As many of you know, we’re no strangers to the month of February, and, more specifically, the hype surrounding Valentine’s Day. Can you blame us? February is such a cold, brown month. A cozy holiday that’s all about love is the perfect thing to combat those long, winter blues!
With COVID still digging in its heels, it feels more important than ever to nurture relationships with those we love. What better way to nurture our most cherished relationships than hosting a Valentine’s OR Galentine’s themed craft/activity night?! It’s the perfect excuse to get together and feel the love. And where crafting is involved, we’re there! So here’s a whole host of Valentine’s Day activities (with a bonus of Galentine’s Day, too) for you to choose from.
As many of you know, we’re no strangers to the month of February, and, more specifically, the hype surrounding Valentine’s Day. Can you blame us? February is such a cold, brown month. A cozy holiday that’s all about love is the perfect thing to combat those long, winter blues!
With COVID still digging in its heels, it feels more important than ever to nurture relationships with those we love. What better way to nurture our most cherished relationships than hosting a Valentine’s OR Galentine’s themed craft/activity night?! It’s the perfect excuse to get together and feel the love. And where crafting is involved, we’re there! So here’s a whole host of Valentine’s Day activities (with a bonus of Galentine’s Day, too) for you to choose from.
Galentine’s Day Activity Ideas
As you are probably aware, Galentine’s Day has a special place in our hearts. What started out as a classic Parks and Rec joke has since become an iconic tradition for women all over. And is it really that hard to see why? Everyone should be cherished and loved for who they are, whether they have a significant other or not. Galentine’s Day is a special opportunity to share the love so it’s not a glum holiday for anyone who won’t spend Valentine’s Day at a fancy restaurant, staring dreamily across the table at their significant other.
We’ve done a few different things with Galentine’s Day in the past, like this and this. We also wrote a post a few years back with lots of fun Galentine’s Day activities, which you can read more about here.
Here are a few more suggestions we’ve dreamt up since that last brainstorm post of ideas:
Craft Night
A craft night is the perfect thing to do with the gals on Galentine’s Day. It’s fun, interactive, and you get to bring home some lovely memoirs, too. For your convenience, we’ve compiled a list of easy DIY valentines, like our valentine face boxes, that are just the thing for a Galentine’s Day craft night. Another absolutely adorable and timeless valentine we recently made and are obsessed with are our Hand and Heart Love Tokens! You won’t regret adding them to your list of Galentine’s Day activities. Also, try wrapping a candle or chocolate bar to send home with the gals.
Speaking of making DIY valentines, why not make this sweet little valentine box to put them in?
Spa Night
We could all use one, right? Galentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to stop putting it off and actually make it happen! Here are some must-have spa items you’ll want to stock up on:
Game Night
We wouldn’t say no to a night of games with the gals. Try our printable Valentine’s Day song bingo, or our Valentine’s themed tic tac toe. Or here’s an assortment of a few different printable table games!
Party Favors
Send your ladies home with a sweet little package of party favors! Some of our favorites from the shop include these heart hair ties, ombre spiral hair ties, these wooden heart clips, valentine’s themed pins, and these adorable Valentine’s Day stickers.
And here are some other sweet little party favors to include!
Valentine’s Day Activities For Kids
We don’t want your kiddies to feel left out on Valentine’s Day. I mean, aren’t they the most precious of all? In our post where we listed Galentine’s Day activities, we also mentioned some great ideas of things to do with your kids from the team here at The House that Lars Built.
Crafts
Obviously crafts make it onto every list of activities we ever make. As with Galentine’s Day, we think this post of easy DIY valentines is great for all ages, kids and adults alike. Sit down with your little ones and help them make valentines for school with these sweet cherry tootsie pop valentines or paintbrush valentines. Then help them decorate their own valentine box!
Printables
If you’re looking for a craft that doesn’t require too much time and energy but is still perfect for Valentine’s Day for your kids, check out our little food pun valentines! Eggs, Frogs, Veggies, there’s something for every kid. Oh, and don’t forget about these cute as a button valentines or these other clever pun variations.
Games
Speaking of printables, we have some fun valentines games that are perfect for little ones available in the shop! We love these coloring placemats for a variety of ages, as well as this assortment of table games–just print them off and you’re ready to play. It includes bingo, tic tac toe, would you rather, and those sweet coloring placemats.
Write Love Letters
Encourage you kids to write little letters to those they love! Don’t worry, you don’t have to scare them off the dating scene in the 3rd grade. Have them write notes to siblings, parents, grandparents, teachers, or friends. For those who are far away, print off these little love postcards to send. And see our shop for endless options of printable valentine cards your kids can write their notes on.
Bake Together
I don’t know about you, but I’ve noticed that baking always tends to be a big part of Valentine’s Day activities. Get together and make some conversation heart sugar cookies to put in these little conversation heart cookie boxes. If you’re in the mood for cupcakes, these and these are both great options for some sweet little cupcake toppers. Or, go all out and bake a Valentine’s Day cake. Complete it with this lovely cake topper! For inspiration, can you believe how intricate and delicate these beautiful cookies are?! A few years back, Arlos cookies was kind enough to collaborate with us to make the valentine cookie magic happen.
More Inspiration
Loved this post on Valentine’s Day Activities and need more valentines-related ideas? See our gift guides for men and women and get some gift ideas for your S.O. this year.