**Updated Feb 1, 2024** 

Valentine’s Day is such a fun reason to make childhood more magical for our kids!

I love the idea of celebrating any little holiday with a themed family breakfast! 

OR

I love the idea of having a "fancy" family dinner at home date night!

OR both!

OR anything in between!

We’ll take any reason to make magical moments with our kids, right? 

You can make this as easy or as elaborate as you want to. Some themed paper plates and some red food and some cheerful parents would be enough to thrill any kid! 

If you're serving a meal, here are some easy ways to make it special! 

Disposable Tableware: 

Target $3 for 10! These always sell out so hurry! 

$3 Target Tablecloth 

$3 Target Napkins

Honestly all the Target stuff is so good this year! Click here! 

Amazon heart plates & napkins (so many you can split with friends!) 

Home Decor: 

$3 Heart Banner

$3 Balloon Banner

$3 Michael's XOXO Banner

Table Serving Dishes:

If you plan to make this a yearly tradition, consider investing in some cute reusable tableware and/or serving dishes. 

Love this set from Williams-Sonoma

Game idea:

(I love this taking place during breakfast!) 

The "I love you because!" Game

One person at the table goes first, it could be Daddy! We all go around and say one reason why we love Daddy! Then it's Mommy's turn, then keep going around until each person has been told why they are loved by their family! 

Bible Verses to Talk About: 

Valentine's Day is a great time to remind our kids about God’s love!

1 John 4:19 - We love because he first loved us. 

Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus said, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”  

All of 1 Corinthians 13 

Valentine's Day Origin: 

Many mainstream holidays have origin in the Christian faith which is of course not talked about enough! So let's talk about it! St. Valentine was a martyr and champion for upholding the importance of Christian marriage. He performed marriages and encouraged couples to have commitment, endurance, and purity. He is rumored to have handed out paper hearts to remind Christians of their love for God.

Easy and Adorable Food Ideas: 

Clean Food Crush

Faithful Plateful

The Proper Blog

Wilton’s (I can’t find a proper link, let me know if you find one and I’ll be happy to credit!) 

Kid Gift Ideas: 

Click here for the blog post with links for kids gifts for Valentine's Day!

Stay Organized:

You guys know I love talking about simplicity, storage, and organization so here's my advice in this regard. Have one bin for your Valentine's decorations, and store everything together in one spot! You can easily access this bin around Valentine's Day, and you don't really need to see this stuff the rest of the year! 

I hope you have a Happy Valentine’s Day! Let’s go make those magical moments with our kids! For more ideas like this one, follow us!

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