A Quick and Easy Family Valentine’s Day Celebration
For most of our married life, we have done our best to celebrate Valentine’s Day as a couple. But as the kids get older and life gets busier, we often have too much regular life happening on Valentine’s Day and have to wait to celebrate as a couple until the weekend. Last year, we gave a family valentines day celebration a try. The result was better than I ever could have expected.
Our Family Valentine’s Day Dinner
We did a simple heart-shaped pizza from Papa Murphy’s — make sure to pick it up early in the day! We had strawberries on the side and for a fun drink we mixed sprite with raspberry sherbet. Some festive straws really made the drink fun for my younger kids.
Family Valentine’s Day Celebration Games
It is no secret my family loves a little competition. For our family valentines day celebration we played two games.
Conversation heart stacking: We got conversation hearts and competed to see who could make the tallest tower. Fast, easy, genuinely funny — kids of all ages love this.
Valentine M&M transfer: We got the Valentine M&Ms and tried to move as many as possible from one plate to another in 60 seconds. These quick competitive games were perfect after a long day and got the laughter going fast.
The Love Pass
This was such a sweet part of our family valentines day celebration. We cut big paper hearts and put a name in the center of each one. Then each person in the family wrote what they love most about that person and passed the heart to the next person and so on until everyone’s heart was full. My kids still talk about this one.
Family Valentine’s Day Quiz
This was such a fun way to help our kids get to know us before we were just mom and dad. It was a blast to talk about those early days and make sure our kids understood where our love started. I think it is so important for kids to know that their parents love each other, so what better night than Valentine’s to focus on all that love? We gave a prize to the one who got the most answers right, which kept everyone interested. Throw out a few early photos of you dating and your wedding pictures for an extra visual.
The free printable Family Valentine’s Day Quiz is available in the original post. There are two versions, so you can use the first one this year and the second version next year to add to their knowledge.
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What are some easy family Valentine’s Day celebration ideas?
A quick family valentines day celebration: heart-shaped pizza (order early), strawberries, and sprite mixed with raspberry sherbet. For games: conversation heart stacking and Valentine M&M transfer in 60 seconds. For connection: the Love Pass (everyone writes what they love about each person on a paper heart passed around the circle). And the free printable family courtship quiz. Quick, inexpensive, and full of love.
How do you play the Love Pass game for Valentine’s Day?
Cut big paper hearts with one family member’s name in the center. Pass the hearts around the circle and each person writes what they love most about that person before passing it on. When the hearts have made a full rotation, each person’s heart is full of love notes from everyone in the family. Sweet, easy, and works for any family size.
What is the Family Valentine’s Day Quiz?
The Family Valentine’s Day Quiz is a free printable in the original post — questions about how mom and dad met, first date, who said ‘I love you’ first, and other courtship details. Two versions so you can use a different one each year. The person who gets the most answers right wins a small prize. It sparks great conversation and helps kids understand their parents have a whole love story that started before they arrived.
