-->
Do you want to get a Valentine's Day
gift for that special someone, but don't have money to burn? Are you
tired of those 'conversation hearts' that taste like chalk, or those
'soft-center surprise' chocolates? Do you just want to get the person
or people you love something that's different from the norm and that
they might get more use out of? I've been there. Money isn't exactly
my friend right now, and I have a husband with unusual tastes. Times
like this call for a Valentine's Day gift that is still fun, but
doesn't cost a lot of money and that isn't 'same-old, same-old'. Here
are a few ideas I've picked up over the years.
“Love Coupon” book. They
sell these in a lot of stores, but you can easily make them with a
simple printer. Each 'coupon' could be good for whatever you want-
“redeemable for one free back rub”, “You get to pick the
restaurant”, “free pass to go out with the guys”, etc. I think
my favorite is the “get out of the doghouse free” card! The only
limit is your imagination.
'Game Day' gift basket. For
the sports fan, you can make a gift basket of his favorite snack
foods and drinks in a 'game day' theme. It doesn't have to be very
expensive-beer, popcorn, chips and pizza coupons would do. Depending
on the sport, you can also probably find chocolates in the shape of
the ball used. I haven't seen any chocolate hockey pucks for my
hockey-fan husband, so I could make brownies or cookies in the same
shape with his favorite team's logo on it. If he's not into sports,
you could do the same thing in a 'movie night' or 'TV night' theme.
It doesn't really matter what the theme is; he'll appreciate that you
went to the trouble to put together a gift basket just for him!
Classic love note. In
these days when everything is typed, it's easy to forget how much of
a thrill it can be to get a handwritten love note. My parents used to
leave little love notes around the house for each other-on the pad by
the phone, in my dad's lunch box, a Post-It placed inside of a book,
etc. It doesn't have to be drawn-out or anything, just 'I love you'
or some other sweet nothing will suffice.
'Mix Tape' 2.0. iTunes
and Rhapsody make it pretty easy to create a CD with songs that make
you think of him. Being able to buy jewel cases and make your own CD
jackets makes it even easier to personalize a CD just for him. If
there are songs associated with things in your relationship-the first
dance at your wedding, what was playing on the radio when you first
kissed, etc-, list them along with a note about the memory. You
could also do what my friend did-create different CDs or playlists to
reflect different moods. Even if you don't have a 'theme' other than
songs you know he likes, he'll appreciate the effort.
As
you can see, you don't necessarily have to spend a lot of money to be
romantic on Valentine's Day. Sometimes the best gifts are the ones
that don't cost anything, but you know they come from the heart.
No comments:
Post a Comment