1. Heart-Shaped Pancakes or Waffles

• Ingredients: Pancake or waffle mix, food colouring (optional), toppings like syrup, whipped cream, strawberries, or chocolate chips.
• Activity: Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to make pancakes or waffles in fun shapes. Let the children decorate with toppings to make them festive.

2. Valentine’s Day Cookies

• Ingredients: Sugar cookie dough, heart-shaped cookie cutters, pink and red icing, sprinkles.
• Activity: Bake and then decorate together. You can make different types of cookies (e.g., simple sugar cookies or chocolate chip cookies) and get creative with the decorations!

3. Fruit and Chocolate Fondue

• Ingredients: Strawberries, bananas, apples, marshmallows, chocolate (dark or milk), a bit of cream for melting.
• Activity: Melt the chocolate in a bowl and set up a fun dipping station with fruit and marshmallows. Kids will love dipping their treats into the chocolate fondue!

4. Pizza with Heart-Shaped Crust

• Ingredients: Pizza dough, tomato sauce, cheese, toppings (pepperoni, vegetables, etc.).
• Activity: Roll the dough into heart shapes before baking, and let the children choose their favourite toppings. It’s a fun way to incorporate everyone’s preferences and create a Valentine’s Day dinner.

5. Valentine’s Day Cupcakes

• Ingredients: Cupcake mix or homemade cupcake batter, pink and red frosting, sprinkles, mini heart candies.
• Activity: Bake cupcakes and let the children get creative with their decorating. They can pipe on frosting, add sprinkles, and place heart-shaped candies on top.

6. Valentine’s Day Smoothie Bowls

• Ingredients: Frozen berries, yogurt, almond milk, honey, granola, fruit toppings (like strawberries, bananas, blueberries).
• Activity: Blend up the smoothie bowls and top them with a variety of fun toppings. You can create a heart-shaped design with fruit slices or granola.

7. Chocolate-Dipped Pretzels

• Ingredients: Pretzels, chocolate chips (white or dark), sprinkles or crushed nuts.
• Activity: Dip pretzels into melted chocolate and add fun toppings like sprinkles or crushed candy. This is a simple, fun treat to make with kids.

8. Heart-Shaped Sandwiches

• Ingredients: Bread, deli meats, cheese, spreads like mayo or mustard.
• Activity: Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to make fun sandwiches for lunch or dinner. Let the children help spread the toppings or choose their favourite fillings.

9. Strawberry Shortcake

• Ingredients: Fresh strawberries, whipped cream, shortcake or sponge cake.
• Activity: Slice the strawberries and layer them with cake and whipped cream to create a delicious and easy dessert.

These activities not only result in delicious food but also provide opportunities for fostering creativity, teamwork, and love—perfect for celebrating Valentine’s Day with foster children!