Celebrating Valentine’s Day as a family? We have you covered with this fun family Valentine’s dinner idea that spreads the love for the whole family! 

We love a great Romantic Valentine’s Day Date as much as the next person! However, we’ve learned some years a family Valentine’s dinner is more in order. This year in particular with Valentine’s Day hitting on a weekend and most romantic dinner date night spots being overcrowded, an at-home family Valentine’s dinner is just what the doctor ordered! 

Valentine Food Ideas

Any meal can feel special, romantic, and/or festive with a little intention. A Valentine Steak dinner is always a hit, so is heart-shaped pizza. But we like to a little more fancy and romantic and have fondue for Valentine’s Day.

We love fondue for our Valentine’s day menu for several reasons! It’s fun, it encourages slowly eating and having conversations, and it’s not one of those main dishes we have often. It’s a particularly tasty meal that feels special with only a few simple ingredients.

Fondue Valentine’s Day Dinner Menu

Grab the following: 

• 2-3 meat options for dipping (tender chicken in cubes, thick sliced deli meats, and salami are all easy favorites)
• bread (we like challah or french bread) cut in cubes 
• apples cut in slices 
• steamed or grilled veggies (carrots, broccoli, asparagus, mushrooms, and cauliflower are all excellent vegetable options)

We found a classic cheese fondue recipe online, and went ahead and made it with a few substitutes to match a more kid-friendly fondue. 

Make sure to prep the veggies and plate them in advance. Then you can babysit the melting cheese fondue and be ready to eat this creamy sauce with all the cheesy goodness the moment it’s ready!

Dessert Fondue

We ended with chocolate fondue. I love Mel’s Kitchen Cafe and her easy recipe is perfect! 

For the dipping items we went with red and white to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

Here’s a checklist of chocolate fondue dipping item ideas: 

• Strawberries 
• marshmallows 
• apples 
• Bananas 
• cinnamon bears 

Anything red and white is just perfect! 

Other Valentines Dinner Ideas

If you need some popular valentine’s day dinner ideas for families that aren’t fondue, here are some fan favorites.

• Pasta with cream sauce or red marinara sauce
• Chicken parmesan served over noodles
• Bruschetta chicken and garlic mashed potatoes
• Honey-seared shrimp and rice
• Roasted butternut squash with honey and feta cheese
• Heart shaped grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup
• Caprese salad with tomatoes, basil, and heart shaped mozzarella molded by heart-shaped cookie cutters
• A bunch of appetizers/starts to eat as finger foods
• Salmon on the grill with butter potatoes
• Any other family favorite dish served with a special table settings

Valentine’s Day Special Dinner

As cheesy as it sounds, just being together making dinner feel special. But a little Valentine’s Day decor, even if it’s just a red plate, makes it feel extra special! 

We do a small gift for each other and for our children to spread some love. And some cute love songs help set a fun Valentine’s mood too! 

We gave our children a new book to read (see 20 books every new parent should own). I also wanted to support a small business for a Valentine’s Day gift for kids. These playdough kits were just perfect for our kids! They have honestly played with them for hours, and they deserve their own post! It was a fun way to add some indoor entertainment throughout the end of winter. 

The best part is we all felt the love we have for each other. I think that’s always the perfect way to spend Valentine’s Day! 

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