Shining A Light On Love This Valentine’s Day

from The Country Register: Northern Rockies & Great Plains | Volume 11 - Issue 1 | January/February 2021

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by Kelsey Ruzicka, Publisher

This Valentine’s day may be a bit different. Maybe even spent at home. For some of us this is a BIG change. We are used to a fancy dinner, maybe dancing or a fun party with friends. For some of us, things may not change at all. We are used to doing things at home or not at all. But, in an environment like we’ve had in 2020, and the perspective we’ve gotten on cherished moments with loved ones - maybe we should take some time this year and shine a light on love this Valentine’s Day. So, we have compiled some fun ideas for Valentine celebrations spent at home.

Family Traditions

1. “Fancy” breakfast with heart Molds of food and heart themed menu items. 2. 14 days of “Love Notes”| Each day you write a note to one of your family members. Can be a small note just something you love about them, or one word that describes them. You must write one thing about each member of the family. The notes can then be placed in a basket, mailbox or jar. Notes can also be heart shaped pieces of paper. Makes for a fun daily activity to showcase your love for family. Great for keepsakes as well. 3. Love Jars | find jars, decorate with festive colors and shapes and put candy or special gifts inside 4. Movie Night with Valentine’s Day Spin | Movies centered on love (i.e. romantic comedies/dramas, the movie Valentine’s Day) paired with candy and popcorn. 5. Give Love | together work to do an act of kindness, such as, donating to the food bank, giving away old clothes to a shelter, donating food or walks to the local animal shelter, etc. 6. Send Valentines |Together make or write valentines to far away family members.

Date Ideas At Home

1. Spa Date | Epsom Salt Soak, foot rubs, massages, hot tub (if you have one). Pampering & Relaxing together. 2. Scavenger hunt date | Find cute notes around the house that lead to different clues, bringing back memories from the past, testing how well you know each other with different notes 3. Recreate First date | Get creative and try and recreate the first date at home. You can either make it like the first date or close enough 4. Breakfast in bed 5. Cozy Night In | blankets, movies, popcorn, hot cocoa, and snuggles 6. Sticky note heart on mirror. Items on the sticky notes could be: things you love about that person, things you are grateful for about that person, fun memories, quotes about love. 7. Dinner & Dancing | Make a special meal together, new or favorite bottle of wine, dress up and turn on some tunes to dance in your living room.