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| Valentine's Day is the perfect occasion to throw a fun-filled party for adults. |
Valentine's Day is the perfect occasion to throw a fun-filled party for adults. The easiest way to do it is to invite a bunch of couples, set up some decorations in red, and have some drinks. But, to make it more memorable, you need to think about it and have some games to keep things lively. If you are inviting many couples, there are several exciting activities that you can plan.
One excellent game idea is the "What's This Item" game. Fill a paper bag with new undergarments, including men's and women's garments, such as a bra, a lace teddy, or a jockstrap. Each couple feels around in the bag (not on the outside, as this requires hands-on effort) and lists what they think is in the bag. You can tell people how many items are in the bag, but that's it. So you might say, "There are ten items in the bag. What are they?" Once all the lists pour the bag's contents out on a table. Let everyone review the items and see who has the right items. The winning couple gets, you guessed it, the bag of goodies.
Another game idea is to create a drinking game that requires you to take a drink whenever someone kisses you. The kiss can be from the opposite gender or the same sex, and anytime anyone kisses you anywhere, you have to take a drink or your drink or even a shot glass to get things going.
You can create a dartboard with balloons. Cut the cardboard into a heart shape, staple red balloons (inflated) to the dartboard, and let people take a shot at breaking a heart. Be sure to have plenty of inflated balloons to replace broken ones.
If your party involves a meal, make it a potluck and make it enjoyable. Tell everyone that the food they bring must be red. Whatever it is, it must be red. Can create some exciting dishes. Certainly, someone can bring lasagna or someone else can bring red velvet cake. And you'll always find someone who takes this opportunity to make Jello. What about a salad? That must be radicchio. Or someone could bring strawberries for dessert. Assign someone the task of getting the bread and see what happens.
For a little fun event, consider a scavenger hunt where your guests must head out into the neighborhood or on the town for many Valentine's Day items. Your list might include a bag of Hershey's Kisses, a red heart-shaped Mylar balloon, one red rose, a stuffed Cupid, or a kid's Valentine's card. You can send the couples out as teams or pit the men against the women. Be sure to include something that requires photo proof, like "kiss one stranger on the arm" or "give love advice to a stranger."
If your partygoers know each other well, it's okay to play a simple game of "truth or dare." You might impose rules on the game, such as all the "truth" questions must originate from the college years (enjoyable if this group of friends met in college) or be about the current spouse. Keep the "dare" challenges clean if you think your group would prefer that, or by all means, keep them racy if that's fun, too.
