8 Creative Ways to Make Valentine’s Day Special

​Everyone associates candy and flowers with Valentine’s Day but I like to make people feel special in a different way. This started for me because when my daughter was sick she couldn’t have candy so I had to get creative and now it’s my favorite thing to do!

All you do is cut out 14 Hearts. They can be out of fancy paper, plain paper, colored paper or you can buy hearts already cut out. You can decorate them or leave them plain. They can be different colors or all the same. See where I’m going with this… get as creative as you want.

Next write a saying on each heart. I like to write something I love about the person or a special memory that I enjoyed doing with them on each heart. Other ideas can be to write inspirational quotes, things you want to do together, include photos of special memories or draw pictures on the hearts.

​You can give the hearts all at once or do one a day as a count down to Valentine’s Day!

Here Are 8 Different Ways To Give Those Hearts To Someone…

1. ​Bedroom Door- I like to put hearts on my kid’s bedroom doors. Every morning as a count down to Valentine’s Day they get a heart telling them something I love about them.
2. Lunch Box- sneak a heart into your kids or spouse’s lunch every day until Valentine’s Day!
3. Mail The Hearts- Perfect for your kids who is off to college or grandparents who would love to get hearts with pictures of the grandkids or drawings from the grandkids. Include a little heart confetti to make it more fun!
4. Hearts All Over The Bed- This is the one I did for my husband. I sprinkled hearts all over our bed with favorite memories that we shared together. (He actually flipped the hearts over and wrote things back to me. It was really sweet!) This would also be fun for the kids to get before going bed!
5. Hearts Welcoming Someone Home- You can do a path of hearts leading to a special dinner or a special present. I like to do it from the front door when they come home.
6. Mailboxes- One year my kids weren’t getting along so I bought them mailboxes to put outside their rooms. Every day leading up to Valentine’s Day they wrote a note saying something they loved about the other one and put it in the mailbox.
7. Decorate Door To Apartment- This is a great idea for that special someone in a nursing home or assisted living. Go decorate their door with special memories. This gives the staff and other visitors new ideas to talk to them about.
8. Fill The Car- You could also fill someone’s car with hearts before they go to work or school for the day.