101 Valentine's Activities

 

 

 

1. make a paper people chain - fold red or pink construction paper like an accordian with equal sections, draw a person on the top piece making sure his hand and foot extend to the fold then cut them out.

 

2. make Valentines day cards for relatives

3. make heart garland out of paper or felt

4. make your own mini valentines to pass out to friends and classmates, you can find 50 ideas for making your own valentines here  

5. make conversation heart cookies

6. make heart centered cupcakes, or decorate cupcakes with icing X's and O's  

7. make a heart in your daughters hair

8. make heart shaped cake

9. read about the history of Valentine's Day

10. watch a Valentine's Day movie, there are tons of romantic comedies to choose from including "Valentine's Day", No Strings Attached, Sweet Home Alabama or Just Married

11. and once the kids are asleep you can cuddle up on the couch with the hubbie or bf and watch a horror Valentine's movie like Valentine (2001) or My Bloody Valentine (2009)

12. have a Valentine's Day Party  (pictured below)
 

13. print out some free lables for your Vday Party - check out catchmyparty with free editable

invitations here 

 

14. make Valentine's Day shirt or onsie or tutu 

15. make mailboxes to put valentines in out of decorated brown paper bags or a shoebox

16. make a Valentines Day tree using branches (which you can spray paint if you want to) place in a pretty vase

17. and decorate with pretty handmade ornaments - you can cut out hearts out of felt and layer them together then punch a hole through the top and put in a pretty ribbon.

18. make volatives

19. make valentines day centerpieces - fill a vase with conversation hearts or cinnamon hearts and put in some flowers

20. make photo letter blocks    

21. Valentines day breakfast - make heart shaped bacon and sunny side eggs in a heart shaped cookie cutter or heart shaped pancakes topped with strawberries and whipcream

22. make valentines dinner, check out this cute idea for pizza with heart shaped pepperonis from onecharmingparty. Sure to be a big hit with the kids.

23. opt for a healthy heart shaped snack - cut hearts out of cheese and serve with crackers or cut hearts out of melon and other fruits and serve with fruit dip source
 

 

24. print some Valentine colouring pages - Hello Kitty or various characters including Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Dora and more can be found here

25. pack a heart themed lunch - cut sandwiches into hearts, have heart shaped cucumbers and ranch and add some 'healthy heart shaped snacks'

26. make a cd of sappy tunes

27. heart balloons - blow up a pack of heart shaped ballons and let the kids (and the kid within you) go crazy tossing them up in the air

28. make jello jigglers and use a heart shaped (or cupid) cookie cutter

29.you can find the instructions for this tic tac toe here

 

30. you can print 'H-E-A-R-T' bingo here

31. cut up your favourite fruit and have a chocolate fondue

32. make chocolate covered strawberries

33. not great at cupcake decorating? print out cute cupcake flags here

34. origami - make beautiful roses out of paper that will last forever. get the tutorial here 

 

35. make chocolate - buy chocolate patties at the bulk barn in any colour you want, melt on stovetop and pour into molds.

36. get 28 Valentines Day tags from BHG

 

 

37. make pink or red play dough can add a pinch of cinnamon so it smells nice

38. bring someone coffee in the morning with these adorable coffee sleeve printables, nothing says I love you more than coffee

39. draw your wife or kids a rose pedal filed bathe

40. Valentine's Day Mazes - print them here

41. make or buy a piñata and fill it with sweets and little toys

42. hot chocolate with heart shaped marshmallows

43. jewelery box with semi precious candies - get the tutorial from Martha here

 

44. romantic date with hubby: grab a babysitter and go for a romantic dinner, I love anything that involves me not having to cook or do the dishes, if it's just the two of you get some Chinese takeout and cuddle infront of a romantic movie without a complaint out of him

45. date with family - order a pizza, the kids will be happy and you don't have to cook, then go ice skating or watch a Disney movie that everyone will enjoy

 

46. romantic date with yourself or the single ladies - treat yourself to a day at the spa or a pedicure or hair cut, or go clubbing with your single friends and get your flirt on

 

47. Have a Valentine's day photo shoot

48. and make a cute (or romantic) photo card with tinyprints

 

49. decorate sugar cookies

50. make a Vday wreath with paper napkins, get the tutorial here

51. heart milk cubes that turn the milk pink when the melt - this brilliant idea is from A Subtle Revelry

 

 52. wrap a huge rice krispies and wrap it with tinfoil to look like a "kiss"

53. write a list of (insert number) reasons why you love your kids/hubby/wife etc

54. or say it with cookies

55. Have a 14 day countdown to Valentine's Day to extend the fun. You can either have a calender with a small treat in it or a piece of paper with a little activity to do each day.

56. candy free valentines, kids and adults can be overloaded with candy during February so have a candy free Valentines' - check out this tutorial for a cute and reusable hot cold heart pack

57. write love notes on the mirror or shower

58. make art that can be used all year long - get the tutorial from Inspiration for Moms

 

59. make a candy pizza and top with your favourite candies, get the recipe from Betty Crocker here

60. Cupid Says instead of Simon Says

61. Cupid Arrows game - great for 3 - 8 year olds, get the instructions here

62. memory game - you can print one from online or use two decks of identical playing cards and use only the hearts.

63. 14 days of valentine gifts for the hubby - 14 gifts ideas for your husband with free printables from Six Sisters

64. put a note or vday joke in kids lunch,

65. or a love note in your spouses lunch

66. 14 acts of love - an act of kindness to do each day before Valentines to remember what the season is about - get the instructions and printables from Make and Takes

67. make vday cocktails

68. make heart shaped soap - instructions from Martha

 

69. make vday bookmarks

70. Valentines coupons you can make your own or print some from Tatertots & Jello

 

71. make a heart pillow

72. have a cookie swap party with your girlfriends, not just for Christmas

73. do something nice for someone else

74. journal or draw things you love

75. make a ribbon wreath - get the tutorial here

76. make someone a friendship bracelet

77. have a crafting party

78. scrapbook cherished memories

79. make pretty packaging for treats, Martha shows you how to make heart covered wax paper

80. Bath fizzies get the tutorial here

 

 

81. make fortune cookies with romantic fortunes, or you can make felt fortune cookies

82. table runner - you can use stamps or ribbon to decorate a piece of fabric

83. wordsearch - google 'Valentine's day wordsearch' in images to find tons of different printables    

84. crossword puzzle - google valentine's day crossword puzzle in images

85. set up 'activity stations' for the kids to craft fun projects, get the details here

86. play Vday computer games online at primarygames  or akidsheart

87. have a vday scavenger hunt

88. or treasure hunt with one clue leading to another

89. pin the heart on cupid instead of pin the tail on the donkey

90. find the hearts or chocolate kisses - like an Easter egg hunt

91. heart toss - throw heart shaped bean bags through cardboard cut out

92. have a candelight dinner

93. play the NewlyWed Game

94. adult party games: blow a playing card from one player to another

95. or pass lifesavers using toothpicks

96. fill balloons with candy and let kids pop them and keep what's inside

97. Have a Valentine's Day Murder Mystery

98. make quilled hearts

 

99. fill a jar with canday hearts and have kids write one a piece of paper how many they think is in the jar and the child with the closest guess can keep (and share) the candy

 

100. make poppers - use toiletpaper rolls and snappers fill with candy and small toys and wrap in red foil paper

 

101. Valentine's Day Minute to Win It Mini Games - get a few ideas and printables here