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Spend Valentine’s Day with your Family
“The love of a family is life’s greatest blessing.” Love is in the air with this month of…
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“The love of a family is life’s greatest blessing.”
Love is in the air with this month of hearts and roses. February 14th is a wonderful day to spend Valentine’s Day with your family, and a wonderful time to celebrate and strengthen your family bond.
Though it maybe the day for lovers, it is a great day to express your love and feelings for your own family. Feel blessed to have a wonderful family, a wonderful husband or wife, wonderful kids, and a wonderful God who blesses us beyond measures.
There are various things all of you as a family can do, to celebrate Valentine’s Day together.
- Moms can give out flowers and chocolates at breakfast, heard-shaped cookies in lunch boxes, and end dinner with a heart-shaped cake. Dads can plan out special family outings for everyone.
- Get your family and kids together to celebrate Valentine’s Day with you, if you do not want to go out.
- Invite your whole family for dinner, though don’t work too much and get dinner from outside, unless all of you also help cooking it up!
- Get ready in your best clothes and ask your kids to set the table nicely. All of you as a family can decorate the dining area with red paper hearts cut outs, candles and roses.
- As a family each one of you can exchange hand-made cards with a few nice thoughtful words, or exchange small token gifts.
- Spend Valentine’s Day with your family and organize a few games like treasure hunt, which kids are simply going to love. Small notes about how you feel about them accompanied with small gifts, hidden around the house will surely make them happy.
- If you have grandparents, brother, sisters, moms, dads, husband, wife, son, daughter etc in your large family, then create a family Valentine’s Day poem to express your love.
- Spend Valentine’s Day with your family by playing special music and get everyone in the mood.
- If you want to spend Valentine’s Day with your family by going out for a picnic, then cook up some yummy dishes at home, pack then into your Valentine basket along with some goodies and games to have a wonderful time. You could try out heart shaped pizzas, heart-shaped pancakes or plan to eat out with your family at your favorite eating joint.
Even though Valentine’s Day has got very commercialized, the true meaning of the day is to show your appreciation and love to your loved ones, so take out that quality time to spend Valentine’s Day with your family and express your love to them.
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Valentine’s Day is often seen as a day for couples, but it can be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate love in all its forms, including the love you share with your family. Here are some ideas for making Valentine’s Day special with your family:
Family Breakfast: Start the day with a special breakfast together. Make heart-shaped pancakes, waffles, or simply add a touch of red and pink to your usual breakfast fare with strawberries, raspberries, and whipped cream.
Craft Time: Spend the afternoon making Valentine’s Day crafts. You can create homemade cards, decorate cookies, or make heart-shaped decorations to display around the house.
Love Notes: Have everyone in the family write a note to each other, sharing what they love and appreciate about one another. Exchange the notes during a special family gathering, creating a warm and loving atmosphere.
Family Movie Night: Choose a family-friendly movie that celebrates love and togetherness. Classics like “The Princess Bride,” “Up,” or “Beauty and the Beast” can be great choices. Don’t forget the popcorn!
This post has truly touched my heart! In a world that often emphasizes romantic love on Valentine’s Day, it’s refreshing to read about the importance of celebrating this special day with family.
Family is the foundation of love, and cherishing those bonds on Valentine’s Day brings so much warmth and joy. Your ideas on creating meaningful moments with family members resonate deeply with me. From preparing a special meal together to engaging in fun activities, these gestures of love foster strong connections and create lifelong memories.
I particularly loved your suggestion of expressing appreciation for one another. Taking the time to acknowledge and celebrate the unique qualities of each family member not only strengthens the bond but also boosts their self-esteem and sense of belonging.
Valentine’s Day is a wonderful opportunity to show love and affection to those who have been there for us through thick and thin. Your post has inspired me to plan a heartfelt celebration with my family this year, filled with love, laughter, and shared experiences.
Thank you for reminding us of the beauty of familial love and providing practical tips to make this Valentine’s Day truly special. Your writing style is captivating, and your insights always resonate deeply. I’m looking forward to reading more of your amazing content and creating more beautiful memories with my loved ones.
I said this on the other post and I am saying it again! I love the sense of family you bring in with every post!
One Valentines; our family decided to dress in red that day and yes we did! It was so much fun just to see all of us in red that day; we exchanged gifts and all and that picture still remains a favorite!
Surprising how many of my best memories are mostly related to times spent with family. You will always fall in and out of live with other people; but family is something you can never fall out of love with! 🙂 So, yes, they are like the permanent date every Valentines! 🙂
Thanks for those kind words Hajra!
Guess my family always comes first, so it must be showing through my posts- but I don’t mind that one bit and am in fact happy if it does 🙂
Dressing in red as a whole family for Valentine’s is such a cute idea! Just the thought has me all smiling! And it’s these smallest of deeds or actions that we do together as a family that bring us so much closer to each other.
Yes indeed, you can never fall out of love with your family, even though with others that may happen. So, it does make sense spending your Valentine’s with them- isn’t it?!
Thanks so much for stopping by 🙂
I love that you manage to highlight family values. It makes me feel so connected to your posts. I come from a family with strong bonds and I love how I relate to your posts! 🙂
Valentines with family is probably the best idea for singles! 😉 And for people who are in a relationship – getting back to family! 🙂
I can see that you too are family oriented like me Hajra! Nice to know that 🙂
Family bonding is of utmost importance to me, and no matter the occasion, or even if there is none- just to be able to connect to your dear ones is what really matters- isn’t it?
You are absolutely right there, though people often forget to get back and connect to their families on Valentine’s! I wish they did, just as we do- as my husband’s idea of a Valentine is always with the family, never just the two of us. 🙂
Thanks for adding to the conversation. 🙂
We always do it every Valentines day.I hope you and your family have a wonderful Valentines day. Enjoy your time together!
@familyrootsThat's great! I am sure you've a happy and wonderful family. Thanks for the lovely comment, hope to see you around 🙂