For a lot of people this Valentine’s Day will be just like any other Thursday. They will be consumed in their usual routines and lack the warmheartedness of this romantic holiday. But just because you are not in a romantic relationship does not mean you have to treat this occasion as any other day. Here is a list of 30 unusual yet amusing ways to pass the time.
- Have a horror movie marathon
- Initiate a “selfie war” with a random contact in your phone
- Play hide-and-seek in superstore, like Target
- Take a dip in a jacuzzi
- Make paper cranes
- Bake gingerbread men and bite the heads off
- Visit Toys R Us to reminisce
- Make a Valentine’s Day card for your pet
- Take up a language of love
- Take a walk during sunset
- Play spoons with your dearest friends
- Have a picnic
- Visit a museum dressed in Homecoming attire
- Camp out in your backyard
- Visit the Detroit Zoo (it is open all winter)
- Take a Bikram Yoga (“hot” yoga) class
- Try out some different hair colors
- Reorganize your backpack
- Paint pottery
- Trade cell phones with your best friend for the night
- Practice your Tyra Banks “smize” in the mirror
- Have karaoke night and sing only foreign music
- Defrag your laptop
- Try out new food combinations that start with the same letter, like peanut butter popcorn
- Make a YouTube video hanging upside down
- Bake a rainbow cake
- PHOTO SHOOT
- Create a documentary about a subject people often ignore, like the secret life of squirrels
- Get your daily amount of dairy in only through drinking chocolate milk
- Host an anti-Valentine’s Day Party
I hope these silly tips have given you something to do, inspired some plans of your own, or at least put a smile on your face. Enjoy this Valentine’s Day. There are people who love you and that is all that matters.