From planning a romantic date night complete with a thoughtful gift to helping your little ones get ready for their classroom celebration, there’s a lot of pressure around making Valentine’s Day memorable. But you can have a simple, fun, and affordable Valentine’s Day with a little bit of creativity and items from your local supermarket. You can throw together easy-to-bake treats with just a few ingredients perfect for a kid-friendly Valentine’s Day party or a custom floral arrangement for your special someone. We’ve got the Valentine’s Day ideas that are sure to spread the love this holiday.
DIY Floral Bouquet
Whether you’re planning to gift a bouquet to your partner or looking to make a centerpiece for your at-home date night, the floral section of your store is a great resource. DIYing your floral bouquets and arrangements can save money and make your flowers more personal. When creating a floral arrangement or bouquet yourself, you can customize it by combining your partner’s favorite flowers or following a color scheme that matches the rest of your tablescape for your date.
Kid-Friendly Treats
Get kids in on the fun of baking! Choose a recipe that starts with a store-bought cake mix for ease or even pick up a plain cake, cookies, or cupcakes from your store’s bakery and allow little ones to decorate. Once they’re done, they can share them with a family member, friend, or neighbor, or serve them at a Valentine’s Day party.
Recipe to try: Red Velvet Love Bugs
DIY Cheeseboard
You don’t need to head to a fancy restaurant to enjoy a tasty cheeseboard! Choose your favorite ingredients from the cheese department to create the perfect date night appetizer or Galentine’s Day spread. We recommend you include at least one hard cheese and one soft cheese for variety. Then, fill in the rest of your board with crackers, fruit or jam, and sliced deli meat to round out the board.
Get the inspiration: How to Make a Perfect Cheese Board
Date Night Dinner and Dessert
Avoid crowded restaurants this Valentine’s Day and opt for a special meal at home with your special someone instead. You can find everything you need to recreate the steakhouse experience at home at your local store. Check out the meat counter for some quality steaks and pick up a bottle of red wine that’s great for drinking and cooking. Instant mashed potatoes or steam-in-bag baby potatoes make for the perfect quick side to round out the meal. And don’t forget to finish the night with something sweet and chocolatey for dessert!
Get recipe inspo: Date Night at Home
A Special Breakfast
Make breakfast time extra fun with a super cute Valentine’s Day-themed breakfast. Cut toast into a heart shape with a cookie cutter and cover with strawberry jam, or fill up a squeeze bottle with pancake mix to draw your best heart-shaped pancakes on the griddle. Sliced strawberries make for the perfect heart-shaped addition as well, perfect for topping strawberry muffins. Whichever festive breakfast option you choose, your family will know that it was made with love!
Get the recipe inspo: Strawberry Muffins
Classroom Valentines
While many schools have new rules about bringing in treats for Valentine’s Day, a simple DIY craft can still help your little one celebrate with their classmates. All you need are some craft supplies like construction paper, markers, and scissors. Then, pick up a bag of lollipops of your choice from the store. The DIY craft quickly becomes an adorable lollipop butterfly for your kids to decorate and gift.
Get the instructions: Lollipop Butterfly
Self-Care Gift Basket
Looking for the perfect gift idea for your Valentine? Give them the gift of relaxation by putting together their very own self-care gift basket. Head to your local store’s health and beauty section and pick out some spa day essentials like a scented lotion, moisturizing facemask, or exfoliating scrub. You can even make your own bath bombs at home with a few other simple ingredients from the store. Gather all your relaxation essentials in a cute gift basket and get gifting to your special someone.
Get the inspo: DIY Bath Bombs
Custom Chocolate Gift
Whether you’re looking for just the right treat for the kids or your partner, everyone loves chocolate-covered fruit on Valentine’s Day! Make chocolate-covered strawberries less messy for little hands by using ice pop sticks for dipping and eating. Or change things up with some chocolate-dipped clementines. Two clementine sections together on a toothpick create a cute heart shape perfect for dipping. Box up your chocolate-covered fruit for a tasty gift or keep some around at home for a sweet treat throughout the week.
Get the recipe inspo: Clementine Hearts
