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Valentine’s Day Projects to Try This Year to Celebrate Your Loved Ones (Even If You're Not in a Relationship)
The rom-coms are right. Love really is all around - not just in romantic partners, but in best mates, kids, family members, and in yourself too. So, this February 14th, why not show some love for all your nearest and dearest with some heartfelt Valentine's Day gifts and crafts!
We've got big-hearted ideas for all your loved ones. Whether it's Galentine's Day with your best friends, some self-love pampering for solo folk or meaningful date night and gift ideas with your significant other, it's worth celebrating everyone who gives you warm and fuzzy feelings. Time to spread love and joy - check out our Valentine's Day DIY gifts and activity ideas.
Quick Links
- Decorate Your Space with Valentine's Day DIY Decorations
- Romance For Couples
- Celebrate With Your Friends
- Show Some Love For The Whole Family
- Self-Love This Valentine's Day
- Valentine's Day Projects For Kids
Decorate Your Space With Valentines Day DIY Decorations
The perfect way to get into the spirit of any holiday is to decorate your space in theme with the celebrations. Creating Valentine's Day DIY decorations will not only help you decorate your space but also infuses a personal charm into the love-filled holiday.
Set the scene with a gorgeous, glittery Valentine's Day Bunting or try your hand at one of our Valentine's Day Art projects to display in your home.
Personalised Valentine's Balloon
Balloons are a classic decoration for any occasion. This Valentine's Day Balloon project allows you to personalise any love heart-shaped balloon and display a love-filled message of your choice. Valentine's day DIY decorations like this one offer a charming twist on classic holiday decorations and allow you to inject your decorations with your own personality.
Heartwarming Little Heart Hangers
Cosy Valentine's Day DIY decorations will help uplift the ambience of any room in your home, making it feel welcoming and warm. This heart hangers project is the perfect way to introduce a whimsical accent into your celebrations while testing your sewing skills. Perfect for hosting a Valentine's day party with your nearest and dearest or celebrating at home by yourself, this project involves sewing heart shapes in the flat fat of your choice and then either arranging them in a bunting-like display or simply stacking for a comforting cushion-like arrangement.
Download the Little Heart Hangers Project
Romance for Couples
Valentine's Day is most notable for commemorating relationships with couples going out for dinner, watching a movie or exchanging gifts to celebrate. Show your significant other some love this Valentine's Day with pretty handmade chocolates in their favourite flavours or get your Valentine's Day baking on with this stunning Gingerbread Heart Cake.
This Valentine's Day, try crafting your gifts for a heartfelt touch. Apart from a classic DIY Valentine's day card, there are a number of Valentine's Day projects you can create to show your appreciation for your partner, and at Spotlight we have everything you need to spoil your loved one.
Create an Explosion Box Your Loved Ones Will Adore
Explosion boxes are one of the most exciting DIY ways to show your loved ones you care, and you can customise them to suit the preferences of your lucky giftee too! The great thing about explosion boxes is you can use whatever craft materials you want to make them - we used decorations like paper pads, beautiful pink faux roses and an eye-catching iridescent star bow. Then fill the box with all sorts of exciting treats! We included this silky Brampton House Satin pillowcase, a large chocolate heart and some of our favourite sweet packs.
Display Your Favourite Memories from Your Relationship
A heartfelt keepsake, scrapbooks offer a delightful trip down memory lane. You can fill a scrapbook with photos from holidays taken together or receipts and tickets from date nights! Check out our article on how to make a scrapbook or our buying guide to make sure you have all the scrapbooking supplies you need.
Instead of a scrapbook, you may instead gift a shadow box filled with memorabilia from your time together. Read more about shadow boxes by checking out our helpful article for more inspiration and ideas.
Celebrate Valentine's Day with Your Friends
There's a big bit of our hearts dedicated to friends, so why not gather up your favourite people and let them know how much you love them? Throw a high tea (boozy or otherwise sober) or a slumber party and deck your house out with hearts aplenty to set the scene.
If your besties love to craft, host an activity night where everyone can express their creativity through DIY activities
Valentine's Day Art Projects: Paper Heart Canvas Project
Host a paint-and-sip night with your closest friends. Together you can all create your own paper heart canvas to display in your homes or gift to a loved one to celebrate Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day art projects like this one are a great way to test your creative skills while bonding with your nearest and dearest.
Delicious Valentine's Day Cupcakes
Valentine's Day projects don't have to revolve around crafts. For some tasty treats, start your celebrations by baking these delicious Valentine's Day Cupcakes as a group - you can all decorate your cupcakes with your favourite-coloured icing and sprinkles! They'll be soon ready for you to all eat together while watching your favourite rom-coms.
Telling family members young and old how much you love them should be done as often as possible. But since we have a whole day dedicated to Valentine's Day ideas, why not get the clan involved for some big-hearted fun?
- Get creative with DIY Valentine's Day cards, and spend time writing down what you love about each other. Little ones will have fun creating special 'I Love You' drawings for older family members, who will definitely treasure their hand-drawn hearts!
- Make some delicious Coconut Ice treats for family members to take home at the end of the day.
- Bake a special heart-themed Candy Melt Cake to share, a fun activity that will get everyone involved. Or you could instead bake your regular go-to cake recipe in a fun heart pan, then get everyone involved in decorating with icing, lollies and sprinkles.
Need some Me Time on Valentine's Day? Be your own date and indulge in some self-care to make your heartbeat faster with some gorgeous Valentine's Day gifts. What activity do you love best?
- Snuggle up and create a Heart Quilt - Maybe you're a crafty type who'd love nothing better than making time for this pretty Heart Quilt
- Unwind with a spa day at home - Run a bath, light a scented candle and wrap yourself up in a cosy bathrobe
- Buy yourself flowers - treat yourself to a beautiful floral bouquet and display on any bedside table, shelf or benchtop. You could even craft your own bouquet by following us Gerbera Flowers Project.
- Plan a fun solo date - Take yourself out for a mini shopping spree (we know a place with lots of fun bargains), set up a solo picnic in the park, or go to the movies and eat all the popcorn without having to share. Treat yourself - you're worth it.
Valentine's Day Projects for Kids
Little ones have big feelings, so encourage them to express their love for their favourite people this Valentine's Day. You can help them with a range of Valentine's Day activities, including:
- Sculpey Friendship Rocks - perfect for crafty kids who enjoy making friendship tokens for their besties
- Valentine Tie Dye T-shirt - allows kids to make their own couture fashions (with a little supervision, of course)
- Happy Friendship Bracelets - great for exchanging between buddies after they're made.
- For something simple and meaningful, ask your little ones to write down what they love about the people around them - family, friends, teachers - and what they love about themselves, too. Taking time to appreciate those closest to us is a great habit to get into.
Love Valentine's Day with Spotlight
No matter your relationship status, everyone can feel the love when celebrating Valentine's Day with Spotlight! From adorning your home with Valentine's Day DIY decorations to Valentine's Day art projects you can enjoy creating as gifts or to simply express your creativity, we have everything you need to celebrate the holiday in style!
Browse our full range of decorations, baking and craft supplies online and find what you need to make this year's Valentine's Day one to remember. Don't forget to check out the Valentine's Day project page for heaps of Valentine's Day DIY gifts and ideas you can try your hand at.
