Four Galentine's Day Activities for Mom
After a seemingly endless first month of the year, February is here! And the first fun holiday after New Years is here with it, Valentine's Day. However, the better yet lesser-known holiday is, Galentine's Day. Galentine's day, the day before Valentine's Day, is a time to eat your favorite chocolate, buy something pink, and smother your mom-friends with LOVE. We like to refer to Galentine's Day as "Valentine's Day for Mom". As February is the month of LOVE itself, we are giving you four ideas for Galentine's Day Activities for Mom.
Galentine's Day was born in 2017 from the sitcom Parks and Recreation, when fictional character Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) celebrates her annual Galentine's Day party for all her gal-friends on February 13th. Who doesn't love an excuse to celebrate with your girl-only squad on Galentine's Day?
Galentine's Idea #1
In a true Parks and Rec fashion, grab your Galentine's Day crew and do a traditional (as of 2017) waffle breakfast. Whether you Amazon Prime a waffle maker and host it at your house, or meet at your local brunch-ery, breakfast foods are always a sure-bet -- the ideal Valentine's Day for Mom.
#2 - Hit the Spa
Nothing says girls day like a trip to the spa. The pampering, the relaxation - it's pure bliss. Who better to celebrate that than with your favorite girls on Galentine's Day? Try your local spa for a quick massage, or go all out and book a few treatments at a day spa, where you can really bask in the in the art of doing absolutely nothing, for once. Facials, saunas, pedicures, we are convinced already. And then, top off the day with dinner at that place you've been dying to try, and you have a day for the books.
#3 for ME
Use this February 13th for you, because self-love is true-love (we even wrote a blog about it, here). Kick everyone out of the house, grab a bottle of vino and your most indulgent snacks, and make a DIY charcuterie board for you, yourself, and you. Maybe flip on Grey's Anatomy and get lost in McDreamy, or belly laugh to New Girl. We are in full support. Everyone needs a little me time, especially on Galentine's Day.
#4 Host a boozy game night
Call up your girls and have them bring their favorite adult board games. There's tons to choose from on Amazon if you don't have your own collection. We recommend: Cards Against Humanity, Telestrations After Dark, and The Voting Game. Get all the gals laughing with hilarious references with Cards Against Humanity. Or see what they really think of you with The Voting Game, where friends can make a vote on things like, "who would throw a birthday party for their pet". Next, make fancy drinks, bake some carbs, and spend some quality time with the ladies in your life. Like a sleepover, but your friends can all Uber home before bed.
We hope these Four Galentine's Day Activities for Mom inspires you to celebrate! Because it truly is the best, yet least known, holiday of the year.