Valentine's Day party

In case you are planning to celebrate love with a Valentine's Day Party, here are some tips just
for you!! These little ideas on a Valentine's Day Party will help you organize a memorable and
enjoyable party and win appreciation from guests. Stress should be given to early planning to
avoid last moment stress.

• Plan for the Valentine's Day Party weeks in advance.
• Select the theme for the party and accordingly plan your decorations.
• Send invitations two weeks in advance and inform guests about dress
code if there is any.
• Announce a prize for the most innovatively dressed person to inspire
your guests.
• Plan the menu and book the caterer in time to avoid last minute hassles.
• Delegate the work of decorations, gifts, etc. to friends or family members
so that work progresses smoothly and no one feels burdened.

Plan an interesting and lively decoration for your party according to the theme you have decided.
Symbolic colors of St Valentines Day are red, pink and white so you may play with these colors. Other
symbols of Valentine's Day such as Cupid, hearts, roses and lace may also be used for decorations.

Select the menu according to the tastes and preferences of the invitees. If it's a children's party, include
their favorite food. Menu may be a little sober for the party planned for grown-ups. For fun you may have
all of the food items pink or any other color for that matter based on the theme for the party. You may
have cocktails, sundaes, sandwiches and other food items in color of your theme. But make sure there is
no compromise on the taste!! Decoration of the table should also be done according to the theme chosen.
A Table covered with a white sheet and decorated with colored cardboard hearts looks awesome.

Kids look forward to games and elders enjoy them too. Ideally at least two games should be planned for a
Valentine's Day Party. Select some innovative games keeping in mind the age of the participants. You
may plan more games if the invitees are of mixed age groups to ensure that everyone has a blast. Don't
forget to keep token prizes for the winners. A good way to please all guests would be to keep favors for
everyone.

1 square Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted
2 cups boiling water, divided
2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Brand Strawberry
Flavor Gelatin
1-1/2 cups cold water, divided
Ice cubes
1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
Assorted Valentine sprinkles and candies

DRAW a heart design or write a Valentine's Day
message in each of eight (6-oz.) clear plastic cups by
piping melted chocolate onto inside of each cup.
Refrigerate until chocolate is firm.
STIR 1 cup of the boiling water into 1 pkg. of the dry
gelatin mix in medium bowl at least 2 min. Until
completely dissolved. Stir in 1 cup cold water; pour
evenly into prepared cups. Refrigerate 1 hour or until
gelatin is firm.
MEANWHILE, stir remaining 1 cup boiling water into
remaining package of dry gelatin mix in medium bowl
at least 2 min. Until completely dissolved. Add enough
ice to remaining 1/2 cup cold water to measure 1 cup.
Add to gelatin; stir until thickened. Stir in whipped
topping with wire whisk until well blended. Spoon into
prepared cups. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
Decorate with sprinkles. Store leftover desserts in
refrigerator. Makes: 8 servings, 2/3 cup each

Guess how much Love is in the Jar
Put lots of candy hearts in a glass jar & as
the guests make themselves comfortable
in the party ask them to guess the number
of candies in the jar. The person who makes
the closest guess gets to take the candies
home. This activity will help you to connect
with each guest.

Heart Hunt
This activity can be planned for small kids. All you
need to do is hide a number of paper hearts around
easy to find places. Ask the children to gather as
many hearts as they can. They will enjoy this.

Steal my Heart
Pin a heart sticker on each guest as they arrive.
The rule of the game is that if the guest is caught
crossing their legs they lose their clothespin to the
one who caught them. The person with most clothespins
wins the game.