Valentine's Day might be a big day of romantic love and celebrating your relationship with your partner, but it's also a great day to celebrate the other people in your life who you love — like kids. And we all know, the way to a kid's heart (besides chocolate and a great gift, of course), is a really fun activity, like anyone of these best Valentine's Day games.
You can always opt for the classics (Jenga, Hedbanz or Monopoly), but there's lots of excitement in creating your own competitions involving candy hearts, homemade Cupid's arrows and scavenger hunts that are perfectly on theme for V-Day. And besides for being fun, these Valentine's Day games, including a bunch of printable and craft options, can easily come together, so kids can get in on the fun of making the game and then playing.
Oh, and while these are all kid-approved, they are also a great way to add some competition and fun to your possible office celebration, Galentine's Day party or for when you and your partner just want to change things up from your yearly V-Day plans.
Just don't forget to pick up a few prizes, so the winners get something special to celebrate their victories!
Looking for more great Valentine's Day ideas? Check out these Good Housekeeping guides:
Best Valentine's Day Gifts for Boys | Best Valentine's Day Gifts for Toddlers | Best Homemade Valentine's Day Gifts
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Volkswagon Love Bug Piñata
Not only does this piñata hold a sweet reward for the first to crack it open, but it makes for a fun DIY craft for the entire family to build together. Have the kids take turns to see who can get it open, and let that person pick from the loot first before anyone else.
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Bouncing Hearts
Take aim and fire! See how many heart-marked ping pong balls you can get in the hole in 30 seconds.
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Spot the Hearts Scavenger Hunt
All you need to play this fun game is a pack of stickers. Stick little hearts on miscellaneous objects around the house and see how many the kids find throughout the day. The one who collects the most wins a prize!
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4
Bean Bag Toss
This one is great for groups — at home or in the office! An easy-to-make game that's fun to play even after February 14th. Another bonus? There's no limit on how many people can play at one time. All you need is some festive construction paper.
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Roll and Cover Heart Game
This one is great for kids and helps them learn number recognition. Grab a die from any of the other board games you might have laying around and follow the instructions on this adorable printable.
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Outburst Game
It's time to test that brain power. A great option for kids and adults, these printable sheets will have everyone getting competitive pretty quickly.
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Valentine's Day Sight Word Bingo
We all love bingo, so why not make it educational too? This game is the perfect option for teachers who want a fun way to celebrate the holiday and help a child's reading skills.
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Family Feud
If your kids are a little older, this Family Feud-style game is a great way to have fun with the entire family — even those teens who swear they don't want to play! Ask players to name popular romantic comedies, favorite gift ideas, candy brands and more. Whoever guesses more options on the board wins!
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Printable Card Game
Best described as "Apples to Apples meets Cards Against Humanity" this family-friendly card game has players submit an answer from one of the cards in their hand. Whoever collects the most player cards wins.
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10
Love Game for Kids
This one is guaranteed to get the good vibes going. Each family member chooses a color, and wears that color heart around their neck. Then, players take turns spinning the spinner, and saying something nice about the person wearing the color heart the spinner lands on. Compliments all around!
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11
DIY Ring Toss
This classic carnival game takes on a new spin with heart-shaped rings (made with pipe cleaners) and painted bottles. Kids will love the festive decorations and the fun challenge!
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12
Heart Letter Matching
For a Valentine's Day game that's also a learning activity, use these worksheets to get kids matching their capital and lowercase letters. When they make a match, the heart becomes unbroken.
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Emoji Punchboard
The heart-eye emoji is the perfect classroom Valentine's Day symbol: It feels thematic without being too lovey-dovey. In this game, kids get to choose an emoji-festooned cup and punch through the tissue paper to reveal the prizes inside.
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Scavenger Hunt
Kids love deciphering the clues and solving the mysteries behind scavenger hunts. The best thing is, you can try to make these as difficult or as easy as you want, depending on how much of a challenge they're up for.
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Heart Hopscotch
It may be too wintry to head to the playground, but you can always play Heart Hopscotch at home. It's a fun way to celebrate the holiday while also getting the family up and moving.
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Relay Races
The perfect way to get the kiddies to burn off some extra energy when the sugar rush from all the Valentine's Day candy hits. Set up cones, obstacle courses and other easy challenges and have the kids compete as teams or individually for a chance at first place.
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Valentine Bowling
What's the secret to these adorable Valentine-themed bowling "pins?" Felt-covered Pringles cans!
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18
Candy Dice Game
Here's a way to put that Valentine's Day candy haul to good use without them gorging on it right away. Depending on how the dice fall, kids could even win more treats!
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Valentine's Day Bingo
Speaking of Bingo, these adorable print-out cards will have the entire family getting involved and having fun. See how many Bingo cards you can play at one time!
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Heart on a String
This is a craft and a game in one: After decorating some foam hearts and attaching a paper clip, kids can use it as a magentic fishing game! See how many hearts they can pick up within a set amount of time.
