31 School Valentine Party Ideas You’ll Love – Tip Junkie (2024)

How to make the best Valentine party ideas which include Valentine party games, food and recipes, as well as creative ideas for home or a school party.

These Valentines Day party ideas include a be mine Valentine party, hot chocolate party, cupid’s arrow party, heart pizza, heart fruit kabobs, cupid floats, minute to win it games, punch box heart, musical hearts, playdough favors, bookmarks and watercolors.

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Valentines Day Party

1. Be My Valentine Party Ideas ~Pretty red and white polka dot decor, a whole buffet of treats, chevron stripes, burlap and paper fans! I think I’’m in love…!

2. Valentine’s Party Ideas for Kids ~ What’s not to love about this heart party for Valentine’s Day? There’s a heart garland, heart doilies, heart name tags and heart cookies.

3. Cupid’s Arrow Valentine Party ~The look was modern in red, white and sparkly gold. Treats included Red Velvet Cupcakes, Chocolate Hearts, Heart cookies (on the bottles) and of course Candy ! Activities during the party included making your own Valentines and decorating cookies.

4. Healthy Heart Valentine’s Day Dessert Table~ Not every Valentine’s Day dessert table has to be loaded with sugary sweets. This adorable dessert table gives you several health conscious food ideas including apples, parfaits, fruit kabobs, cereal, strawberries and smoothies.

5. You’re Sweet Valentines Party {free printables}~Valentines party inspiration for your upcoming Valentines get togethers featuring a free printable collection that includes a Banner, Party Punchables, Fold-over Tags, blank Anything Tags, Flags and a small party Sign. With afew heart trinkets, a fabric backdrop and some cake stands everything begins to come together. Beautiful!

Valentine Party Games

6. Valentine’s Day I Spy Game~Enjoy some added fun to your Valentine’s Day party with these fun I Spy Valentines Printables! The printable also includes an answer key.

7. Conversation Heart Bingo~Here’’s a fun activity you can do as a family or at a Valentine’s Day party.

8. Valentine’s Minute to Win It ~ Five easy Valentine’s games that quickly come together. They include heart stack, candy corn stick up, candy pick up, marshmallow toss and heart relay.

9. Heart Punch Box Heart~ These punch boxes are not only fun to countdown the days until Valentine’s Day, but can be used for a fun classroom activity. Fill the cups with trinkets, candy or love notes.

10. Valentine’s Hedbanz {printable cards} ~ 18 free printable cards to play a Valentine’s Day Hedbanz game. Kids will have a blast trying to guess what’s on the card.

11. Valentine Picture Match Game {free printable} ~ Two different ways to play this picture match game. Download and print the free game for your Valentine party.

12. Cupid’s Arrow ~A fun family or group game where players shoot q-tips through a straw into bowls.

13. Musical Hearts ~ Similar to musical chairs, but using heart-shaped cutouts instead of chairs.

Valentine Party Food

14. Valentine Heart Pizza~ Make a special Valentine’s Day dinner at home for your kids (or your sweetie). Shape the pizza dough into a heart using a cookie cutter. It’s so easy. You could even buy sliced pepperoni, cut heart shapes out with a small cookie cutter, and add to the pizza before cooking. This would be a sweet addition to any Valentine’s Party as well.

15. Soft Pretzel Hearts ~ Have children shape their own pretzels into hearts using Pillsbury’s breadsticks. Easy and quick.

16. HealthyValentine’s Day Snack ~Give them something sweet, but healthier than all of the candy they will be getting on Valentine’s Day, with these fun valentine fruit kabobs, strawberry cream cheese sandwiches and strawberry applesauce.

17. Cupid Floats ~ Cherry 7-Up is used instead of rootbeer to turn the float perfectly pink for the day of love.

Valentine Party Ideas

18. Valentine’s Day Hot Chocolate Bar~Valentines party inspiration for your Valentines celebrations featuring a hot chocolate bar. Kids can add fun Valentine’s toppings to their hot cocoa like cinnamon hearts, marshmallows and Hershey’s kisses.

19. Valentine’s Day Cookie Bar ~ Children can decorate their own sugar cookies with different colored frostings and toppings.

20. Valentine’s Day Ice Cream Bar ~ I scream we all scream for ice cream. Allow party guests to add toppings to their ice cream. From caramel to sprinkles and whipped cream I guarantee the kids will love this idea.

Candy and Edible Gifts

21. Cupid Crispies ~ Make the classic rice krispie treat festive for Valentine’s Day by coloring pink and cutting out with a heart cookie cutter.

22. Strawberry Cream Valentine Melts ~ If you’re looking for a yummy addition to add to your Valentines day dessert table, this is it! These cute little strawberry cream valentine melts will not only look festive and fabulous but also be super yummy! Use this recipe to whip up a batch or two, to wow your guests!

23. Valentine Penguin Cake Pops ~ Everythings better on a stick, right? Not to mention darn right adorable! Learn how to decorate your own penguin cake pops with this step by step tutorial.

24. Chocolate Dipped Meringue Cookies ~As if these pretty meringues didn’t already look like a little bit of heaven, wait until you bit into one discover that they are dipped in chocolate! WAY better than the old conversation heart stand-bys.

25. Chocolate Covered Strawberry Pops ~ Chocolate dipped strawberries can quickly be turned into pops by inserting a paper straw or lollipop stick. So fun!

26. Chocolate Valentine Kiss Cookies~ A delicious treat for the little one’s! Chocolate cookies with sprinkles and a kiss in the center.

27. Conversation Heart S’More Pops ~ S’mores cut into the shape of hearts with a cookie cutter. Dip in melted chocolate to decorate like conversation hearts.

Party Favors

28. Valentine Printable Bookmark {free printable} ~ 5 adorable Valentine’s Day designs to choose from all on one file. Simply download, print and trim. You can even add a cute ribbon at the top.

29. Bullseye Valentine Card & Arrow Pencil ~ How adorable are these bullseye Valentine cards? Transform a pencil into an arrow by using washi tape, slide through the free printable bullseye and you have one amazing Valentine favor to pass out.

30. Watercolor Gift Tags {free printable} ~ Not really wanting to hand out sugary treats? Try this quick and easy party favor that you only need to attach the free printable tag to a package of watercolors.

31. Valentine Play Dough Cards ~Instead of a sugary treat, let your preschooler give their classmates a Play-doh valentine that will last longer than the 3 seconds it takes them to devour a piece of candy. There’s even a free printable to easily turn a small can of play-doh into the perfect preschool valentine.

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More Valentine’s Day Ideas:

• Valentine Box Ideas
• Valentine’s Day Printables
• Valentine’s for School Class
• Valentine’s Day Games
• Homemade Valentine Cards
• History of Valentine’s Day
• Valentine’s Day Crafts
• Valentine Songs
• Valentine Jokes
• Valentine Coloring Pages
• Date Night Ideas
• Valentine Gift Ideas
• For Him
• For Her
• For Kids
• For Teachers
  

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