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 Sunday and so many stay-at-home orders still in effect, 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.

Grab the following: 

• 2-3 meat options for dipping 
• bread (we like challah or french bread) cut in cubes 
• apples cut in slices 
• steamed or grilled veggies 

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. 

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! 

 

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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