Many people celebrate Valentine’s Day as couples and plan dinners out, romantic nights in, and gifts of flowers and chocolate. However, there are other ways that you can celebrate this holiday of love too – all together as a family!
Here are some family Valentine’s Day ideas to try this year that get the kids involved and everyone in the family feeling loved and included.
Make Something Sweet and Delicious
To indulge your sweet tooth and enjoy something delicious together, pick out an easy recipe for cookies, cake, or another treat that you can make together as a family. Bonus points for anything heart-shaped or with pink frosting!
Play Games Together
By playing board or card games as a family, you’ll spend quality time together and have a lot of fun at home. Choose a game that even the youngest members of your family can participate in, or it’s nice outside in February where you live, play some yard games, such as cornhole or horseshoes.
Get Active and Festive Outside
Check your local area for ice skating rinks and take the whole family out for some fun on an ice rink, followed by hot chocolate to warm up. Other fun ways to get active with the ones you love is to take a Valentine’s Day ski trip or go snowshoeing or hiking, depending on the weather.
Watch a Heart-Warming Movie
Movie nights make great family ideas for Valentine’s Day because they are easy, inexpensive, and relaxing. If you are including kids in your family Valentine’s Day, pick something that’s age-appropriate and shows the spirit of love.
Do a Themed Craft Project
Valentine’s Day is also the perfect reason to get crafty and explore your artistic side as a family. Another one of our family ideas for Valentine’s Day is to do a craft project together, such as cutting hearts out of construction paper, putting together little bags of candy with ribbons, or making heart-shaped cutouts with playdough. You can even make homemade decorations to hang around your house to get especially festive for the holiday.
Send Valentine’s to People Who Need Love
If you are really feeling the love this Valentine’s Day, why not spread it around to people who really need to be cared about – beyond just your own family members. For a thoughtful family Valentine’s Day, make or buy Valentine’s cards to send to neighbors, nursing home residents, kids in hospitals, or members of the military.
Let Us Help You Celebrate Valentine’s Day
If you could use a little help celebrating family Valentine’s Day and coming up with fun ideas that the kids will enjoy, perhaps it’s time to enlist the help of a professional nanny who can get little ones involved in the festivities or give you and your partner the opportunity to get out and enjoy an adults-only celebration. Household Staffing International can connect you with a skilled and trustworthy nanny to share in the childcare responsibilities, but our services go far beyond just nanny job placements.
We can introduce you to the most qualified personal assistants, private in-home caregivers, chauffeurs, housekeepers, gourmet cooks, and other domestic staff members so that you can reduce your everyday burdens and have more time to spend with the ones you love. With a little extra help where you need it most, the best part about these family ideas for Valentine’s Day is that they aren’t just limited to February 14th. There’s no bad day of the year to show your love and appreciation for the people who mean the most to you, and we’re here to help you make them your top priority!