A romantic candlelit dinner or a cozy weekend getaway are both exciting ways to spend Valentine's Day. But if you're looking to have a more lively February 14, in between exchanging thoughtful cards and chowing down on chocolate, keep your whole family engaged with one of these fun Valentine's Day games.

Whether you're planning an office party, a Galentine's Day party, or a classroom party, there are DIY Valentine's Day games on this list for groups, adults and kids that everyone will enjoy (yes, even picky tweens). Of course, you can put a red-and-pink overlay on some of your already-favorite games, like Jenga or Hedbanz. But it's also a fun Valentine's Day activity to create special Bingo cards, bean bag targets and scavenger hunts dedicated to the day of love. Don't forget to pick up a few prizes so the winners get something special to celebrate their victories!

Not only does this piñata hold a sweet reward for the first to crack it open, but it makes for a fun DIY craft for the entire family to build together. Have the kids take turns to see who can get it open and let that person pick from the loot first before anyone else.

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Take aim and fire! See how many heart-marked ping pong balls you can get in the hole in 30 seconds.

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All you need to play this fun game is a pack of stickers. Stick little hearts on miscellaneous objects around the house and see how many the kids find throughout the day. The one who collects the most wins a prize!

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This one is great for groups — at home or in the office! An easy-to-make game that's fun to play even after February 14th. Another bonus? There's no limit on how many people can play at one time. All you need is some festive construction paper.

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This one is great for kids and helps them learn number recognition. Grab a die from any of the other board games you might have laying around and follow the instructions on this adorable printable.

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It's time to test that brain power. A great option for kids and adults, these printable sheets will have everyone getting competitive pretty quickly.

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We all love bingo, so why not make it educational too? This game is the perfect option for teachers who want a fun way to celebrate the holiday and help a child's reading skills.

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If your kids are a little older, this Family Feud-style game is a great way to have fun with the entire family — even those teens who swear they don't want to play! Ask players to name popular romantic comedies, favorite gift ideas, candy brands and more. Whoever guesses more options on the board wins!

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This is a game of speed and skill, challenging players to unwrap Valentine's Day Hershey's Kisses while wearing big, thick mittens. It can be done as an individual sport or in teams.

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Best described as "Apples to Apples meets Cards Against Humanity" this family-friendly card game has players submit an answer from one of the cards in their hand. Whoever collects the most player cards wins.

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This one is guaranteed to get the good vibes going. Each family member chooses a color, and wears that color heart around their neck. Then, players take turns spinning the spinner, and saying something nice about the person wearing the color heart the spinner lands on. Compliments all around!

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Kids love this one because it actually involves eating the candy! One player leaves the room, the rest of the group chooses one square to be the designated "Pete" for the round, and then the player is invited back in and starts eating candies off the squares one by one. If the player chooses Pete, the rest of the group shouts "Don't eat Pete!" and it's another player's turn.

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This classic carnival game takes on a new spin with heart-shaped rings (made with pipe cleaners) and painted bottles. Kids will love the festive decorations and the fun challenge!

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Do your kids think they have what it takes to hit the bullseye — blindfolded? Test their cupid skills with this V-Day twist on the classic party game.

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For a Valentine's Day game that's also a learning activity, use these worksheets to get kids matching their capital and lowercase letters. When they make a match, the heart becomes unbroken.

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The heart-eye emoji is the perfect classroom Valentine's Day symbol: It feels thematic without being too lovey-dovey. In this game, kids get to choose an emoji-festooned cup and punch through the tissue paper to reveal the prizes inside.

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Kids love deciphering the clues and solving the mysteries behind scavenger hunts. The best thing is, you can try to make these as difficult or as easy as you want, depending on how much of a challenge they're up for.

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It may be too wintry to head to the playground, but you can always play Heart Hopscotch at home. It's a fun way to celebrate the holiday while also getting the family up and moving.

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The perfect way to get the kiddies to burn off some extra energy when the sugar rush from all the Valentine's Day candy hits. Set up cones, obstacle courses and other easy challenges and have the kids compete as teams or individually for a chance at first place.

What's the secret to these adorable Valentine-themed bowling "pins?" Felt-covered Pringles cans!

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Here's a way to put that Valentine's Day candy haul to good use without them gorging on it right away. Depending on how the dice fall, kids could even win more treats!

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Valentine's Day is all about hearts, so give them a game that's good for their heart! This board game challenges kids to different movement activities depending on which square they land on.

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Speaking of Bingo, these adorable print-out cards will have the entire family getting involved and having fun. See how many Bingo cards you can play at one time!

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For another active game, this provides a heart-shaped twist on Musical Chairs. Write out different actions on paper hearts, then spread them out on the floor in a circle. Start the music, and let the players walk from heart to heart. When the music stops, everyone has to perform the action written on the heart they're standing on.

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This is a craft and a game in one: After decorating some foam hearts and attaching a paper clip, kids can use it as a magentic fishing game! See how many hearts they can pick up within a set amount of time.

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Some washi tape, paint and a few heart decorations come together to create and easy tic tac toe board that you can actually re-use. The paint gives it an artistic touch.

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Here's something that takes a lot of fine motor coordination: See if you can balance candy conversation hearts on top of golf tees. Steady as she goes!

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Just download and print this grid and the heart cards, and challenge your kids to find the matching-colored hearts. You might want to keep this one out after February 14!

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If you're not familiar with Hedbanz, it's a silly game where players wear cards on their heads and ask other players, 20 Questions-style, until they can guess what the card says. The Crafting Chicks have come up with Valentine's Day specific cards to download, all about the holiday and the colors red and pink.

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This game offers a little something extra to do with your candy before you all gobble it down. Print this card, roll the die (or dice), cover up the number you get with a conversation heart or Hershey Kiss and whoever covers their whole board first wins!

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The Many Little Joys has come up with five games you can do with preschoolers just with numbered construction-paper hearts, including musical hearts (instead of musical chairs), heart hopscotch and heart stomp, a game where you call out a number and kids race to see who can stomp it first.

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Your little ones will love this basic-yet-fun activity that involves tossing DIY heart arrows onto paper plates for points — plus, they'll have lots of fun decorating these adorable "cupid's arrows," too.

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You can recreate your kid's favorite arcade game at home (with a special Valentine's Day twist) — just build the main structure using a foam core, then have your kids help you decorate with lots of hearts before trying to score points with ping pong balls.

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There are two levels of difficulty for this printable game. Younger kids can match their candy to the color of their hearts and see if they can get a Bingo. For older kids, there's a harder Bingo card where they have to match the messages on the hearts.

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Place stickers on the bottom of a Hershey's Kiss (or similar candy), mix them up, arrange them in a grid and see if you can find a pair. Whoever makes the match gets to keep the chocolate!

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DIY a box with a heart-shaped target, along with some (not-so-pointy) arrows with felt-heart tips. Let the kids take turns seeing if they can throw the arrows into the target. Whoever gets the most in, wins!

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These are timed challenges that test kids' candy skills. An easy one is to see how many candy hearts they can stack up in 60 seconds. If you want to make it more challenging, give the kids chopsticks and ask them to pick up hearts one at a time and drop them in a mason jar. Speed counts!

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If you don't want to decorate each cup individually, you can always make a pink or read punchboard in the shape of a cup. Fill paper cups with dollar-store treats, cover them with tissue paper, attach them to poster board in a heart shape then let kids take turns "breaking" the heart to claim their prizes. Little ones will have so much fun bursting through the tissue paper — it's like a personal piñata for every child.

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Word puzzles are always fun, and easy to do either alone (competitively) or as a family (cooperatively). You can create your own, or download this one from Moritz Fine Designs.

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Live Laugh Rowe's printable "I Spy" game asks kids to find the number of strawberries, donuts, rainbows, etc. on the page. Bonus: It comes with an answer sheet (for your eyes only).

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Take the classic "Jenga" or tumble tower game to the next level by writing different love-themed instructions on the blocks, like "give one hug" — it's a sweet interactive game that'll have all parties entertained (and feeling loved).

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This is the Valentine's Day version of the game "Simon Says," but with a twist: Before you start, brainstorm actions that'll get their blood pumping, like jumping or running in place. Then, you'll be able to slip in a lesson about how to stay heart-healthy, too.

This could be done solo, like a puzzle, where one kid has to put the broken hearts back together. Or, if you're playing with multiple kids, cut some paper hearts in half and scramble up the pieces. Give one to each child, and tell them they have to find their match. To make it easier for toddlers, cut the hearts out of different colored paper.

With heart-shaped bean bag toys, any number of favorite games can be Valentine's Day themed. An easy one would be "heart potato," a spin on the classic hot potato.

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It's extremely easy to DIY a set of Valentine's Day Mad Libs. You can come up with stories about Cupid, and prompt kids for V-Day nouns (heart, arrow, candy) and adjectives (lovely, cute).