Kid’s Theme Parties – Valentine’s Ideas & a freebie

It’s that time of the year again when pink and red hearts, cupids, red roses, glittery lips and kisses and all things that has to do with love and parties, are the latest news.

Yes, it is Valentine’s day again on Sunday the 14th. Maybe you have a kid that will have his or her birthday party over the weekend and in most cases, the party will have a Valentine’s theme.

This is one occasion where you can go wild with a colour scheme of red and pink, but do add a little white or green to break the strong colours.

I have decided not to give you a lot of ideas, (at the moment there are millions of Valentine Day party ideas not only on the internet, but also in magazines.)

You can however, download your free Valentine’s printable gifts by clicking on the image of the door hanger. There are quite a few printable crafts in the .zip folder, so I hope you will be able to use them and have fun with them.

While I was pouring milk for my granddaughter last night, I suddenly realised that empty milk cartons can be used for party favour bags. Simply cut of the top part, cover with crepe paper to suit the party theme colour, punch holes through two opposite sides and thread ribbon or twine for handles. Decorate with paper or felt hearts, small flowers, glitter and sequins.

Tip: Use the milk to make milkshakes or smoothies.

Salt dough… (yes I know, a gazillion sites feature this for Valentine’s hearts) but it is an inexpensive medium to use for lots of different gift ideas and children love to play with it. It really brings out the creative spirit in them.

There is still time to make a Valentine’s salt dough heart mobile as well as a few decorations for the house.

Teenage girls will love rose petal soap when they receive it as a party favour. Simply buy a few silk roses, take them apart, melt grated glycerine soap in the microwave or on the stove (over low heat, as the soap really melts quite quickly), add one or two drops of fragrant oil, use a tweezer to dip the rose petals into the melted soap. Place on wax paper dry. Use a pretty round box and arrange the soap petals to look like a rose.

No Valentine’s party is complete without at least one piece of chocolates. Use the home-made marshmallow recipe I posted a few months ago to make heart shaped chocolate covered marshmallows.

Remember, have fun when you plan your kid’s theme party!

If you do not have Winzip to open your free Valentine’s gift, you can download the latest version here.