The most important thing to remember is the theme of the Valentine’s Day party. Have lots of Valentine themed cut outs to decorate the party area. Get your kids involved by asking them to help in the cutting out of paper hearts using colorful and bright paper. This is a good way to show that it is their party and they must take active part in the preparation.
One of the best aspects of a Valentine’s Day party is for children to actually invite their valentine as well to the party. You can request on the invitation that parents bring along valentines for the other children who are coming to the party. This way children will come with valentines for each other. But this requires ample time to make up the guest lists and for RSVPs to come back.
Another option is to have valentines ready for all the children to decorate. This can be a great part of the party because the children know who is there and how many they have to make. The downside is it might be too tedious for the children to finish all the valentines. So assign one child to make one valentine. You don’t even have to put names on them. Put all the valentines made by the children into a hat or box. Children can draw numbers and get valentines made by someone else. Or assign partners to children and have them do valentines for each other.
Another option would be to prepare some ready-made valentines so that children can write names on the envelopes and give them out.
Treats are important in any party. You can make heart shaped treats, healthy and non-healthy ones as well. Children can help to frost cookies or make attractive treats.
Making friendship bracelets for each other is another fun option at a Valentine’s Day party. This is important as it emphasizes that Valentine’s Day is all about love and caring for one another. Making the friendship bracelet together is a great art project because there are so many types of bracelets to be made. Encourage the children to exchange them with their friends as a token of their friendship. In addition, dressing up teddy bears or dolls might be fun for some girls. Learning some dance moves add much to the festivity. At the end of the day, it’s the caring and sharing, which will bring out the importance of Valentine’s Day.
Kate Slinger is a professional event planner and an avid writer. Take the common sense approach to organizing parties, celebrations and holiday events with unique ideas on a budget.
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