--- description: No boys allowed title: 5 Ways to Celebrate 'Galentines Day' Like Lelise Knope image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Living](/tag/time-section-living/) ## Living Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 5 Ways to Celebrate 'Galentines Day' Like Lelise Knope ## Video: First Grade Valentines [Watch (HLS stream): First Grade Valentines](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/dxn3NutC.m3u8) (2:35)  _Published 2010-02-10. Out of the mouths of babes, love is explained. Brooklyn first graders write and read their valentines and describe the meaning of Valentines Day_  by [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Feb 13, 2015 6:29 PM CUT  by [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Feb 13, 2015 6:29 PM CUT While _Parks & Recreation’s_ Leslie Knope was certainly not the first to make a girl’s celebration out of Valentine’s Day, she did it best. “Ladies celebrating ladies,” she[ says](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgAOcNNMPKI "undefined") of her annual pre-Valentines day brunch. “It’s like Lillith Fair, minus the angst. Plus, frittatas.” And that mentality is totally consistent with [Knope’s code](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ0bfIc8Moc "undefined"): “hos before bros, uteruses before dude-erusus, ovaries before brovaries.” So here are 5 great ways to celebrate Galentines day in the spirit of civic-minded, lady-loving Leslie Knope. 1) Make pancakes with your girlfriends to the soundtrack of [Hillary Clinton’s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgi%5FkIYx%5FbY "undefined") 2008 “Glass ceiling” concession [speech](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/jun/07/hillaryclinton.uselections20081 "undefined"), then discuss women in politics over brunch. 2) Play women’s-only charades, including only books or movies written by or about women. Consider team names like “Geraldine Ferraro” or “Ruth Bader Ginsberg.” 3) Enlist your friends in a high-stakes poker game, and then donate the winnings to the [International Rescue Committee](http://gifts.rescue.org/product/education/year-school "undefined"), to fund a year of a girl’s education (only $58 bucks.) **MORE** [8 Fun, Not-Cheesy Ways to Celebrate Valentines Day](http://time.com/3707126/valentines-day-date-ideas/ "undefined") 4) Binge watch [_Broad City_](http://time.com/3668764/bright-lights-broad-city/ "undefined")(another Amy Poehler project) and take a shot every time Abbi or Ilana choose radical acceptance over judgement or competition. Take two shots when Bevers does anything revolting. 5) Dance party. Beyonce, Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift only. No exceptions. And no [chocolate diamonds](http://www.kay.com/en/kaystore/le-vian%C2%AE/1000550000/100020/1/0/0/0/100020.100023.100055 "undefined"), under any circumstances. _Read next:_ [_It’s Better to Be Single on Valentine’s Day_](http://time.com/3703157/valentines-day-single-is-better/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3709183/valentines-day-galentines/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3709183/valentines-day-galentines/"},"headline":"5 Ways to Celebrate 'Galentines Day' Like Lelise Knope","datePublished":"2015-02-13T18:29:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:56:44.484Z","description":"No boys allowed","url":"https://time.com/3709183/valentines-day-galentines/","keywords":["Living","feminism","women","Love","Friendship","Valentine's Day"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlotte Alter","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3709183/valentines-day-galentines/","name":"5 Ways to Celebrate 'Galentines Day' Like Lelise Knope"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Parks & Rec: Galentine's Day","description":"Parks & Rec: Galentine's Day","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/L7PiCRgL/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-02-13T17:12:49.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/L7PiCRgL.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3709183/valentines-day-galentines/","duration":"PT17S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3709183/valentines-day-galentines/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"First Grade Valentines","description":"Out of the mouths of babes, love is explained. 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