Cozy Up with These At Home Valentine’s Day Ideas
Feb 7th 2018
Many opt to spend February 14 battling crowds of couples trying to enjoy a romantic dinner, movie, or a night on the town. However, if you have kids or a full-time job, the hassle of going out on Valentine’s Day, especially when it falls on a weekday, seems like a lot of trouble for what amounts to a holiday popularized by card and candy companies. That doesn’t mean the mid-February saint’s day has to be lackluster or without romance. Actually, with these at home Valentine’s Day ideas, you’ll find you and your loved ones create your own holiday traditions that are unique and special to you.
Family-Friendly At Home Valentine’s Ideas
You love your kids just as much as you love your special someone so include everyone in your Valentine’s Day plans.
- Indoor picnic: Light a fire, spread a blanket in front of it, and relax indoors with your favorite finger foods rather than freezing outside. Really go for it and roast marshmallows over the fire for homemade S’mores.
- Transform your living room into a ballroom: Move your living room furniture out of the way, so you all have enough space to cut a rug. Let each person take turns playing DJ and picking the music for your home-based dance club.
- Play games: Board, card, video, whatever kind of games you enjoy, play them together as a family. You can also try a puzzle or model.
- Get creative: Break out the markers, paint, crayons, pencils, or whatever you have on hand and create a portrait of the ones you love. Or spend the evening crafting your very own Valentine’s Day home decor that you can treasure for years to come.
- Offer to babysit: If you and your family are staying in for Valentine’s Day, offer to watch other people’s children at your home. With all those kids together, have a little Valentine’s Day party where kids can decorate cookies and make cards for one another.
- Plan a scavenger hunt: Use riddles and mysterious clues to lead your family on a hunt for a special Valentine’s Day surprise of your choosing.
- Theme night: Whether it’s Valentine’s Day on the beach or love during the Renaissance, there are tons of themes to choose from so go wild. Dress in costumes, make appropriate snacks, and have a ball laughing and loving together.
- Read a book: Pick your favorite book and read it together as a family. Assign parts, so everyone gets a turn reading aloud and encourage your family to really get into character.
- Dress up: Put on your finest clothes for a love-filled evening at home with your family. Even if you are making a casserole for dinner and watching reruns, it’s so much more fun and memorable to do that in a gown or suit.
- Plan your next adventure: Let your imagination run wild and discuss the locales your family wants to visit in the future. Maybe even start scheduling your next trip together and researching what you want to do when you get there.
At Home Valentine’s Day Ideas Just for Two
For those couples who don’t have children or whose kids have other plans that night, spend quality time together in the comfort of your own home on Valentine’s Day.
- Write your bucket list: Make a list of all the things you want to do together as a couple. From travel destinations to life goals, put it in writing and start working on accomplishing everything as a duo.
- Relax together: Turn your home into a spa and treat yourself to scrubs, massages, baths, and more calming treatments. Take turns caring for one another. Don’t forget the candles!
- Revisit your wedding day: Look through albums and watch videos from the day you two exchanged your vows.
- Movie night: Pop the popcorn and pick the candy for your romantic movie night at home. Rent or buy your favorite flicks and enjoy them without the hassle or expense of going to the cineplex.
- Cook together: How often do you and your loved one make a meal together? No, not throwing together a quick dinner so you have something to eat after work. An actual meal with more than a single course. Pick a decadent menu and cook it together in your kitchen.
- Soak up the stars: Cuddle up under a blanket and spend the evening gazing at the stars from your patio.
- Mix up some love: Try your hand at mixology by choosing one or two specialty cocktails to make at home and sip on together.
- Binge watch your favorite show: Or try any of the highly-acclaimed series available for streaming on services such as Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon.
- Work on a project together: Have you meant to install the modern barn doors (on sale now for 20 percent off with promo code BARNDOORLOVE) you ordered a while ago? Maybe you’ve wanted to apply a fresh coat of paint to a specific room. Set the evening aside to complete a project together.