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14th - Valentine's
Day Party
Party
Ideas by Party Consultant Michelle Hylton
Updated: 08/31/2010
www.PartyShelf.com
Valentine Party Options:
School Party
Sweetheart Dance
Valentine Brunch
Valentine Dinner Fundraiser
Valentine Social (Singles Get-together)
Use the ideas below for any of your
Valentine Party Plans:
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INVITATION
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Tie a note to a
Heart Shaped Bead Necklace and deliver
to your guest. |
Valentine Puzzle Cards
Write your invite on the back of
the valentine, separate the pieces, then insert in included envelopes.
The recipient has to put the puzzle back together to read the message! 4
1/2" x 6", assembled. Set of 12. |
More Formal Occasions
Platinum Invitations |
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KIDS GAME
IDEAS |
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Cupid
& Heart Hunt |
Piñata |
Heart Scrabble |
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Preparation: Hide
cupids and hearts around the
party room.
How to play:
Send players off on a hunt for cupids
and hearts.
Give point values for hearts versus
cupids found. For example, hearts are worth 10 points, cupids worth 5
points.
Tally each
persons points to see who wins. |
Hot Lips
Disney Princess Heart-Shaped Piñata
Piñata Filler
Piñata Blindfold & Bat
Candy Assortment |
You'll need:
Paper
Pencils
How to play:
This can be an team or individual game.
Choose a Valentine saying and see how many words each team or individual can
make from the letters. The most correct words win.
Word Ideas:
Valentine's Day
Heartthrob
Broken Heart
Be My Valentine
Hearts & Cupids |
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Cupid's Arrow |
Candy Heart Conversation |
Heart Bingo |
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You'll need:
Oversized Cardboard Box
Toy Bow & Arrow Set
Scissor or Box Cutter
Paint (optional)
Permanent Marker (black)
Preparation:
Cut our heart shapes, various sizes on
one side of the box.
Paint box red, pink or a combination of
both.
Next to each heart opening mark a point
value.
Position box a proper distance for age
group, mark a standing line.
How to play:
Give each child a turn to shoot 3 arrows
into the heart opening on the box. Total their points. The highest score
wins a prize and everyone else can get a consolation candy. |
You'll need:
Bag of Conversation
Hearts per team
Paper
Pencils
How to play:
Each team gets a bag of Conversation Hearts, a pen and pencil.
Set a timer to 5 minutes.
Each team must make complete sentences or phrases.
Score by the amount of correct sentences or
phrases or how many candy hearts were used. |
 
Valentine Bingo
Great fun for classroom parties. Kids
will have a blast playing "Heart," the valentine version of bingo. Set of 20
bingo cards comes with 34 caller pieces. Use your conversation hearts candy
for markers. Cards are 5 1/4 "x7 1/4".
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Pin the Nose on the Dog Game |
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In this heartwarming take on the
traditional "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" game, kids try to stick
heart-shaped "noses" on our friendly puppy. A fun activity for
Valentine's Day parties! Sturdy paper 24" x 30" poster comes with 12
hearts that have room for you to write in children's names and attach
with your removable tape. |
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ADULT GAME
IDEAS |
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Candy Heart Conversation |
Valentine
Buzz
Word |
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See game details under Kids Game Ideas. |
You'll need:
Poster Board
Pens/Pencils
Paper
Preparation:
Prior to the party create a V-Buzz Word game on a poster board by choosing a
buzz word and five buzz word clues. The answers must include the buzz word
in it. You can make up your own or I have included examples
below.
How to play:
Give each party guest who wants to play a paper and pen. Have them number 1
through 5. They must guess the answer which includes the the buzz word
for each one. The guest with all correct wins. If a tie, then have the
guest with the correct answers write their name on their entry and draw one
from a bowl.
Write the buzz word and clues on your poster board.
Example #1
Buzz Word is LOVE
Clues:
1.
Short Sofa
2.
Adolescent infatuation
3.
Money Can't.......
4.
A tomato
5.
Adam Sandler's odd romance movie
Write the answers on a index card to reveal at the end of the game.
Answers:
1.
Loveseat
2.
Puppy Love
3.
Buy Me Love
4.
Love apple
5.
Punch-Drunk Love
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Example #2:
Buzz Word is
HEART
Clues:
1.
Automatic pulse checker
2.
Until you're satisfied
3.
Absence makes....
4.
Peggy Lee sang it best
5.
Poetic line to stop my heart pounding
Answers:
1.
Heart Monitor
2.To your hearts content
3.The heart grow fonder
4.You Gotta Have Heart
5.
Be still my beating heart
Example #3
Buzz Word is
SWEET
Clues:
1.
Opposing mix of flavors
2.
Words of flattery
3.
Aerosmith anthem
4.
The best part of the tennis racket.
5.
...And never been kissed
Answers:
1.
Sweet-and-Sour
2.
Sweet Talk
3.
Sweet Emotion
4.
Sweet spot
5.
Sweet Sixteen
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Cherry Game |
Licorice Lips |
Valentine Charades |
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You'll need:
Bowls
Maraschino cherries
Canned whipped cream
Paper Towels/Wet Ones
How to play:
Ask your guest who likes
cherries. Select 3-4 of them to play the game. In front of each player,
set a bowl with a maraschino cherry in it.
Explain to the players that
the object is to be the first to each their cherry. Let them know they
must place their hands clasp together behind their backs.
Just as they think this will
be an easy game, you pull out a can of whipped cream. Fill each
bowl to the rim with the cream.
Now who likes cherries?
The winner is the first to find and eat the cherry.
Get the paper towels or
wipes ready for cleaning up your guests. Don't forget to capture
the fun on camera. |
You'll need:
Long red licorice string
1 strand per couple
Single hole puncher
Paper Heart or Cupid
How to play:
Punch a single hole into the top center of paper heart or cupid.
Slide strand of licorice through the hole and place the heart or cupid in
the center.
Each partner places one end of the licorice in their mouth and puts their
hands behind their backs.
On
"Go", the couples begin chewing the licorice working their way to the heart
or cupid. The first to get to their heart or cupid wins! |
Click
here for
rules on this game. |
Links:
Valentine Candy! Shop now at CandyWarehouse.com
Plum Party Valentine Supplies
Send a Valentine e-Card
Sexy Ladies Costumes
Bright Ideas Recipes - Check out their
chocolate lovers cake, simply sweet cannolis, love dots and chocotini!
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Treat Your Sweetheart to a rich and decadent taste! Spoon over ...
anything! Excellent drizzled over ice cream, cheesecake or brownies.
Just add heavy cream for a elegant chocolate mousse.
View the full line of gourmet treats.
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