Valentine’s Day Tea

Date: February 14, 2026 (Snow date: Sunday, February 15)
Time: 12:00pm-2:00pm
Location: CVH Animal Sanctuary, 8 Commerce Road, Newtown (Catherine’s Learning Barn)
Cost: $50.00 per adult/child duo, this includes all materials and artist instructions to make one
“Book of Love” zig zag book, a heart shaped bird feeder, tea sandwiches, sweet treats and tea.
$25 one additional child per adult (maximum of 2 children per adult)
(Registration fees are non-refundable unless both dates are canceled due to weather)
Limited to 60 guests

*For the safety and comfort for all, no pets are allowed.

Celebrate your love for one another AND extend that love to our feathered friends at this heart-filled Valentine’s Day tea at the sanctuary! Perfect for parents and children, family and friends, or anyone looking to share meaningful time together, this special gathering is the perfect way to indulge in kindness and joy.

Sip Catherine’s Butterfly Tea and enjoy sweet treats and tea sandwiches as you settle into a cozy afternoon of making and giving. Guided by Kathy from ArtSmart Studio, guests will create a one-of-a-kind zigzag keepsake love book, using beautiful papers, textures, and adornments. Each handmade book becomes a heartfelt expression of love and no two will be alike, just like the relationships we cherish.

To complete the experience, we’ll turn our attention to nature by creating a heart-shaped suet treat for the birds. Guests may choose to hang their edible creation in their own backyard or place it on a tree at the sanctuary, offering a Valentine straight from the heart to our feathered friends.

So, come share tea and sweets, create something beautiful, and celebrate love in all its forms…human, handmade and winged.

Kathy Vincent, Artist

Kathy Vincent, a Monroe artist & art educator, is the program director of her home-based studio, ArtSmart! 

About the art project – “Little Book of Love”

Working together with their adult partner, young artists will create a collection of small-scale original art works with a heart motif. Finished pieces will be mounted in a “zigzag” style album, covered with handmade paper with a button & ribbon closure. A choice of expressive media will be offered: include ink, watercolor, pastel, colored pencil, paper collage & printmaking. Designs may be enhanced with decorative embellishment (gems, lace, washi tape, etc.).