14 Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Home

Celebrating Valentine’s Day with your special someone or your loved ones can be excruciatingly stressful and heavy on the pocket. Imagine the tremendous traffic during this time of the year and the difficulty of making reservations in restaurants and hotels or bookings for out-of-town trips. Nowadays, more and more people are opting to celebrate this special day at home. Sometimes, the most memorable experiences are made without spending too much and undergoing stress.

We listed 14 different ideas on how to celebrate Valentine’s day at home.

1. Love Master Chef

Prepare a list of recipes before Valentine’s Day. On the day itself, go to the grocery with your special someone to buy the ingredients and bring them home. Do not forget to decorate the kitchen to create a romantic ambiance. You may have a cook-off and invite friends for food tasting. This will be a fun activity especially for couples who are always set for gastronomic adventures.

2. Romantic Movie Marathon

Maximize your living room or entertainment room at home. Each of you must choose at least 2-3 favorite romantic movies which the other pair has not watched. You may also invite friends and prepare criteria for them to judge and choose the best romantic film of the night. Do not forget to prepare popcorn and drinks. This will be a perfect activity for movie buff couples.

3. Prepare for a Campout

Make use of your tent or mats and set up a camp out in your backyard. You may also prepare a bonfire to keep you guys warm. The cold weather of February would be perfect for couples to snuggle under the moon and the stars. Do not forget to prepare a playlist of your favorite love songs while you reminisce your first date and unforgettable moments as a couple. You may also set up a grilling corner for your dinner. This idea is perfect for  partners who love the outdoors.

4. The Love Hunt

Prepare a treasure hunt for your sweetheart by placing clues around the house. The clues may contain special details about him or her and it will lead to the next clue. At the final station where your gift is placed, do not forget to include a heartfelt love letter expressing how much you adore your special someone and how grateful you are to have him or her in your life.  This is the ideal activity for mushy lovers.

5. Closet Raid

Who says cleaning is “un-romantic”? Since you’re at home, why not make the most out of it and organize your closet? Open a bottle of wine before you begin and make a new bonding experience. Just make sure you don’t spill anything on your clothes to avoid cleaning more mess than you intended to attend to.

6. Dance the Night Away

Prepare a playlist for dancing from romantic slow dances, social dance, house music or whichever you and your lover enjoy. Get closer to each other and show off your killer dance moves. This is the ideal set up for partners who love to dance.

7. Play Board Games

Play Monopoly or Scrabble together after dinner. You can play this in the living room or on the bed.

This is a perfect activity for geek couples.

8. Poetry Reading and Painting

Prepare poems and read it aloud to each other in the living room. After this, you can paint a masterpiece together describing the moment and how you feel when you are together.

This idea is the best activity for couples who are artistic.

9. DIY Spa Night

Stage your bedroom with a spa-like ambiance. Candles, therapeutic music and hot tea. You can take a hot shower and give each other a massage.

This will be great for couples who love relaxing at the spa. Getting a massage from your special someone will definitely be more soothing.

10. Bartender Loving Care

Set up a mini bar at your home. Research on new cocktail recipes or even your all-time favorite drinks. Prepare the spirits and mixers and make drinks with your partner. Try to create your original cocktail flavor and name it after you loveteam.

Perfect for couples who love to drink and party!

11. Throwback

Recreate your first date at the dining table. Do you remember what meals and drinks you ordered? Prepare them or have it delivered. Do you still have the same outfit or even underwear you wore on the first night you went out with your sweetheart? Wear them again! You would realize that love is truly lovelier the second time around.

12. Sing Your Hearts Out

Prepare beers or wine after dinner and set up a karaoke in your entertainment room. Sing your favorite love songs to your sweetheart.

The best activity for couples who love to sing. Being a good singer or sounding tolerable is not required. This is a great way to gauge if a person can stand you, a genuine measure of true love.

13. A Series of Episodes

Are you too caught up with work to watch your favorite TV show? Brainstorm with your partner and decide which show would be the best one for both of you to watch. You can either have your food delivered or fix up a meal yourself. Watching with someone with the same wavelength as yours will make the show more interesting to watch since you have someone you could discuss it with.

14. HOHOL (Hang Out, Hang Out Lang!)

There is nothing more relaxing than having to do nothing at all. Don’t let the hype of this day be an excuse to do something you really don’t want to do. Besides, you shouldn’t wait for Valentine’s Day to do something sweet for your significant other. So on this day, while everyone is frantically mushy-ing their day away, you can just snuggle all day and catch up on each other’s lives.

I hope you were able to get ideas which can suit your interests as a couple. You may also try other suggestions which are not your usual activities to make your Valentine celebration exceptional. Do away with stress and spend less money by celebrating at home.

Don’t forget to visit our blog to get ideas on how to decorate your home this love month. Have an exciting Valentine’s Day with your loved ones!

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