How to Make Valentine-Dance Decorations

Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate love between two people. A Valentine's dance can offer participants the opportunity to get together and have fun on a day that is all about romance. Decorations for the dance should help create an air of festivity that reminds people of the holiday. Using items such as hearts and flowers will accomplish this easily.

Things You'll Need

• Red crepe paper
• Red paper
• Pink paper
• Bowl
• Red ribbons
• Red bows
• Straws
• Red roses
• Pink rose petals
• Red rose petals

Instructions

1. Hang red crepe paper from windows and doors. Crepe paper is thin paper that can be torn and coaxed into different shapes. Crepe paper can easily be hung in place with a little bit of tape. Place a crepe-paper heart against one wall of the dance venue.

2. Make a Valentine's Day collage. A collage is a collection of images that create one uniform piece of artwork. Hang six cork-board tiles on one wall. Staple a thick red-paper border around the edges of the tiles so they form one uniform surface. Cut out pictures of items that remind people of Valentine's Day, such as hearts and flowers from magazines. Actual flowers can be used as well. Staple the items to the pieces of cork board.

3. Hang paper hearts from the ceiling. Cut out red hearts roughly six inches in diameter from paper with a metallic red sheen. Cut out additional hearts in a similar size from pink paper. Poke a hole in one end of each heart and pull a ribbon through the hole. Hang the paper hearts from lighting fixtures.

4. Create a Valentine's Day centerpiece. Wrap a bowl in silver paper so that the entire bowl is covered and the edges of the paper stick out. Aluminum foil can work but thinner paper is better. Tie the paper to the bowl with red ribbons and a red bow. Cut out five red hearts from cardboard. Cut out five pink hearts from cardboard. Tape the bottom of each heart to a long straw. Place the straws in the wrapped bowl. Place a large red rose in the center.

5. Place red and pink rose petals on surfaces. Roses are one of the traditional symbols of Valentine's Day. Scatter rose petals on the edge of the dance floor. Use lots of petals so they can be seen under harsh nighttime lighting. Place them on tables and chairs as well.