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February is known as the month of love. Below are 29 ways to show love to those around you this February.
February is a romantic month and got its name from an ancient Roman Festival for purification called Februa.
Birthstone for February is an Amethyst which is a purple color and symbolizes deep love.
This month you will see holidays, like, Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day and Leap Year, along with many National Days.
February is the shortest month of the year with only 28 days, unless it is a leap year then one day is added every four years to give it 29 days. 2024 is a leap year so below there will be 29 ways to show love to those around you.
This article is all about ways to show love to those around you.
1. Send some chocolate to a friend to help sweeten their day.
National Dark Chocolate Day. Most people love chocolate. For National Dark Chocolate Day, give some chocolate to a friend who has added stress to their life to help make their day sweeter.
2. Celebrate Groundhog Day by giving someone some sunshine or snow.
Today helps determine if there will be six more weeks of winter or not if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow. If there are six more weeks of winter added then make a winter-themed basket to give to someone. If there aren’t six more weeks added make a yellow-themed basket to give to someone to celebrate the sunshine coming sooner.
3. Share your favorite carrot cake recipe with others.
National Carrot Cake Day. Make a Carrot Cake and give it to someone in need of extra love right now. Share your recipe with them as well.
4. Take homemade soup to someone to warm up their day.
National Homemade Soup Day. Soup is a comfort food. Plan to make your favorite homemade soup for your family and a neighbor to help warm up everyone’s day. Add some yummy bread to go with it.
5. Try a new Nutella recipe and share it with the neighbors.
World Nutella Day. Look for some new Nutella recipes to make and take your favorite one to share with your neighbors.
6. Meet some friends for frozen yogurt you haven’t seen for a while.
National Frozen Yogurt Day. Spend some quality time eating a frozen yogurt treat with a cousin or friend you haven’t visited for a while.
7. Send a card with a sweet message to your friend.
National Send a Card to a Friend Day. Make homemade cards or buy some cute ones to send a message to your friends today. Let them know you appreciate having them in your life. Share with them one thing that helps you smile when you think of them. It is also National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Think about sending a card to a female coach or mentor who has helped you in a sport.
8. Make kites and fly them with the neighborhood kids.
National Kite Flying Day. Get some supplies together and have a neighborhood kite-making day. Go fly kites if it is windy enough or pick another day that will work.
9. Host a pizza party.
National Pizza Day. Host a pizza party for your family, a sports team or some other event.
10. Bake some cream cheese brownies for friends, coworkers or family members.
National Cream Cheese Brownie Day. To celebrate this day make your favorite brownies to share with your family and another family that just moved into the neighborhood. Here is a recipe to try from Allrecipes.
11. Try to make new friends today.
National Make a Friend Day. Friends are important. Try to make a new friend with someone today. Find someone in a room who is sitting by themselves and try to strike up a conversation.
12. Make a pudding dessert to share.
National Plum Pudding Day. Find a pudding dessert to share with your family to celebrate the National Day. Maybe even try Plum Pudding to see what you think.
13. Have a Galentines night or spend time with a loved one.
Today is Galentine’s Day, where girls get together to celebrate friendships with their lady friends. It is also National Pancake Day. Host a pancake breakfast for the gal friends in your life.
14. Show someone you care about them today for Valentine’s Day and don’t forget chocolate.
Today is Valentine’s Day and also National Cream-filled Chocolates Day. Celebrate the two events together by giving cream-filled chocolate to those you love for Valentine’s Day.
15. Include your single friends in your activities today.
Singles Awareness Day. Sometimes single people can feel left out of events. Don’t forget those who live alone and invite them to do an activity with you today.
16. Eat lunch with someone who usually eats alone.
Today is No One Eats Alone Day and National Caregivers Day. Find someone in your neighborhood who is elderly and lives alone. Make lunch for two and go to their house and eat lunch with them. Think of other ways you can help them so they don’t feel lonely.
17. Do a random act of kindness for someone today.
National Random Acts of Kindness Day. Go about your day looking for random ways to serve others. Ideas are to open a door for someone, pay for their meal, smile as you walk, etc.
18. Eat ice cream for breakfast to support kids with cancer.
International Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast. This day is to honor those who have died from childhood cancer and is celebrated on Malia Grace’s birthday who died from cancer in 2010 at age 9. This day is also given to those kids who currently are fighting cancer. Eat ice cream for breakfast and then donate money to childhood cancer organizations or families needing help for their Children’s medical care.
19. Honor a female veteran today.
National Vet Girls Rise Day. Help recognize and support women veterans today. Think of a way to honor them and their role in society.
20. Volunteer your time to help someone in your community.
National Student Volunteer Day. This day is celebrated on February 20th every year to encourage student volunteering and community service. There are so many ways for youth to volunteer. Ideas are helping at a school, hospital, non-profit organizations, athletic events, disaster relief, a neighbor’s home or other community events.
21. Make sticky buns for your family.
National Sticky Bun Day. Make sticky buns for your family to enjoy. Post on social media to help promote Sticky Buns Day.
22. Host a chili feed.
National Chili Day. Today would be a great day to host a chili feed at school, church or other community event. Get people together and enjoy each other’s company.
23. Make banana bread for a neighbor in need.
National Banana Bread Day. Make banana bread or muffins and share them with your neighbors and friends.
24. Get to know a new person’s story today while bonding over tortilla chips.
National Tortilla Chip Day. Invite someone over whom you want to get to know better and provide chips and salsa to munch on.
25. Have a chocolate fondue party with coworkers.
National Chocolate Covered Nut Day. Host a chocolate fondue party. Have each person bring food for dipping and you provide the fondue.
26. Send a letter to an elderly person today.
National Letter to an Elder Day. Connect with elderly people you know and write letters to express to them how they have touched your life.
27. Help someone who is fighting a disease.
Rare Disease Week. This week many will celebrate Rare Disease Day. Take some time to research and figure out what day during the next three days you would like to honor those with different diseases. Try to find ways you can bring comfort to those suffering from different diseases.
28. Watch your friend’s kids today.
Today is National Public Sleeping Day, National Chocolate Souffle Day, and National Floral Design Day. There are many national days to celebrate. Let your friend take a nap while you watch their kids. Make chocolate souffles for your family or give someone flowers.
29. Celebrate leap year.
National Leap Day. Celebrate anyone you know who has a birthday today. Find a tradition your family can do every leap year on this day to celebrate. Check out THIS post for ideas on how to spend your leap day serving others.
February is a great month to show love to others. Especially with Valentine’s Day being all about expressing love to those you care about. Take a moment each day with the ideas above or think of your own ways to show love to those around you this February. Remember to love one another. Let’s serve!
This article is all about ways to show love to those around you.