Budget-friendly, cozy Valentine’s Day ideas for families
There’s nothing more important than the crazy, messy, wonderful love of family. But sometimes it’s easy to let meaningful moments slip by because of work, making ends meet, endless chores, after-school activities and digital overload. This Valentine’s Day, create connection with inexpensive ideas to ditch the game controllers and bring your family closer together.
Heart start
The easiest way to express devotion is to use three little words: I love you! We can also share hugs, smooches and high fives. One of the most powerful ways to show love is through undivided attention, which helps children build confidence, develop emotional skills and create a foundation for long-term mental health.
Acts of kindness
Turn Valentine’s Day into an opportunity to share love and consideration for others and spend quality time together. Try these ideas:
- Paint love rocks. Launch a neighborhood treasure hunt for smooth, palm-sized rocks. Back at home, paint them with colorful designs, hearts and kind messages. Then drop them around the neighborhood, at local parks or outside area shopping centers for others to discover. Keep one at home for a reminder of the day.
- Bake together. Whip up a batch of delicious cookies or other treats for family, friends, neighbors and teachers. Package them in cellophane bags and have the kids craft cute gift tags with crayons or markers and construction paper. Chocolate-smeared counters and flour-caked aprons are all part of the magic. Set the mood by warming a Scentsy Bar from our bakery fragrance family such as Vanilla Bean Buttercream.
Start new traditions
Use a bit of thought and planning to start new cozy family traditions. Weave these ideas into the regular holiday routine this year. As author Anthoy Brandt says, “Other things may change us, but we start and end with family.”
- Sentimental snapshots. Create retro fun with an old-school photo session. Use an instant or disposable camera and take individual and family portraits. Incorporate costumes, matching outfits or pajamas. There’s something magical about waiting for a photo to develop or getting it printed on film. The best part? Real photographs can’t be deleted, and the laughter lives on as memories.
- Classic games. Think Monopoly, Chutes and Ladders, Scrabble or card games like Uno. Play guessing games such as Charades or I Spy. Anything goes as long as it’s a screen-free evening to remember. Or, launch a family project to invent and craft your own board game!
- Indoor picnic. Spread a blanket, light Scentsy Candles and serve dinner (or any meal, really) on the living room floor. Fast food burgers or homemade favorites will create the same effect — a shared meal and memories made.
- Costume party. The kids can put on their dress-up clothes, Halloween costumes or fancy PJs and attend a “formal” living room fete. Turn on some kid-friendly music, serve sparkling cider and celebrate, just because. And if a fancy dress or suit is paired with bunny slippers or a superhero mask, well, that’s just pure joy.
- Memory lane. A truly sweet gift is remembering all the love you’ve already shared. Pull out family photo albums or scroll through vacation pictures. Pair the nostalgia with a luscious desert and a Scentsy fragrance that captures the memory.
Shared activities bring families close and strengthen emotional ties. The beauty of cozy but budget-friendly Valentine’s Day celebrations at home is that they’re accessible any time you need to press pause on the chaos and reconnect with each other.
Create a space for what matters
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