Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Kids

While you may spend Valentine’s Day night celebrating Valentine’s Day with your spouse, partner, or friends, there’s something sweet about having a little party with your kids. Whether it’s a Valentine’s Day breakfast before school or a family dinner, we’ve rounded up a few ideas to make it extra special.

Valentine’s Day Breakfast Ideas

Heart Shaped Pancakes or Waffles

You can our pancake batter right into a heart cookie cutter on your griddle or fry pan. This super easy hack makes heart shape pancakes without the pouring skills of a pastry chef. You can also make a few extra to throw in their lunch boxes. Breakfast for dinner is also a fun twist on a kid-friendly Valentine’s Day dinner.

Amazon also sells this cute little heart waffle maker that could make a cute gift idea.

Pink Smoothie

This super easy pink smoothie recipe features strawberries, raspberries, bananas, and bananas for a pink smoothie that’s jammed with nutrition.

Pink Smoothie Recipe

1 cup of Strawberries
1 cup of Raspberries
2 Bananas
½ cup of milk of your choice
½ cup of water
¼ cup of yogurt of your choice (I use strawberry to keep it extra pink)
2 tsps of honey
Garnish with a fresh strawberry!

Kids Valentine’s Day Board

Pink yogurt-covered pretzels
Chocolate covered strawberries
Heart-shaped strawberries
Raspberries
Valentine’s M&Ms
Cheese
Salami
Pepperoni
Crackers

Heart-Shaped Pizza!

Make your own Valentine’s pizza. Using store-bought pizza dough, I cut out a heart shape for each kiddo. Add cheese, sauce, and toppings of your choice. I used pepperoni and cut them into hearts. Let kids top their own heart-shaped pizza for a fun Valentine’s Day dinner idea.

Store-bought pizza dough cut into hearts
Pizza or pasta sauce
Cheese of choice
Toppings of choice

Valentine’s Desserts for Kids

Valentine’s Day is really all about the sweets after all. Here are some of our favorite Valentine’s Day dessert ideas.

Valentine’s Day Drink Ideas for Kids – Valentine’s Punch Recipe

Pink Strawberry Milk

Use Hershey’s Strawberry syrup in milk
If you don’t have it, a drop of natural pink food coloring works in your milk of choice

Valentine’s Day Hot Chocolate

Make hot chocolate of choice
Top with
Marshmallows
Whip cream
Pink and red sprinkles
Strawberries

Cranberry Lemonade Punch – Pink Valentine’s Punch

1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen cranberry juice concentrate
1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen pink lemonade concentrate
1 (6 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate
1 liter carbonated water/club soda chilled
1 lemon – sliced, for garnish
cranberries for garnish
1/2 cup fresh mint, garnish (optional)

In large punch bowl, combine the cranberry juice concentrate, pink lemonade concentrate, limeade concentrate, and club soda. Garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint leaves.