So, you volunteered to host the Valentine’s Day party for your moms’ group this year. You could just mix red food coloring into a few desserts and string up some red and pink party streamers or you can wow them with an unforgettable fete. Follow these tips to create a soiree that everyone will be crushing on.
Food:
- Make heart shaped pizza
- Host a tea party
- Cookie or rice crispy treat conversation hearts
- Strawberry or raspberry parfaits
- Chocolate covered strawberries
- Stained glass candy
- Cherry 7-Up floats
Decorations:
- Hang construction paper conversation hearts and from the ceiling with yarn.
- Cover tables with white tablecloths and spread rose petals on top.
- Use a Valentine card tree as a centerpiece.
- Scatter battery powered votives for a kid friendly ”candlelight” backdrop
- Fill clear dishes or jars with Valentine candies like conversation hearts and cinnamon bears
- Dress up stuffed animals with red and pink clothes or ribbon and set them throughout room.
Activities:
- Have kids make homemade valentines for Dad, siblings or grandparents.
- Play Cupid’s Surprise by having kids play musical chair of sort where instead of trying to find a seat they unwrap festive gifts.
- See who can build the highest tower of conversation hearts in a given time. To even the playing field, give younger kids the large hearts.
- Have kids make a favor spinner. Similar to the hug coupons often given out at V-day, this spinner let’s kids spin to get a special privilege.
- Play matchmaker. Have kids call out the second half to famous couples (ie: Mickey and Minnie). Or you can do a “memory” style game where you write the individuals’ names from each couple on index cards and have kids try to match them up.
- Play Catch My Heart beanbag toss.
