10 Creative Valentines Ideas To Do With The Kids

Valentines Day with a young family is definitely not all flowers and romance its usually just a night in front of the TV with your other half IF the kids go to bed and stay in bed and maybe a glass of wine IF you haven't passed out on the sofa before you get round to it. Why not spend this Valentines Day with the little loves of your life and below are some fun and LOVE-ly things to do as a family.

1. 3D Pop Up Valentines Cards

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Fun for all the family. Why not make some pop up Valentines Cards with the kids this year. Get creative and come up with some ideas of your own.

2. Valentines Day Recipies

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They say food is the way to mans heart but I think this is the way to anyone's heart. Round up the family and get creative in the kitchen with some of these Valentines recipes. Be it chocolate covered strawberries or heart shaped cupcakes cooking together as a family provides hours of fun, with tasty treats to enjoy at the end.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Finger Painted Cookies

Heart Shaped Cupcakes

Red Jelly Heart Sandwiches

3. Cozy up with a movie

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Get out the pillows and blankets and make a love den for everyone to get, in cosy up and watch a movie. Snuggle up and enjoy a V-Day favorite, like A Charlie Brown Valentine or a sweet Disney classic, like Lady and the Tramp.

4. Eat in Cupids Kitchen

Have a Valentines inspired dinner by creating a themed menu.

Starters

Heart Warming Soup

Sweet Like You Melon and Parma Ham

Mains

A Slice Of Heaven Pizza

Bangers on Cloud 9 Mash

Desserts

Chocolate Hearts

Love Filled Sundae

Play around with your childs favourite meals to create the perfect Valentines Day Dinner for your little cherubs.

5. Create A House Of Hearts

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Hide a few construction paper hearts all over the house for the kids to find. Similar to an Easter Egg hunt, leave the kids clues and trails to find all the hearts with them getting a Valentines Prize at the end.

6. Valentines Play Dough Station

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Create a Valentines Storm with the kids and make your own V Day Play doh.

Ingredients

2.5 cups of water

1 1/4c. of salt

1 1/2 tbsp.. cream of tartar

5 tbsp. vegetable oil

2.5 cups of flour

Food colouring

For your Play Doh Station create a batch of white Doh and a batch of dark pink Doh and get the kids to mix them together to create your own mixed Doh. Get some heart shaped cookie cutters and create some cute little Doh hearts.

7. Self Serve Valentines for Kids

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There's no better gift to receive than a gift made by your little one. Lay out some different Valentines inspired materials and let the kids make and create their own Valentine pictures, cards or gifts with their own little hands and their own little minds from their own little hearts.

8. Send A Traditional Valentines Card

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Send the kids a card through the post that tells them all the reasons why you love them and are proud of them. Everybody likes to feel loved and appreciated. It will mean just much to you as it will to them when you see there little happy faces when they read all the lovely things you've written about them. CUTE!!!

9. Valentines Day 'Because Box'

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This wonderful idea for a box of love notes for someone special in your life comes from artist Sandra Magsamen. Take a small empty box and decorate it with glued on ribbons, glitter, dried flowers, decorative paper -- whatever you like. Some suggestions for notes that complete the phrase "I love you because…" include "…you make me laugh" or "you listen to me." Get all your children's friends and family to fill the box with 'I love you because...' notes to let them know how loved they are.

10. Breakfast Surprise

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Start your family's Valentines day off right with a special breakfast. Cut everything you can into heart shapes, toast, pancakes and strawberries are all easy to do. Have a red and pink theme so lots of berries and food colouring will help with this. Get some heart shaped place mats or even better make your own.