Valentine's Day Gift Ideas
Whether you enjoy celebrating Valentine’s Day or not, you have to admit that setting aside a day or multiple days a year to make your significant other feel loved can only help your relationship. I have put some ideas together for you to make your Valentine’s Day more enjoyable - especially on a budget. These ideas are broken into categories based on Gary Chapman’s, 5 Love Languages book. If you haven’t read it, I would highly recommend adding it to your list.
If you haven’t read it yet, consider at least taking this test with your significant other to better understand how each person receives love.
GIFTS:
MOONGLOW JEWELRY
Starting at $35.00
Enter in your anniversary date or your love’s Birthday, and Moonglow will print a picture of the moon phase that night on a piece of jewelry.
CUSTOM FAMILY PAINTING
$40 + free shipping
Send me a picture of your family, and I’ll recreate a cartoon version of your family.
“WHY I LOVE YOU” BOOK
Starting at $45.00
Choose 50+ reasons you love your significant other, and this company will create a custom book for you.
WILLOW TREE FIGURINE
Starting at $35.00
These figurines say so much with few words. There are many options to choose from, but they are SO SPECIAL.
SUCCULENTS
Starting at $3.00
Flowers are beautiful, but they die quickly. Buy a fun succulent that will last so much longer! You can purchase at a local Lowes.
AMAZON WISH LIST
Any cost
Your love almost certainly has an Amazon wish list for things they haven’t had the money to buy yet. Pick something off of the list for them!
WORDS OF AFFIRMATION:
READ CARDS TO EACH OTHER AT A HALLMARK STORE
Go into your local card store (even Target) and find your favorite cards. Hand them to each other and laugh with all of the creativity. Once you find your favorite, purchase ONE card for your love and keep it for memories.REDO YOUR VOWS
If you are married, consider looking back over your wedding vows and talk about how you’d change them if you got married this year. Also, discuss how you could do better at fulfilling the vows you made to each other. Consider reading your new vows to each other just like you did on your wedding day.WRITE A LOVE NOTE
It doesn’t have to be long, but express all of the reasons that you love the other person. Make this note heartfelt and endearing.
QUALITY TIME:
HAVE A LIVING ROOM PICNIC OR GO TO A LOCAL PARK
Grab a new bottle of wine, some cheese and crackers, and maybe a fun dessert and go to a local park or just in your living room with candles lit.PURCHASE A LIST/BOOK OF QUESTIONS AND START TALKING
Go to a local coffee shop or wine bar and snuggle up in a corner booth with this box of questions. It’s a wonderful way to get talking about topics you probably haven’t thought of.COOK A MEAL OR DESSERT TOGETHER
Find a new recipe, buy all of the ingredients and new matching aprons, and start cooking. Try to find a recipe that neither of you has ever tried anything similar so you are both beginners. Enjoy the process and new communication that you have to have in completing the task.
PHYSICAL TOUCH:
MASSAGE
Turn on your essential oil diffuser, light some candles, and give each other a full body massage. Clothing is optional :)DANCE IN YOUR LIVING ROOM
Turn on your “first dance” song or one that is special to you both, and enjoy a slow dance in your living room or kitchen. There is something special about holding each other without an audience and enjoying the music.WATCH A MOVIE WHILE SNUGGLING
Put your phones away, grab one blanket, and snuggle up on the couch with each other. Make an effort to scratch their back, kiss their head, or rub their feet. These are all great ways to show them your love.
ACTS OF SERVICE
DUST AND SWEEP THE HOUSE
Seriously, this may be all it takes to show her how much you love her. Take on a project that she doesn’t enjoy doing and complete it for her. You can even leave a note on the vacuum for her to find next time she goes to use it.MAKE DINNER FOR THEM
If Acts of Service is their love language, don’t go out to dinner, but instead make something for them. Serve them a glass of wine or hot tea, and have a whole meal prepared for them. Even if it’s just a course, it’ll show them love. You do get extra points for a candlelit dinner and small decorations.PLAN A NIGHT FOR YOUR SPOUSE WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITIES
Plan a day or an evening where your love can have no responsibilities because you are taking care of them. This may include taking care of the kids, doing the house chores, or mowing the yard. Arrange the night with your love’s friends, so they already have something fun planned to do.