Area Events Celebrate Valentine's Day

Each Thursday, Patch Picks features editor and reader picks for great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off and more.

You’ll find useful lists to help you, your family, friends, and significant others find the best places for everything from Sunday brunch to children’s celebrations, date night destinations to parks.

Today, we feature Patch Picks for celebrating Valentine’s Day.

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• Help your children make a Valentine's Day card for Grandma. The , 34 Main St. in Northborough, is offering a Drop-in-Craft event on Friday, Feb. 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. All craft supplies are provided, and the event is free and open to all ages.
• Take the family to a . The, 280 Old Connecticut Path in Framingham, is holding a family party on Friday, Feb. 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event includes music, games, crafts and swimming. It is open to all. Cost is $10. Contact 508-879-4420 for complete information.
• Get physical with your sweetie. Yoga, we’re talking yoga here. . The event is said to move couples “through playful sequences of partner-assisted poses.” Cost is $25 a person or $40 for couples.
• Help your children ages 3 to 5 make Valentine's Day crafts for your refrigerator. at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church, 34 Prospect St. in Shrewsbury. The event is Monday, Feb. 14, from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Younger children are welcome, too. Registration is required. Email scdckids@scdc.org.