3 Easy Ways to Celebrate your Special Someone on Valentine’s Day

Make an ordinary day extraordinary for the ones you care about. Below are just a few easy ideas to make Valentine's Day special for the ones you care about.

1. Make an ordinary meal/snack extraordinary:

• At meals and snacks:

  • Have fun with colors and shapes:

    • Hearts:

      • Use different size heart shaped cookie cutters to create: heart shaped cheese, for cheese and crackers, or heart shaped cheese and meat with crackers, or heart shaped sandwiches.

      • Place strawberries on a stick to create, "Hearts on a Stick" .

    • Interweave some red, whites, purples and pinks. Try the following recipes for some easy ways:

      • Valentine’s Day Fruit Salad

      • Valentine’s Day Trail Mix

  • Place food on or in special bowls or plates.

  • Eat in a different space:

    • Sit at the dining room table instead of the kitchen, have a picnic on a blanket on the floor, or even build and eat in a fort.

  • Get dressed up.

  • Put special music on.

  • Dine by candlelight.

2. Spend quality time with the ones you love:

• Play, read, do a puzzle, color or craft.

3. Let the people who are important to you know how much they mean to you:

• Send a message, write a note, or do something kind or nice for those who mean so much to you.

How do you plan to celebrate Valentine's Day this year? I invite you to share in the comments below!