Valentine’s Day is all about showing your loved ones just how much they mean to you. It’s been a heck of a year, and now more than ever, we could all use a little more love in our lives. Here are just a few ideas to help you plan a special day with your loved ones.
Grab a To-Go Art Kit from Nickel Plate Arts
Nickel Plate Arts in Noblesville has worked with local artists and businesses to develop beautiful and engaging kits, full of activities and art that will brighten your Valentine’s Day Holiday. Choose from a number of kit options, including their Family Fun Kit, which includes a heart-art painting project from Caravan Classes, plus Valentine’s-themed basic craft supplies and instructions for suggested crafts. Kits are available for pick up, or can be mailed for an additional fee. Order yours here.
Paint a Cute Valentine Cat at Myart
Parents, this is your chance to drop the kids off and enjoy a few hours to yourself. In February, Myart is offering a Cute Valentine Cat with classes at all three studios falling the week of Valentine’s Day. Painting classes for kids are open to ages 5 and up.
Masks are required and COVID precautions are in place. Choose from three classes:
Nobleville, Feb. 7 from 1-3 pm
Carmel, Feb. 12 from 6:30-8:30 pm
Fishers, Feb. 13 from 6:30-8:30 pm
Register here.
Take a Heart Hike with Fishers Parks & Rec
On Saturday, Feb. 13, from 1 to 4 p.m., Fishers Parks & Rec is hosting their signature Heart Hike event, inviting the public to Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve, to celebrate Valentine’s Day by taking the Heart Hike, enjoying a free cup of hot cocoa, and warming up by the campfire.
Beginning Feb. 1, Fishers Parks will expand its annual Heart Hike to three parks properties (the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, Heritage Park, and Roy G. Holland Memorial Park) for the entire month in conjunction with American Heart Month. The public will be welcomed to visit each of these locations for a short, scavenger-hunt-style hike to look for heart pictures. These pictures will feature naturally occurring heart shapes in nature – a heart-shaped tree trunk, birds forming into a heart shape, etc. Each location will feature different images, and there will be approximately 20 images along each hike.
Learn more here.
Grab BOGO Sundaes from Graeter’s Ice Cream
Head to any of Graeter’s three Indianapolis locations to take advantage of their Valentine’s Day buy-one-get-one-free sundae special. Remember: calories don’t count on holidays.
This year, you will need to download the Graeter’s app to take advantage of this BOGO offer, which is available 2/13 & 2/14 while supplies last.
Find a Graeter’s near you:
- 5560 North Illinois Street, Indianapolis 46208
- 864 South Rangeline Road, Carmel 46032
- 9367 Ambleside Drive, Fishers 46038
Take the whole family out or enjoy a date night just the two of you. Either way, Happy Valentine’s Day!
Bundle up and Go for an Art Walk
With Valentine’s Day falling on a Sunday this year, it’s the perfect time to pack up the family and enjoy an outing in Downtown Indy. White River State Park, which is currently a contender for Best City Park in the US, offers tons of wide open spaces, stunning views of the city’s skyline and an abundance of public art to explore.
Click here to get the scoop on the best places to park and how to find the artwork on display.
