Valentine’s Day Activities for the Family
You know we LOVE Valentine’s Day around here. Since having kids, Valentine’s Day has become even more fun and exciting for me because showing my kids love is one of my favorite things to do! I love making holidays special for my family, but I also want to make sure that they are meaningful and help my kids understand the importance of the holiday!
Sometimes with all the holiday fun, we lose sight of what we’re really celebrating! With our Kids Valentine’s Day Countdown we’ve put together activities that will really teach your kids what it means to love and be loved! And in turn, our engaging Valentine’s Day activities will teach your kids HOW to love others with fun ideas for the whole family to enjoy! This Valentine’s Day countdown for kids will become a family tradition that you will enjoy year after year!
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We love everything about Valentine’s Day and everything about this adorable design! These printables are bright, fun and totally kid-friendly. Messes to Memories knocked it out of the park!
Here’s a little sneak peek into our
Valentine’s Day Countdown
We want to help you pull off the best Valentine’s Day surprise for your kids this year. You’ll deliver these interactive Valentine’s Day ideas in a cute little mailbox. You can either make your own as a family to prepare for Valentine’s Day OR if quick and easy is your thing, you can grab this cute little mailbox from Amazon.
Here’s what you’ll find in our Valentine’s Day Countdown:
- Valentine’s Day Activities Planner – to help you plan out your countdown!
- Valentine’s Day Countdown Envelope Covers – 14 gorgeous, bright and kid-friendly envelope covers.
- Valentine’s Day Ideas – 14 cards with different interactive activities to place in each envelope.
- Valentine’s Day Printables – 8 printable Valentine’s Day activities to help your family create meaningful memories
- Bonus Valentine’s Day Ideas – 8 bonus countdown cards (6 more ideas + 2 blank cards)
What I Love about this Countdown:
- It is for the WHOLE family: Valentine’s Day is not just for the adults anymore! This is a great way to get the kids involved and make the Valentine’s Day holiday special for everyone.
- It’s interactive: Every day is full of anticipation. The kids get to look forward to receiving their own special mail that has a fun activity. {And maybe a little treat!} Each activity gets everyone up and doing something! Playing games, decorating treats, writing letters, etc. Everyone is involved and making memories together!
- It’s customizable: In addition to the 14 Valentine’s Day ideas, we’ve included another six ideas for activities, plus two blank cards for you to customize and create your own fun ideas. You have plenty of fun ideas to choose from and can plan them out in any order that works for your family.
- It’s meaningful: This Valentine’s Day Countdown is filled with ideas of service for members of your immediate family, grandparents, neighbors, classmates, and community. Kids will be able to spread a little love to everyone around them!
Let’s take a closer look at our Valentine’s Day activities and printables!
Valentine’s Day Activities Planner
We’ve made it so easy to plan the perfect Valentine’s Countdown for your kids. Our planner, shopping list and supply list will help you get everything prepped and ready to deliver a little love to your kids each day.
Some of our activities link to Valentine’s Day ideas and printables from our site like Cupid’s Crazy Cafe or Covert Cupid. Our supply list links directly to these posts so that you can easily find ALL the details you need to prep these fun ideas! The best part is that you can customize which activities you do each day to meet your family’s schedule!
Valentine’s Day Countdown Envelope Covers
After getting organized, decorate your envelopes with our 14 adorable countdown envelope covers. Simply cut and attach to these white envelopes for a kid-classy look!
Valentine’s Day Ideas
Print your cards and add them to the numbered envelopes so they’re ready to go each day. Refer back to your countdown planner for the order of activities!
Set a certain time each day for your mail to be delivered. This will help the kids know when to check the mail and complete the activity. This will make it easier on you so you’re not constantly being questioned about WHEN the mail will come!
Valentine’s Day Countdown Printables
Build relationships and have a little fun with these 8 interactive Valentine’s Day activities. These are brand new ideas and printables we’ve included in this pack! Here’s a quick look at each of these printables:
Clever Compliment Game Cube
In this game, you’ll take turns rolling dice and sharing clever compliments about different members of your family. This is a fun way to give and receive compliments!
Valentine’s Win It in a Minute Activities
These are always a favorite! We guarantee a night of games will be full of love and laughter!
Valentine’s Day Stickers
These cute stickers can be printed on sticker paper. Use these embellishments to decorate cards, posters and other Valentine’s Day projects.
Valentine’s Sticky Notes
Print these sticky notes and decorate a family member’s door, bathroom mirror, car, or one of our cute posters sharing all the reasons why you love them.
What Is Love?
Have each member of the family write what love means to them. Frame and take a picture so that each year you can look back and see how perceptions of love change over the years.
Treat Decorating Game
Use this game board for some major fun with sweets. Enjoy conversations and cookies, cupcakes, doughnuts or whatever treat speaks to you!
We Love Our Family List
This is a very simple activity with some BIG conversation possibility! Write down all of the reasons you love being together as a family. Come together and share.
Each of these Valentine’s Day activities is designed to help family members feel loved.
Bonus Valentine’s Day Ideas
If you want to replace one of the 14 Valentine’s Day countdown ideas, we have six more activities you can choose!
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Valentine’s Day is a very special day! Counting down with the kids can be fun, but don’t forget to shower your spouse with love, too! The Ultimate Valentine’s Day Printable Pack has everything you might need for this special day.
And be sure to check out our Valentine’s Day Countdown 2.0 that is perfect for making your spouse feel absolutely adored. Bring on the romance!
My kids will love this!! They love countdowns to anything! This is a super cut idea 🙂
Such fun ideas to help your kids to learn to share their love also!
I love these. I agree that celebrating this with the kids will help them become more loving to everyone.
Exactly, Cassie! Valentine’s Day isn’t just for lovers… it’s for LOVE!
Oh my CUTE!! I love the idea of teaching my kids the real meaning of love (compassion, service and kindness) on Valentine’s Day, rather than just making it about candy and hearts. Way to go Carisa!