Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love. For senior citizens who are without their significant others this holiday, it might not be their most favorite day to celebrate. But, it doesn’t have to be a day of sadness or loneliness. Make Valentine’s Day a celebration of love and happiness with these ideas and activities.

It’s likely that, as a senior citizen, you know other seniors who are also single. To brighten the day of others who may be feeling the same as you, make Valentine’s Day cards for them. This holiday is about love, and making and sending heartfelt cards to others is a great way to spread love. If you don’t know any other single seniors to make and send cards to, choose someone who inspires you or someone you care about. Letting other people know you’re thinking about them is a beautiful way to share love.

Another fun idea to include your group of single friends on is a dinner party. There are no rules that say Valentine’s Day is for couples only to spend together, so throwing a dinner party for a group of friends is a great way to enjoy the holiday and celebrate friendship. Dress up if you want to add a little glamour to the party. Share stories of past relationships and have a fun night to honor the love of friends.

If you live near your family, spend Valentine’s Day with them celebrating your love for each other. It would be a great day to spend with grandkids and do some fun, simple Valentine’s crafts with them. Going out to a nice dinner with the whole family would be a lovely way to wrap up the day, and being surrounded all day by your family will surely fill you with love.

Get together with some of your friends to have a romance movie marathon night. If there are some iconic love stories that you haven’t seen for a while, Valentine’s Day would be a great day to enjoy them again. Stock up on snacks and settle in for a fun and relaxing day of classic cinema.

Valentine’s Day as a single senior citizen doesn’t have to be a lonely or sad day. There are plenty of ideas and activities that will provide joy and entertainment through the whole day either on your own or with friends and family.