25+ sweet Valentine’s Day ideas for family fun at home
Who do we love the most in the whole world? Our families. So we’ve pulled together all our best tips for making Valentine’s Day a big, happy love-fest for kids, parents, even pets. We’ve got Valentine’s Day ideas to keep you busy all day!
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Start your family fun at home with valentines
Loved ones should get the most heartfelt Valentine’s Day messages, right? So we’ve got help making your family feel loved—whether you’re choosing from one of our cards or making your own.
- Start the excitement on the outside by hand-lettering the name or trying some envelope art.
- Get some help with what to write in a Valentine’s Day card.
- Tuck in a little something extra. 🤫
Valentine’s Day is all about going all out! Put a little extra love into letting them know they have your heart with some cute DIYs.
- Make their treats the talk of the classroom with these DIY Valentine’s Day treat bags for kids.
- Help them create a customized classroom valentine drop box with these cute and colorful DIY kids valentine box ideas.
- Turn a special trip or a memorable day with them into something keepsakeable with these 9 memory box ideas to keep special days close at heart. 💝
- Make Valentine’s Day an adventure by creating a personalized scavenger hunt for the treats and presents.
Wrap gifts up in love
If Valentine’s Day at your house calls for presents, try these simple but showstopping gift wrap ideas.
- Dress it up with some tissue paper flowers.
- Make them giggle with some gift wrapping tricks they’ve never seen before.
- Sending gifts through the mail? Try one or more of these 30 creative tips. 📦
You can bake up some Valentine’s Day surprises in advance…or for more fun, get the whole family involved.
- Whip up a heart-y breakfast. 🥞
- Get all the basics of making and decorating Cupid-worthy sugar cookies from our resident expert.
- Make cookies to look like your friends, family—even pets.
- Turn your cookies into a bouquet with these easy tips.
- Try one of these creative ideas for cookies, cupcakes and more. 😋
- Go the decadent route with recipes full of rich, chocolatey goodness.
Want to spend the day making? We’ve got ideas that will let everyone from toddlers to teens get creative.
- Color some free printable Valentine’s Day coloring pages together. 🖍️
- Check out these Valentine’s Day crafts for kids and see what sounds fun!
- Make DIY pet toys or gifts for family pets. 🐶
Put the kids to bed
Once the little ones are asleep, it’s time to make things a bit more romantic—and we’re more than happy to play Cupid.
- Get tips for writing a love letter that will melt your partner’s heart.
- Lead up to a night together by texting or emailing sweet or funny Valentine’s Day quotes.
- Mix up the sweetest cherry vodka sour for your sugar bear.
- Pull out these relationship conversation cards to get the feels flowing. 🥹
- If you’re inclined, exchange Valentine’s Day gifts; you’re sure to find inspo in this list of more than 200 ideas!
- Or, if you’re not into gifts, exchange Valentine’s Day cards. Don’t worry, we have some ideas for what to write. 💕
- Put on “your song” and slow dance in the living room. (Especially if the last time you danced was your wedding.)
We hope these ideas have you excited to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your family!
If you need any more inspo for your love fest, we’ve got a few more:
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