Rebecca 2 Min Read February 9, 2023 No Reply

Last Minute Valentine’s Day Activities to do with Kids

It’s almost Valentine’s Day!

It’s changed a little since we’ve had kids right? Our hearts have grown thanks to our love for them and our Valentine’s Days has typically become about filling out class Valentines (when my kids were younger) and celebrating as a family. We’ve grown to love our little tradition of having a fancy meal together.

If you have toddlers and preschoolers at home today, or need some activities to do when the kids get home to celebrate with them (and don’t have time or energy to do something elaborate) don’t worry! I have you covered. Some of these are fun for older kids too!

Here are some last minute Valentine’s Day activities you can do with the kids today.

1) For younger kiddos, print out this Valentine’s Day printable letter activity and do it together. It’s a great way to talk about letters and sounding things out.

2) Plan a ‘fancy’ family-friendly dinner. Don’t worry about the menu, stick with whatever you already had planned on, but make things fancy by setting the table with pretty china, using special cups for everyone’s drinks, and lighting candles (if the kids are older or not likely to play with them!)

3) Make place mats! We’ll be doing this after school to use for our fancy dinner. Use paper that is longer than 8×11 if you have it. If not, stick with whatever paper or construction paper you have and decorate for each person at the table.

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4) Bake cookies together! Use this sugar cookie recipe and cut out heart shaped cookies and make pink icing to put on top. If you have a teddy bear cookie cutter AND a small heart cookie cutter, you can make these sweet bears-holding-hearts cookies. Just use a bit of icing between the two cookies to ‘glue’ them together.

5) Make potato heart stamps! Click here for some inspiration, but use a small heart cookie cutter to keep the heart shape.

6) Get active with this activity but instead of using circles, cut out heart shapes!

7) Cuddle up and watch a sweet movie!

No matter how you spend the day, I’m sure the kids will love it! Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Rebecca 2 Min Read February 13, 2018 No Reply

How to celebrate Valentine’s Day with kids

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This will be our 12th Valentine’s Day with kids and it’s become a tradition to celebrate with the kids. This is something we all look forward to, and while a date night would be lovely, celebrating the day with all of my loves feels extra special. Plus, it’s far more convenient, especially when Valentine’s Day lands on a weekday and we all have work and school the next day.

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There are many fun ways to include kids in your Valentine’s Day activities. And afterward, don’t feel guilty include putting them to bed early so you can enjoy some extra time together as a couple – watching Netflix or spending time doing something else.

Gather around the table

Make your Valentine’s Day meal by cooking together. From choosing the menu, to shopping, and prepping it the night of, you can get the kids involved. If you are like us, we order in a delicious meal instead of cooking. In that case, set the scene and pretend you are at a fancy restaurant together. The kids will love it!

Create together

Think about those paint night events but create one at home. You just need canvases and some paint. Stencil out hearts or use washi tape and everyone can create their own design. Or, incorporate your creative time with your decorating needs as well. Last year, the kids made our place mats to go with our Valentine’s Day dinner. You can find other activities to do together here.

Set the Scene and share the love

The kids love decorating for holiday occasions, and I think my daughter is happy to use any excuse to pull out her markers and scissors to create. If you don’t want to purchase decorations, you can make them! Make a paper garland or make hearts to tape onto the wall.

Don’t forget to take the time to share with each other some kind, loving words. You can ask each family member to write something kind about another person to put on the paper hearts you make, or leave special notes at each place setting for your family. They’ll love it!

Remember, Valentine’s Day is just one day. Showing each other how much you care can be done any day of the year. Sometimes, it’s just nice to use a day like this as an excuse to do something special. I also like any reason to give or get chocolate.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Rebecca 0 Min Read February 14, 2012 No Reply