Family-Friendly Ideas to Show the Love on Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day isn't just for couples. Kids love it, too! Here are some family-friendly Valentine’s Day activities that let you spend quality time in your Atwell home with your significant other and your kids.

Start the day with breakfast they’ll love.

Kick off your Valentine’s Day with a breakfast that every member of the family will love. Set the stage for your heart theme with red and pink napkins and plates, topped with handmade valentine’s cards for each person. Since it is a special occasion, you might indulge a little sugar splurge with Red Velvet Donuts. Prefer to save the sweets for later? Opt for Sweetheart Strawberry Smoothies or Fruity Flatbread Pizza Hearts.

Share love notes.

This one requires some advance planning, but the end result is so worth it! Enlist the kids to help decorate a love-note jar. Then, a week or so before Valentine’s Day, give each family member colorful note pads and pens to write a note to each person every day of the week leading up to Valentine’s Day. Your jar will be overflowing with love!

Gather around your Atwell living room for the big reveal – letting each person read the notes written to them. There’s no better way to show love than through sharing words of affirmation.

Host dinner and a movie.

Who needs to go out, when your Atwell home offers the perfect setting for a Valentine’s night in? Start in the kitchen, with a heart-filled dinner menu that everyone can have a hand in. How about make-your-own Valentine’s pizzas, or amp up the love with an all-hearts family dinner? Heart-shaped pans come in all sizes, so let your imagination run wild. Try heart-shaped tart pans to let each person customize their own quiches. Even heart-shaped lasagna is possible. Whatever your main course, you’ll want to top it off with heart-shaped cookies. Set out icing, red and pink sprinkles, and candy hearts to create customized edible dessert.

Looking for other ideas? Try a red-themed meal showcasing all things red, from spaghetti and chocolate-covered strawberries, to heart-healthy kabobs. And don’t forget the photo opp of your family of chefs in their red aprons around your Atwell kitchen bar!

After dinner, snuggle up for a classic love story on film. Disney movies are suitable for almost any age – think “Cinderella,” “Lady and the Tramp,” or “Beauty and the Beast”. Or, go for a family-friendly comedy like “Father of the Bride” or “Parent Trap.” Valentine’s Day is about enjoying time with the people we love in the place we love. Your family will find plenty to love this Valentine’s Day in your Atwell home.

Want a home where your family can celebrate special occasions together? Contact a New Home Specialist at 951-458-6155 today.