyone’s favorite love tunes. The goal is to create an ambiance that will make everyone feel loved.
Consider everyone’s dietary preferences.
Nothing kills the mood like discovering that a member of the family is not able to enjoy the dishes that have been prepared with love. So don’t forget to consider everyone’s dietary preferences. Throw in some alternative suggestions for ingredients if there are vegetarians/ vegans in the family. A heart-shaped veggie platter or a smoothie bar could be just the thing for inclusive dining.
Most importantly, remember that the meal isn’t just food; it’s about feeding the heart. The warmth shared over a meal prepared with love stays with us long after the plates are cleared.
Having A Fun Valentine’s Day With Your Family Is Easy
How do you make Valentine’s memorable? When I started including my kids in this wonderful holiday, even in planning for the big day, Valentine’s became a wonderful and memorable holiday for our entire family. Everyone gets a copy of this cute free to-do list to write down what they need to do and we get going from there.
We all look forward to this special day to make memories. Laughter, kitchen mishaps, weird dances, and all.
I hope the Valentine’s Day family activities here inspired you with ideas on what to do. I love these ideas because of how cheap and easy they are. The whole family will have so much fun, you will already be looking forward to next year’s Valentine’s Day when the day is over.
And if you’re looking for gift ideas, I have you covered. Browse this list for the most thoughtful gifts for your partner.
