Valentine’s Charades

Roses are red. Violets are blue. I have some Valentine’s Charades printables and ideas just for you!

Valentine’s Day isn’t just for sweethearts. It’s also a great time to get together with friends and celebrate all the relationships that make life a little sweeter. And what better way to do that than with a cutthroat game of Charades?

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Thinking of playing the classic pantomime party game? Sounds like… fun!

Of course, I’m not talking about plain-old vanilla Charades. I’m talking about Valentine’s Charades. In Valentine’s Charades, the phrases all have something to do with that lovey dovey February holiday. I’ve got the perfect list of prompts you can use, along with a few general ideas for hosting a game of Valentine’s Day Charades that everyone will fall in love with.

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Valentine’s Charades Phrase List

Here’s a list of Valentine’s Day characters, activities, and concepts that are perfect for a game of Charades. I’ve sorted them by difficulty, so you can pick and choose the right phrases for your group.

Note: You can find more ideas in my Valentine’s Day Pictionary word list. There’s not much overlap between the lists, and most phrases work just fine for both games.

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Valentine’s Charades Ideas

Using the above clues is one way to add Valentine’s flavor to your game of Charades, but it’s not the only one. Here are a few more options for hosting a game of Valentine’s Charades:

Valentine’s Day Prizes. Consider giving the winning players a prize that’s fitting for the holiday. The most obvious choice would be some Valentine’s candy. Another option would be a symbolic “trophy” like a teddy bear that the winning team could collectively keep for bragging rights.

Valentine’s Inspired Team Names. Assign team names that have something to do with Valentine’s Day, or have the players come up with their own. For example, you could have one team called the Roses and the other called the Violets.

Use a Valentine’s Box to Hold the Prompts. Remember in school when you decorated boxes to hold the Valentines you got from your classmates? A box like that is perfect for holding the slips of paper with your Valentine’s Day Charades phrases.