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Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, and the love and appreciation we feel for those around us is ready to be expressed through grand gestures and time spent together. If you haven’t planned anything for February 14th, don’t worry! Here is a list of some last minute Valentine’s Day ideas at home.

Have Fun With Balloons

Valentine’s Day is about letting others know they are loved. If you are searching for inspiration, try filling the bedroom with red and pink balloons. This cost effective, simple gesture can be completed in very little time, and can make that special someone feel appreciated. For an extra touch, hide love notes in the balloons, and tell your significant other to pop them to find the notes, or hang photos of your adventures from each balloon and reminisce on your lives together.

Have a Dessert Cook-Off

This Valentine’s Day, have some fun while enticing your competitive side with your significant other by having a dessert cook-off. This competition can be as simple as each of you making your favourite desserts, or it can be a challenge where each of you chooses a new recipe for the other to create. Regardless of how you choose to have your cook-off, this is an easy last minute idea that will create memories and spark laughter for you and everyone involved.

Have a Picnic on the Floor

The weather outside may be cold, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a picnic on Valentine’s Day. Lay a blanket out on the floor, grab a bottle of wine, spread some rose petals, and plan a romantic dinner on the floor with that special someone. If your home has a fireplace, light a nice warm fire, and have your dinner by the fire. Twinkle lights or candles are also the perfect way to make the room feel romantic for an evening of enjoying each others’ company.

Go on a Camping Trip Indoors

Although Valentine’s Day lands in the middle of winter, and it is cold and snowy in Canada, it is still possible to take your significant other on a camping trip, without even leaving your house! Set up the tent in your living room, and plug some twinkle lights in to create a romantic atmosphere. Cook dinner ahead of time, and serve it in the tent, while the two of you enjoy each other’s company in the twinkling glow of the lights, or make popcorn, and snuggle up for your favourite movie inside the tent. Whatever you choose to do, this is the perfect way to go on a camping trip when you are pressed for time, and the weather is not pleasant.

Have a Games Night

Whether you are spending Valentine’s Day with your girlfriend, or you are enjoying the evening with the whole family, a games night is the perfect last minute plan for fun times with the people you love. Choose your favourite video games or challenge each other to classic board games from your childhood. Spending the evening playing games will ignite some friendly competition with an added element of fun.

All plans considered, it is not too late to make Valentine’s Day feel like a special day for the ones you love. You may spend your evening at home, but the ideas listed will create the mood for the holiday, and let the important people in your life know that you love and care for them. For more ideas on last minute Valentine’s Day ideas at home, visit the Falconcrest Homes Blog.