A Valentine's Day of Family Fun

Have a day full of love with yoru family this Valentine's.  Here is a schedule to help you fit in sweet nothigns throguhout the day! 

7:00AM Wake Up To a Lovely Day

Let your children know how much you love them. Place a red rose on your child's nightstand along with a Valentine's Day card. Draw hearts in red lipstick on the bathroom mirrors that say, "I love you!" Play love-themed music to put everyone in a holiday mood! 

Add more fun before breakfast by plaing the heart-shaped soap in the bathroom. For breakfast you can make heart-shaped waffles for breakfast topped with strawberries and whipped cream.

Remember to put Valentine's Day fortune cookie in the kid's lunchboxes.

8:00am Bring the Kids to School

Pack a special treat in the kids' lunchboxes on Valentine's Day! Bring a box of Valentine's for your child's classmates. Give the teacher a box of chocolates and a little something sweet for the specialty teachers, crossing guard and the principal!

10:00am Bake From the Heart

For those who have a busy day, bake a batch of Butter Almond Heart Cookies the night before. I've included a tasty recipe!

12:00pm Enjoy Lunch with your Valentine!

Meet your spouse or that special someone for a romantic lunch. If the weather is nice, plan an impromptu picnic in the park.

3:00pm Pick up the Kids from School

Tell the kids that you have to run an errand and surprise them with a trip to the ice cream parlor! Play a silly love song CD in the car.

4:00pm Send Some Love To Grandma & Grandad

Get your kids on the phone and call your family to wish them Happy Valentine's Day. Remember to send an online card to family and friends the night before.

5:00pm Dinner á la Heart

Make heart-shaped pizza!

Pick up some pizza dough in the refrigerated section of your grocery store. Follow the package instructions for rolling out the dough and have your kids shape it into one big heart or individual size portions.

Spread pizza sauce on the dough, your favorite toppings, and cheese hearts made from slices of cheese stamped with heart-shaped cookie cutters!

Decorate the Butter Almond Heart Cookies with icing and Valentine sprinkles for dessert.

7:00pm Take A Cozy Bath

Give the kids a bath, just like every other night, but for Valentine's Day, make it fun with bath paint and confetti.  Sprinkle heart-shaped bath soap confetti in the tub or surprise the kids with fun red bath paint. Lay out their new holiday pajamas on the bed and tell them to hurry back for lots of snuggle time.

8:00pm Sweet Dreams

Whisper sweet nothings into your children's ears as they drift off to sleep to create loving holiday memories for years to come.