Lovers and couples are eager to celebrate their relationship. As a couple, you might have celebrated Valentine’s day in joy with romantic dates and dinner. But, once you have kids the story changes and every holiday becomes a family function. Being a parent may not shield you away from prettiest celebrations. In this article, you will find remarkable ways for the family to celebrate valentine’s day.
Valentine’s day is usually celebrated to honor St Valentine. Valentine’s day is not only meant for lovers but also meant to express the love towards your sweethearts. Celebrate this splendid valentine’s day with your family.
This article takes you through the ideas for celebrating valentine’s day with the family at home.
Valentine’s Day With Family?
Valentine’s day is the symbol of romantic love and a nice day to express your love for special ones. Valentine’s day offers a chance to show your love towards your kids.
Busy and stressful days may make you forget how much you love and adore your family. This day provides a framework where you can strengthen your family bonds.
How To Celebrate Valentine’s Day With Family?
Valentine’s day gifts are never about the quality or cost. They are the replica of your loving hearts towards special ones. Apart from the purchased gifts, there are many other ways to express your love.
Here are a few ideas for celebrating Valentine’s day with family.
1. Make Your Own Valentine’s Day Card:
A letter always speaks a lot. Present a letter to your loved one explaining how grateful and thankful you are towards them. Explain their adorable qualities. Handmade cards can catch the hearts of your loved ones better than the purchased gifts.
Not only your partner, but your kids may also be cherished with the adorable cards. It offers them a chance to understand how much they are loved and how special they are to their parents.
2. Celebrate Valentine’s Week Scavenger Hunt:
Make each day of valentine’s week excited with a scavenger hunt. Make your family members find out the hidden gifts in the home with the help of hints. Supply the hints to everyone on the beginning day of the scavenger hunt. Include the hints for the next day’s gift in the present day’s gift.
Make your kids learn something from every gift.
3. Valentine’s Day Decoration Together:
Decorate your home with the astonishing decorations for the valentine’s day. Cut out the heart shaped cardboard pieces and hang them with the help of strings. Make out the heart shaped paper wreath and hang it near the doors and windows.
Decorate the ceiling with heart shaped helium balloons and streamers. You can paste your memorable family photos to the hanging streamers.
4. Family Vacation:
Pack your valentine’s day basket with some yummy dishes and go for a picnic with your family. February, being the spring season is apt for the outing. Fill up your space with the goodies that bring valentine’s look. Lit the essence of joy to celebrate the true love vibes with your family.
5. Glass Jar Theme:
Pick a glass jam jar and fill it with the heart shaped colored paper pieces. Write down on each paper the reason to love your special ones. Write as many reasons as you can.
This idea will definitely make your loved one feel adorable. You can also decorate the glass jar with colorful paintings that match Valentine’s day.
6. Plan a Game At Night:
Make your Valentine’s day simple and special. Here are a few games to celebrate the joy of Valentine’s day:
a. Guess The Chocolate:
Buy different chocolates from the store and fill them in a bowl. Blindfold your child and ask them to find out the name of the chocolate.
b. Heart Balloon Race:
Allow everyone to stand in pairs and ask them to bounce the balloon gently into the air and make the fall into the bucket placed on the other side without touching the balloon with the hands.
7. Valentine’s Day Movie Marathon:
If you are running in a busy schedule, this movie marathon will definitely help you to find lovable and quality time with your family members. Watch kid’s friendly valentine’s day movies. Make a bucket full of popcorn or some Valentine’s day special snacks.
8. Gift Plant Seeds:
Gift the plant seeds to plant replacing the candies and gifts bought from the stores. Gifts that need the participation from the recipients always gives a very special experience.
9. Visit To Nursing Homes:
Involve your creative kids in making some astonishing Valentine’s cards and handcrafts. You can make the small baskets and fill it with the homemade cookies and chocolates. Gather the things and go to the nursing home and present them to the residents over there and make them feel happy.
10. Valentine’s Day Photoshoot:
Choose a perfect place that fits your Valentine’s day and start a photoshoot with your family. A park or a home decorated with Valentine’s day theme may be the perfect place for your photoshoot. This event may leave immense memories for your kids that never fade away with time.
11. Valentine’s Day Morning Surprise:
Fill up the heart shaped balloons with some candies and write a message for your loved one in the heart folded paper. Attach the paper to the string of the balloon and place it near your loved one. It is a fun and surprising way of celebrating Valentine’s day at home with the family.
12. Valentine’s Day Cooking:
This is one of the best ways to celebrate valentine’s day as a family. Involve your kids in topping the cupcakes with the nice flavors. Instead of buying a cake from the bakers make your own heart shape cake at home which will give your family unforgettable memories.
13. Express Gratitude:
There are many people in the community who work day and night to make our lives simple and safe. Make some homemade cookies or cupcakes and pack them in a goodies bag. Attach a heart folded color paper on the top of the goodie bag expressing your gratitude.
This is a great way to teach your kids the value of gratitude. Kids will love to offer gifts to civil servants, firemen, police officers, and other members who never receive the recognition for their continuous support.
14. Go Valentine Dressed Up:
Shop for the valentine’s day or you can make out Valentine’s day outfits for the whole family. A velvet cloth that gives a shiny and pleasant look may best suit to make Valentine’s day outfit.
15. Night Party In Your Backyard:
Dress up in a valentine’s theme and dance together in your backyard which is well decorated with lights and balloons. Make a playlist of fantastic lovable songs and make your kids dance in joy with the family members.
16. Special Mealtime At Home:
Make your mealtime special with all the heart shaped flavors and the table full of heart shaped things.
You can also have a morning special breakfast with heart shaped pancakes, strawberry hearts, muffins and many more.
Let your family members know how much you love them with the astonishing 16 ideas to celebrate valentine’s day with family.
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