Try these fun ways to spread love this Valentine’s Day!
There are a couple of things that usually come to mind when you hear “Valentine’s Day.” Red roses, cards, heart-shaped candies, and boxes of chocolate are some of the traditional ways to celebrate.
But if you’re looking for some different, creative ways to spread love this Valentine’s Day, we’ve got you covered!
Here are seven creative ways to spread love this Valentine’s Day:
- Surprise them with a favorite meal or treat
- Make a personalized craft
- Spend quality time together
- Trade love languages
- Recreate your first date
- Do a random act of kindness
- Call or email an old friend
Whether you’re looking for creative ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your partner, or you want to share the love with neighbors, family, and friends, you can adapt most of these ideas to suit any relationship.
Surprise them with a favorite meal or treat
There are a lot of creative ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day with food! You can bake heart-shaped cookies to distribute to friends or coworkers, make your own fancy-looking chocolate-covered pretzels, fresh homemade heart donuts, or some other decadent Valentine’s desserts. If you want to share dinner — perhaps even by candlelight — try your hand at cooking their favorite meals or order takeout from a restaurant they love!
Make a personalized craft
Homemade gifts are such a fun way to exercise your creativity and show that you care. It means you invested time and energy to craft something meaningful for your giftee! You can have pictures printed on mugs, coasters, or blankets. If there are plant-lovers in your life, a Valentines-themed miniature terrarium is a creative idea. Or, share some beautiful aromas with decorated Valentine’s candles.
Spend quality time together
Time can be the greatest gift of all. Take your partner, friend, or family member on a fun winter adventure like ice skating, skiing, snow tubing, or sledding. Or, spend a night in, watching cheesy romance movies, listening to music from the year you met, or playing a game you particularly enjoy. If you’re far apart, schedule a phone or video call, or watch a movie or TV show online together!
Trade love languages
Do you know your partner’s love languages? What about your best friend’s and your siblings’? Knowing what makes the people in your life feel most loved lets you shower them with it in personalized ways they’re sure to appreciate. This quiz will let you figure out your primary love language — take it along with whoever you’re celebrating with and turn Valentine’s Day into an appreciation fest!
Recreate your first date
Whether you’ve been with your partner for one year or fifty, there will always be something special about those early days when you were first feeling butterflies and getting to know each other. You might not be able to recreate the date exactly (people move away, restaurants close), but get creative and give it your best shot! Cook the meal you ate, watch the movie you saw, go roller skating, or whatever you did back then.
Do a random act of kindness
Valentine’s love doesn’t just have to stay within your inner circle — a random act of kindness can spread it all around you. Check out these random acts of kindness ideas you can use for friends, family members, neighbors, or strangers. One great idea is making little Valentine’s care packages for local charities or people experiencing homelessness filled with toothpaste, deodorant, water, snacks, socks, a blanket, and more.
Call or email an old friend
Think about the people who have been an important part of your life, even if you haven’t connected in a while. You might make their day by getting in touch! Send an email, social media message, old-school letter, or check out our CapTel captioned telephones to help you make phone calls with hearing loss.
Next, check out more tips on celebrating Valentine’s with hearing loss!
