Have you ever wondered what Valentine’s Day activities you can do with your family? Aside from buying boxes of valentines for your children to give out at school, here are some simple and easy Valentine’s Day activities for your family to enjoy all February long!
February – the season of love. The store aisles turn pink and red while chocolate and teddy bears jump off every display. If you’ve thought ahead you probably already have a box of valentines for your child to take to school. If not, you should probably get on that!
While we celebrate the love of friends or the special people in our lives, Valentine’s season can be a great opportunity to teach our children about God’s love. Talk about what God has done for us through the cross, share the gospel with your children, read Romans 5:6-11 and talk about what it means.
As Christians and Christian families, we are called to love others beyond our family walls. It’s easy to show our family and friends we love them; we probably don’t need too many ideas on how to do that. But loving people we don’t know, well, that can be h-a-r-d!
When Jesus gave his disciples what we refer to as the great commission, he told them to go to 4 places: Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. When we love others we can break it down into four similar areas:
Jerusalem = our family
Judea = our friends and neighbors.
Samaria = strangers we’ve never actually met.
And of course, the ends of the earth = the ends of the earth. You won’t find going on a family missions trip on this list, but if your children are old enough and that’s something you can and want to do, talk about it and start saving up!
So, without further ado. Valentine’s Day Activities for Families (split into the 3 categories above):
Valentines Activities For Loving Family
- Enjoy each other’s company with a movie night.
- Make heart shaped pancakes for breakfast (or dinner).
- Write “secret” valentines notes for each other to find (lunchboxes, pillows, dinner table, etc are great places to leave notes).
- Make a valentine’s craft (like thumbprint or hand print hearts).
- Tell each other what you love about them.
- See what the Bible says about loving others by downloading a reading plan here.
- Help each other with daily tasks (making beds, emptying the dishwasher, etc).
Valentines Activities For Loving Friends and Neighbors
- Make Cookies for neighbors.
- Host a play date at our house.
- Invite a family friend over for dinner.
- Write Thank-You cards for teachers/pastors/etc.
- Pray for others (ask friends or family how you can pray for them).
- Write “just because” notes to your favorite people.
- Shovel Snow for a neighbor.
- Make a meal for someone who is sick.
Valentines Activities for Loving Strangers
- Practice Holding doors for others when your out in public.
- Make cards for shut-ins (you may be able to send these to hospitals, senior homes, or contact your local church for a list of people you could send them to).
- Gather donations throughout the month for a local food pantry.
- Serve at soup kitchen together.
- Donate to a cause that’s close to your heart (decide as a family where to donate to then allow your children to do chores to earn money so they can be a part of donating).
- Put together a “homeless person care kit” to give away (Hat/gloves, personal hygiene products, protein bars, etc)
- Pay for someone’s coffee in line behind you (while your children cant do this themselves, this provides an opportunity to talk with your children about ways to love others).
- Consider Sponsoring a child through Compassion International or World Vision (these are two examples of places that offer sponsor opportunities). *This is a long term commitment, but you can start today!
What Valentine’s Day Activities would you add to this list?
Teach Your Children What the Bible Says About Loving Others
If you want to teach your children what the bible says about loving others, download my free Loving Others Bible reading plan here. This plan is 28 days long – perfect for the month of February – and comes with questions to consider so you can jump-start your family’s discussion on what you read in scripture.
Help your children understand the Gospel with the simple tips you can find here.
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