Holiday Ideas
I think Valentine's Day is meant to celebrate all the people you love, so why not have a group of your favorite folks over to celebrate the day of love? Make it easy and festive with pretty pink and red valentine decorations and paper products. Make place cards with retro valentines you can pick up at antique stores. Put lots of pink and red in the menu too – make raspberry citrus muffins, put strawberries in your salad and be sure to serve cherry fudge or strawberry cheesecake ice cream with the wacky cake! Our menu makes for a perfect romantic dinner too – add some china, a bottle of wine, some Marvin Gaye or Frank Sinatra music, and your sweet love dinner is complete!
Have a Valentine party for your own family on Valentine's day. Make your own valentine mailbox with old valentines, pink tissue paper, ribbon etc., and have everyone make valentines (be creative) for each other and place them in the box sometime before the holiday. Take turns reading them aloud after dinner along with telling each other specific reasons why you love each other. Our family has had the same valentine mailbox for twenty years! I keep all the old valentines and we all enjoy re-reading them to each other every year! It is sentimental and fun way to make sure everyone feels loved in the family!
Seasonal Ideas
Here in the Midwest, February usually presents us with snow, so why not host a sledding or skating party before dinner at a nearby hill or rink. It is SO much fun to play in the snow with family and/or friends, no matter your age! Have folks back for a warm and comforting Sunday dinner, buffet- style, to make the day perfectly lovely!
Keeping it Simple
After your delicious dinner, build a fire in the fireplace and put a puzzle together after the dishes are cleared. It makes for a perfect and slow-paced winter afternoon.