• Home
  • Holidays
    • New Year Celebrations
    • Valentine's Day
    • St. Patty's Day
    • Cinco de Mayo
    • Mother's Day
    • Easter
    • Father's Day
    • Independance Day
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
  • Occasions
    • Birthday
    • Graduation
    • Housewarming
    • Wedding Planning
    • Anniversary
    • Bridal Shower
    • Baby Shower
    • Patio Party
  • Recipes
    • Tastes For A New Year
    • Valentine's Day Treats
    • Easter Fun Foods
    • Graduation Treats
    • Halloween Foods & Drinks
    • Christmas Food & Drink
  • Cocktails
    • Classic Cocktails
    • Mocktails
    • Sweet Valentine Cocktails
    • St. Patty's Day Sippers
    • Halloween Specialties
    • Christmas Drink Classics
  • Games
    • Kids Party Games
    • Teen To Adult Party Games
    • Adult Only Drinking Games
  • Kids Crafts
    • Kids Crafts Christmas
  • Blog
  • About Me
  • More
    • Home
    • Holidays
      • New Year Celebrations
      • Valentine's Day
      • St. Patty's Day
      • Cinco de Mayo
      • Mother's Day
      • Easter
      • Father's Day
      • Independance Day
      • Halloween
      • Thanksgiving
      • Christmas
    • Occasions
      • Birthday
      • Graduation
      • Housewarming
      • Wedding Planning
      • Anniversary
      • Bridal Shower
      • Baby Shower
      • Patio Party
    • Recipes
      • Tastes For A New Year
      • Valentine's Day Treats
      • Easter Fun Foods
      • Graduation Treats
      • Halloween Foods & Drinks
      • Christmas Food & Drink
    • Cocktails
      • Classic Cocktails
      • Mocktails
      • Sweet Valentine Cocktails
      • St. Patty's Day Sippers
      • Halloween Specialties
      • Christmas Drink Classics
    • Games
      • Kids Party Games
      • Teen To Adult Party Games
      • Adult Only Drinking Games
    • Kids Crafts
      • Kids Crafts Christmas
    • Blog
    • About Me
  • Home
  • Holidays
  • Occasions
  • Recipes
  • Cocktails
  • Games
  • Kids Crafts
  • Blog
  • About Me
Party On The Fly
A special day to say "I Love You!"

valentine's day

The feast of St. Valentine... a celebration of love and affection!  

Affiliate Disclaimer

LOVE AND ROMANCE ARE IN THE AIR!

WAYS TO SAY "i LOVE YOU"

To Your Lover

To Family & Friends

To Your Lover

Just say "I Love You", often!

Leave romantic notes 

Send loving texts

Write a heartfelt letter/poem

Give a thoughtful gift

Plan time for romance

Touch lovingly

Hold hands

Hug and Hold each other

Listen intently

Smile and laugh together

Reminisce

Compliment

Consider lover's desires ahead of your own

Create a personalized gift


To Children

To Family & Friends

To Your Lover

Tell children they are loved, often!

Be receptive when they want a hug

Praise accomplishments, no matter how small

Listen, listen patiently, listen intently

Smile

Play games with them

Give them your time

Laugh with them

Calm their fears

Help them to build confidence

Tell them how special they are to you

Let them help you

Small gifts

Tell them stories

To Family & Friends

To Family & Friends

To Family & Friends

Cards/gifts

Express appreciation

Gather together

Plan time for groups and individuals

Compliment 

Reminisce

Smile

Listen intently

Take pictures

Share

Keep in touch by calling, writing, texting

Offer to help them

Offer your hand

Hug




Gifts

Mood Setting

To Family & Friends

Chocolates/Candy/Flowers

Fine Jewelry

Personalized Gifts

Special Dinner

Stuffed Animal

Champagne/Wine or other cocktail choice

Gift Certificate

Massage

Card

Perfume

Game

Romantic Novelty

Photo Album/Gift

Music/DVD

Movie tickets

Dining Reservations

Romantic Get-Away




Activities

Mood Setting

Mood Setting

Make your own Valentines

Send Valentines to others

Make Heart shaped foods:  Cake, Pizza, Cookies

Cook or Bake together

Dip Strawberries in Chocolate

Wear Red

Decorate

Have Breakfast in Bed

Prepare Special Dinner at Home or Dine Out

Exchange gifts

Scavenger hunt/Treasure hunt

Travel - Romance or Site Seeing

Watch a Romantic Flic/old videos/slideshow

Go dancing

Listen to romantic song favorites

Go to an amusement park

Attend a concert/event

Host a gathering

Visit shut-ins

Experience A Hot Tub

Stargaze

Go for a Walk

Hire a Limo 

Go out of town

Mood Setting

Mood Setting

Mood Setting

Decorate with Red and Sparkly things!

Place flowers around

Set out photos

Soft lighting

Soft Music

Table Setting

Fragrance the air

Light Candles

Bubble Bath with Rose Petals

Massage Oils out

Wear festive or romantic clothing

New Silky Sheets on Bed

Turn off the phone

Balloons

Champagne on Ice/Cocktails Chilled

Cut out Hearts

Valentine Candies/Treats

Get a Babysitter









FEBRUARY 14th

Who Celebrates Valentine's Day and Why

    Celebrating the Feast of St. Valentine  on February 14th has become an annual tradition for many!  It is not a public holiday, but it has become tradition to embrace the day by  sending cards,  giving flowers and candy to loved ones, attending church, and planning a time of romance.  These  are but a few of the ways to recognize those special people in our life!  Love takes on so many forms!  We tend to think of Romance as it relates to love, and thereby consider Valentine's Day an overwhelmingly romantic "holiday".  However, extending that expression of love to family and friends is not only appropriate, but welcomed in all walks of life!  

      

     Who was this person, St. Valentine?  There are many accounts of this patron saint, and the real truth remains a mystery.  However, there are some interesting versions!  One legend is that Valentine was a priest in Rome during the third century.  At that time, the Emperor decided that single men made better soldiers than those who had families to support, so he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine secretly continued to perform marriages for young lovers, and when discovered, he was killed.  Another interesting story was that during his imprisonment, Valentine fell in love with the jailor's daughter, and sent her a letter before his death that was signed, "From your Valentine".  


     In the middle ages,  it was believed that bird mating season began on February 14th in France and England.  Well of course that makes sense to declare it a time of romance!


     Cupid's arrow will strike unsuspecting mortals!  In Greek mythology, this mischievous child was an immortal God named Eros  , who used golden arrows to play with the emotions of men!  I suppose this would explain "love at first sight"!


     The heart shape has become a symbol of love and used extensively in honor or expression of love, especially at Valentine's Day!  It's symbolic origins are varied from using animal hearts as sacrifices, to believing that the heart is where God wrote his list of commands, to the shape of a giant fennel plant which was used as birth control, to the theory that the heart holds all human passions, and the heart shape was based on a medical drawing of the chambers in the heart.  It is also true that the heart reacts to passionate feelings by beating a bit faster, pumping blood to vital organs and is at the center of our physical being.  No matter what the origin, the heart shape has become a symbol of love!  A broken heart is symbolic in emotions having another type of reaction in our bodies, affecting all of our organs.


     A note on expressing Love.  This thing called love is not just a word a person can use say to cover the bases with someone about how they feel.  It's just a  word that can mean like,  if not accompanied by action. Saying "I love you" is a start, but we also love candy, our pets, a beautiful day.  The difference is to then follow it up with how you are going to love.  To truly love someone is to give them actions and things that let that person know that you have spent time considering their happiness, that they are cherished, that they are admired. To love is to put another person's needs and desires above your own.  Love is that which you give away, not something that you want and seek for yourself.  Feeling "in love" with another person is not love.  It is the desire to have love with that person, but unrequited, it is only selfish desire.  Love may or may not grow where you have planted the seeds by letting someone know how you feel.  Recognize that love is something that is mutual and shared.  Loving something/someone is quite different than being "in love", which takes two.


                                                                                           LOVE IS PATIENT

                                                                                           LOVE IS KIND

                                                                                           IT DOES NOT ENVY

                                                                                           IT DOES NOT BOAST

                                                                                           IT IS NOT RUDE

                                                                                           IT IS NOT SELF-SEEKING

                                                                                            IT IS NOT EASILY ANGERED

                                                                                            IT KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS

                                                                                            LOVE DOES NOT DELIGHT IN EVIL

                                                                                            BUT REJOICES WITH THE TRUTH

                                                                                            IT ALWAYS PROTECTS

                                                                                            ALWAYS TRUSTS

                                                                                            ALWAYS HOPES

                                                                                            ALWAYS PERSEVERES

                                                                                            LOVE NEVER FAILS

                                                                                                     - 1st Corinthians 13:4


#valentinesday  #love  #partyonthefly  #celebratelove  #valentineparty  #stvalentine


www.shindigz.com

www.russellstover.com




     

     


     

  • Policies and Disclaimers

Party On The Fly

A Party Planning Resource

Copyright © 2020 Party On The Fly - All Rights Reserved.


Powered by GoDaddy Website Builder

This website uses cookies.

We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.

Accept