Valentine’s Day isn’t just a holiday for couples; we celebrate with our kids, our family and our friends. Plan a fun night with your friends, whether it’s couples or your girlfriends and celebrate your friendships by planning a fabulous get-together.
A Toast to Chocolate
A favorite amongst many, this aphrodisiac is popular on Valentine’s Day for many reasons. Whether or not you’ve incorporated it into your party (chocolate fountain, chocolate fondue or you’re drinking chocotini’s) make sure you toast your guests – or just toast to chocolate!
Pick-up Line Name Tags
A sure-fire way to break the ice and get guests sharing a laugh. Write out a few of these on stick-on name tags – and leave a few blank so they can
compose their own.
- What’s your sign?
- Do you have a map? I just keep on getting lost in your eyes.
- I’m calling the cops, ’cause you got fine written all over you.
- Hello, I’m a thief, and I’m here to steal your heart.
- Are you lost? Because heaven is a long way from here.
- Did it hurt…when you fell from heaven?
- I’m new in town. Could you give me directions to your apartment?
- Excuse me, but I think I dropped something…my jaw.
- If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would put U and I together.
- I’m sorry, were you talking to me? Well, please start!
- What’s that in your eye? Must just be a twinkle.
- Stand still, so I can pick you up.
- Where have you been all my life?
- Is it hot in here, or is it just you?
- Do you have a map? I keep getting lost in your eyes.
- Your legs must be tired because you’ve been running through my mind all night.
- I’ve forgotten my phone number. Can I borrow yours?
- Wouldn’t we look great together on a wedding cake?
- Your daddy must have been a baker, because you’ve got a nice set of buns.
Dress Each Other
I admit, this isn’t for everyone. But if you can get your guests out of their chairs, this is an activity worthy of pictures!
A timed relay, guests pair up or separate into couples. Each couple is timed doing the following: selecting clothing from a laundry basket (that has been pre-filled with large or extra-large mens and womens clothing – including pantyhose, lingerie, shoes and hats), then the woman dresses in the mens clothing (over her own) and the man dresses in the womens clothing (over his own). The timer stops when all the clothes are on. Each couple is timed, and the couple with the fastest time is the winner.
Valentine Kiss-Off
Each couple starts with a tube of lipstick, the darker the better, and can you guess what’s next? When you say “go”, one partner applies the lipstick and begins kissing their partners face as many times as possible within 30 seconds. The couple with the most visible lipstick marks, wins.
Not having a couples’ party? Draw a face silhouette on paper and let your guests compete to mark the silhouette.
The Newlywed Game
A game of 20 questions becomes all the more fun when you base them on whether or not your guests know their spouse or significant other! Even if guests just started dating, or have been married for 10 years, you could come up with a survey of questions that will surely get them thinking…for example, “How many driving tickets does your significant other have?” or “What is the name of their old high-school?”. If this sounds like too much work, jump on over to BridalShowerGamesAtoZ.com (I’ve inserted a shameless plug here) for an already created game with 20 questions.
Girls Night
Even if you’re not celebrating with a significant other, it doesn’t mean you have to be lonely! Invite the girls over – or go out – and have some fun! Here’s some ideas…
- Pink Cocktails
- Chocolate Evening
- Sex & The City Trivia Night
- Pink Poker Party
- Chick-Flick Marathon
- Spa Party
- Purse Party
- Mock Bachelorette Party
- Alias Girls Night Out…take on a new name and personality for an evening out.
- Crazy Bowling…each frame is a new challenge. For example:
1. Bowl with your opposite hand (i.e., left if right handed).
2. Bowl on one foot
3. Bowl from your knees
4. Lock arms with partner, make approach and bowl
5. Walk up to foul-line, place ball on approach between feet, using both hands, roll ball
6. Sit on a chair and bowl
7. Bowl between someone else’s legs
8. Bowl backwards, either between your legs or in whatever other way you can manage
9. Cover eyes with opposite hand and bowl
10. Get someone else in the bowling alley, who is not with your group, to bowl one frame for you