Valentine’s Day Outreach Idea for All Ages: True Love

Bring some cheer to those who’ve lived—and loved—the longest with this Valentine’s Day outreach idea.

Scripture: Isaiah 41:10

You’ll need:

• Bible
• card stock
• markers
• stickers

Valentine’s Day Outreach

Find a retirement home in your community and schedule a time around Valentine’s Day when your kids can visit and perform. Let the retirement home representative know this performance is especially for those who have lost a spouse and may be feeling down about the holiday.

Meet with kids beforehand to prepare.

Say: Valentine’s Day celebrates love and romance, but it can be a difficult day for anyone who doesn’t feel that love in their life. Especially for people who’ve lost a husband or wife. We all feel lonely sometimes, and we can care for those feeling that way on Valentine’s Day. We can help each other remember that we always have hope and a close friend in God.

Read aloud Isaiah 41:10.

For this Valentine’s Day outreach idea, give kids card stock, markers, and stickers to make cards for widows and widowers in the retirement home. Then learn and practice a song about God’s love that you can sing to your valentine recipients. For example, you might sing “Oh, the Deep, Deep, Love of Jesus,” or “Monumental Love.”

Purchase carnations; then deliver a flower and card to widows and widowers on Valentine’s Day at the retirement home. Serenade them with the song you learned. Have kids show love by interviewing recipients, using the questions below as a guide.

• How do you like to care for others?
• What have you learned about love in your lifetime?
• In what ways have people shown you love?
• What things could we do in our lives to show love and care to others?

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