Showering your kids with love is a year-round endeavor, but Valentine’s Day is a perfect time to express just how much you love one another. With these 15 Sweet Valentine’s Day Activities & Party Ideas, your four to ten-year-olds will have a blast being creative, showing love to those they care about, and having a ton of fun. Many of these Valentine’s Day Activities can be done from home with little to no prep or extra supplies! Plan a day filled with love with your entire family this Valentine’s Day.
15 Sweet Valentine’s Day Activities & Party Ideas
We don’t typically think of family on Valentine’s Day. Most Valentine’s Days worldwide are spent on couples, parents, and close friends enjoying a kid-free night out at a romantic restaurant or venue. This Valentine’s Day, celebrate your family, friends, and everyone close to you with these fun Valentine’s Day activities and party ideas.
Send a Virtual Valentine’s E-card
One of the simplest ways to say “I Love You” is by sending an E-card to family and friends through sites such as Adobe or SmileBox. There are many sites with virtual Valentine’s cards to choose from. Choose one of your favorite graphic designs, personalize it with words, and send it, all through the magic of email. All of the Valentine’s Day cards are free, so you and your family can send lots of love to lots of special people far away.
Valentine’s Party in a Box
Send your loved ones who you can’t share the day with a Valentine’s Day party in a box. Decorate the outside of a box and place festive Valentine’s Day decorations such as a balloon garland kit, a banner, confetti, or any Valentine’s Day-related item inside the box. You can even request they FaceTime you while they open the box so you can share that special moment together.
Valentine’s Day Painting Party
Who said a canvas party can only be done at a studio? Pick a Valentine’s Day-inspired picture (think hearts, Cupid, lips, etc.), gather up supplies such as various sizes of canvas, different colored paints, brushes, and an apron, and get started on your lovely masterpiece.
Chocolate-Making Party
Everyone loves a box of delicious chocolates on Valentine’s Day. This year, make your own! Organize a chocolate-making party and be the master chocolatier. End your party with a chocolate tasting of all those delicious masterpieces. Use a mix of milk chocolate, white chocolate, and dark chocolate, and incorporate things like dried fruit, brownie bits, pretzels, Oreo cookies, caramel, sea salt, and more. Chocolate making is a great way to learn something new and fun with family and friends from the comfort of your kitchen.
Host a Zoom Valentine’s Day Party
Remember back when we did everything on Zoom for a year or two? Well, bring back the charm of connecting with friends and family from around the world. Set up your home for a Zoom party with family or friends. Decorate your home with all things hearts and flowers. Have a delicious dessert table or dining table set up for Valentine’s dinner. Incorporate fun Valentine’s Day activities and games in a large space in your home and get the party started. Families can send in their Valentine’s Day cards for kids to open and enjoy. It’s a great way for everyone to stay connected all while having fun.
Valentine’s Day LEGO Building
This may sound out of the ordinary for Valentine’s Day, but rest assured the kids will absolutely love this idea. Kids can invite friends or classmates to this fun event while using LEGO bricks from home. Little Bins, Little Hands has some great Valentine’s Day LEGO building ideas using basic bricks. LEGO bricks make any kid’s party and unique building experience!
V-Day Craft Party
Get crafty this Valentine’s Day. Bring out the craft box and create a one-of-a-kind craft to send or give to a special person. Make bracelets, pasta necklaces, handprint art, paint masterpieces on canvas or regular paper, or make cards with construction paper. Tailor this Valentine’s Day activity to your specific crowd.
Cookie Decorating Bonanza
Cookie Decorating BonanzaWe have seen many great cookie decorating kits through local bakeries, and no doubt this special holiday will have a great selection of cookie decorating kits to choose from. Bake up some sugar cookies of your own, set out some frosting, and let the kids go nuts with sprinkles. Look for heart-shaped cookie cutters if you get to the store this week!
Host a Valentine’s TV or Movie Watching Party
Pick out that romantic comedy or adorable cartoon that everyone loves. Did you know you can even include relatives and friends from afar? Teleparty will synchronize videos and can add group chat to Netflix, Disney, Hulu, and HBO. You can customize your Teleparty by choosing user icons and nicknames and uploading screenshots, emojis, and GIFs. Send the invite link to family and friends, and bring out the popcorn, heart candy, and kid-friendly bubbly for an exciting Teleparty.
Valentine’s Game Night
An engaging activity that can get everyone involved is a traditional game night party. Next, choose a Valentine’s Day-themed game such as Jeopardy from JeopardyLabs.com, Valentine’s Pictionary, Valentine’s Day Charades, Heart Tic-Tac-Toe, or a Valentine’s Day Cards Against Humanity: Family Edition. Once you’ve selected your game, make sure to set a time and of course, some yummy snacks to enjoy during the game.
Valentine’s Dance Party
There’s a love song for everyone’s vibe this Valentine’s Day, whether it’s romantic, family-friendly, friendship, or simply wanting to set a laid-back holiday mood. Create a great playlist with everyone’s favorite LOVE songs, decorate your living room or kitchen, and have the ultimate dance party with family and friends. Afterward, play a game of “Name that Love song” from your playlist for even more family fun.
Celebrate with Pizza & Bubbly
Everyone loves a slice of cheesy pizza, what makes a pizza party great is that you can send loved ones a box of their favorite hot pizza right to their door on Valentine’s Day. Pizza chains across the nation such as Pizza Hut, Papa John’s, Papa Murphy’s, Buca De Beppo, and Giordano’s Pizza offer a heart-shaped pizza on Valentine’s Day. You can also get everyone hands-on and choose to make homemade pizza virtually with loved ones. Kids can choose their favorite sauce, toppings, and cheese to make it a custom heart-shaped pizza. Add kid-friendly bubbly juice to complete the meal.
Valentine’s Day Baking Party
Everyone loves those sweet treats during holidays, and this is especially true on Valentine’s Day. Hosting a baking party will lift everyone’s spirits and taste buds to a new level. Set up baking stations with different recipes and then have a tasting at the end to try each other’s creations.
Spa Night
Another great Valentine’s Day activity for your child and their classmates and friends is a Valentine’s spa night party. Kids can get their favorite heart pj’s on, enjoy a pink facial, manicure, and pedicures with red and pink nail polish, and soak their feet in a Valentine’s bath bomb full of roses. Set a small table of Valentine’s treats such as a Valentine’s sundae, cupcakes or cookies, and pink milk for an easy-going and relaxing party.
Host a Fancy Kid-Friendly Dinner
Arrange a special night for dinner with the family. Set the table up in its most festive and elegant setting, using candles or lanterns or sparkle lights. Make a “fancy” meal as if you were at a restaurant, have heart-shaped food and candles, and bring out the kid-friendly bubbly juice.
There are so many fun activities and things to do for Valentine’s Day with kids. Stay home with these 15 Sweet Valentine’s Day Activities & Party Ideas or head out and enjoy sweets all over town. Then, carry out a special Valentine’s Day dinner from one of these amazing Indianapolis restaurants. Or, make your family’s reservations for a wild Valentine’s Day at White Castle!
If you’re looking for things to do for Valentine’s Day for adults, check out our list of 100 Indianapolis Date Nights or 50 Cheap Winter Date Night Ideas. Just the girls? Celebrate with your favorites on Galentine’s Day!
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