30 Fun Family Valentine’s Day Activities and Ideas
You’re going to love these fun and easy family Valentine’s Day ideas. Simple activities to celebrate a day of love and start new traditions at home.
What’s Inside
- 30 easy and enjoyable ideas to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your kids.
- Start new traditions and bond as a family by incorporating these simple activities into your holiday celebration.
- Activities don’t have to be complicated to be meaningful. Spend quality time with your loved ones create lasting memories this Valentine’s Day.
Valentine’s Day Ideas for Families: Celebrating Together
I remember when my husband and I were dating, or even newly married and Valentine’s Day was all about romantic dinners, weekend getaways and thoughtful gifts.
Over a decade later…Valentine’s Day looks different now.
I still love my husband very much, but we show our love in different (more practical) ways now.
The money we would have spent on a romantic weekend getaway is now spent on dance lessons and dentist appointments.
But I wouldn’t change it for the world.
Truth be told, our kids are young and Valentine’s Day is currently more about sharing our love as a family.
As much as I miss romantic dinners and weekend getaways, those will happen again in a few short years when my kids are out on their own dates.
GAH! I can’t believe I just said that!
But for now, it’s fun to celebrate Valentine’s Day as a family and create memories while we have this time together.
Below you will find ideas to start celebrating when the kids wake up in the morning and take you through an entire day of family fun including after dinner dessert.
I am not suggesting that you do all of these ideas – that would be a whole lotta love!
Instead, take a look a choose a few that your family will enjoy.
How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day as a Family
Let’s get this love fest started! Below you will find all my favorite ideas for celebrating Valentine’s day with your fam-bam.
1. Make a Valentine’s Day Themed Breakfast
The perfect way to start spreading the love is to begin the day with a breakfast full of love! Gather in the kitchen and make breakfast together, or prepare something ahead of time to surprise them with when they wake up!
Here are 13 Valentine’s Day Breakfasts for Kids that we love!
2. Family Game Night
Research suggests that playing games together is one of the best ways to bond with your family. In fact, a friend of mine always says, “A family that plays together, stays together”. Bust out the board games or deck of cards and play the night away.
3. Spread the Love
Grab a stack of these adorable sticky notes and give a few to each family member. Have them write nice messages, compliments and kind words about each other and post them on their bathroom mirror or bedroom door.
4. Read Together
Even before Valentine’s Day arrives you can start the conversation by cuddling up and reading books about love, family and friendship.
Here is a list of our favorite Valentine’s Day Books for Kids
5. Get Crafty
Make some family fingerprint art by putting a large heart shaped sticker in the middle of a canvas, then have everyone stamp their fingerprints all over in different colors. When dry, remove the heart sticker and have a special, one of a kind work of art.
6. Make Heart-Shaped Pizzas
Include the whole family in the process of making pizza dough, rolling it out and shaping it into a heart before adding all your favorite toppings. You could also make a round pizza, but use a cookie cutter to make the pepperoni into heart shapes. So cute!
7. Decorate the House
Get out all your red, pink and white decorations and have fun decorating your home with hearts, cupids and love notes. This is a great way to get the whole family involved and make your home feel festive and full of love.
8. Family Movie Night
What’s the perfect way to celebrate a family friendly Valentine’s Day….a movie! Have everyone hop on the couch and grab a snack while you watch a cute movie about family or friendship. Need some ideas?
Here are The Best Valentine’s Day Movies to Watch as a Family.
9. Neighborly Love
Start a new family Valentine’s Day tradition by working together to make cards, crafts and trays of goodies to deliver to friends, neighbors and extended family members on Valentine’s Day. This simple act of working together and spreading love to others is sure to become simple yet meaningful way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your family.
10. Play “I Love You Because”
This is a fantastic bucket filler. Throughout the day or at dinner take turns telling each family member things that you love about them. Each person will take a turn sharing what they love about each person in the family and everyone will end the day feeling special and loved.
11. Have a Valentine’s Scavenger Hunt
Hide heart shaped clues around the house leading to a final treasure that everyone can enjoy together, such as a special treat, pajamas or toy.
12. Valentine’s Day Dessert
Valentine’s Day just wouldn’t be the same without dessert! Here are a few of our favorites:
- Chocolate covered strawberries
- Valentine’s Day Smore’s with those heart shaped marshmallows
- Drizzle popcorn with melted white chocolate, heart shaped sprinkles and m&ms.
13. Make Heart-Shaped Snacks
Spending time in the kitchen together as a family is always a fun activity, especially when it comes to making special treats for Valentine’s Day! Grab a heart-shaped cookie cutter and have fun making festive treats like a peanut butter and jelly or heart-shaped cheese and crackers. So fun!
14. Play Valentine BINGO
The entire family can join in on the fun with this free printable Valentine-themed BINGO game. It’s a great way to spend quality time together. You could even have fun prizes for the winners.
15. Valentine’s Day Minute to Win It
Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse for a family game night. See who can stack the most candy conversation hearts in one minute, or one of these other creative ideas.
16.Family Photo Shoot
Set up a little home studio with Valentine-themed props and decorations. Dress up in red, pink and white and have fun clicking away! You can print the best ones for photobook.
17.Plant Flowers
Get a heart-shaped flower pot or paint one, and plant your favorite flower together. It can serve as a loving reminder that grows along with your love for each other.
18. Make DIY Valentine’s Day T-Shirts
This is such a fun family Valentine’s Day idea. Get some fabric paint or tie dye and white t-shirts, and create your own Valentine’s Day gear. It is a fun and creative way to celebrate love!
19. Sing Your Heart Out
Choose love songs and have a karaoke night at home. It’s a fun way to bond, laugh, and spread a little love.
20. Picnic in the Living Room
February can be chilly in many parts of the country. If it’s too cold to go outside, spread a blanket on the living room floor and have a fun indoor picnic with your favorite Valentine treats.