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With Valentine’s Day around the corner, it is time to start thinking about what you are going to give the ones you love. How about this year you plan on doing something that is a little more outside the box both literally and figuratively? There are so many ways to show your loved ones how much you care about them besides a teddy bear and a dozen roses! Here’s a list of 10 things you can do instead!
- Valentine’s Day Baskets. Everyone is familiar with the Easter Basket, so how about starting the tradition of creating Valentine’s Day baskets for your loved ones?
If you know me, this Valentine’s Day basket is after my heart in every way. Reese’s is my favorite guilty pleasure, so creating a basket full of Reese’s products is the way to get into my heart. Now, I know not everyone is the Reese’s fan that I am, so you could also do a Hershey’s basket too!
- Experiences. Is there something your loved one always has wanted to do? Take him/her! I know there are plenty of things I’d love to do here in Chicago that we haven’t been able to try yet. Be it a carriage ride in Central Park or a local museum you always wanted to try, an experience like these will always stay with you.
- Paint Nite. Find a local bar that does a wine and paint night and enjoy a night off painting a picture together!
- Make something together. We use a local pottery place and made some amazing pottery for the house.
- Volunteer. There is nothing better than giving back to your local community. You can anything from volunteering at a soup kitchen to sending flowers to a local nursing home or children’s hospital.
Make this Valentine’s Day even sweeter for your loved ones with a Valentine’s Day surprise. What gifts do you plan on giving this year for Valentine’s?
We make baskets for almost every occasion! It is so much easier to give people the gifts they need in basket form. My son LOVES Reese’s, so that first basket would be perfect for him!
My hubby would love to do the painting on canvas one night. I do it a lot with my friends but he said that he’s interested so that might be another date night for us.
These are some great idea’s, I’m hoping this year I can do something new with my Valentine.
Paint nite would be a good idea! Chocolates can be consumed in a day or two, but a painting would last for a long time. Pottery making would also be cool!
I think a painting night would be such a fun way to spend Valentine’s day. Thanks for sharing all of these great ideas.
I think experiences together are a great idea for valentines day. It’s really more than gifts, at least it should be. All about the love.
These are great ideas! It can be so boring doing the same old dinner and candy thing. I love the pottery idea. My husband would love that!
Non-traditional gifts can definitely be a fun way to go. I think that it’s awesome if you can find something that is special to both of you – that’s what makes it so special.
Look at all of that delicious candy. I would really love to paint on canvas sometime, I think it would be awesome. I’m single so I spend my Valentines Day doing what I want to lol.
I love the painting idea! I have a few friends who have done it, and I’ve been wanting to do it for a while now!
These are some really clever ideas. It would be great to make this Valentine’s Day even more special with a nontraditional gift.
This is a great way to make your holiday a unique experience. I hope to find these gifts very soon.
I have so been wanting to try out the paint nites! What a wonderful idea for V-Day, I will keep this in mind and look into local paint nites.
The gift basket is so pretty! I am excited to spend this Valentine’s Day with our family and will probably do something nice for my husband, which is undecided right now. I love to do fun things for him.
My son is a sweet tooth so he would enjoy those sweet treats. Thanks for the great ideas.
These are great gift ideas for Valentines day. I love to make gift baskets. It is always fun shopping for the goodies to put in it.
These area ll great tips for families and couples who do not celebrate Valentines in the romantic fashion
Cute ideas for changing things up for Valentines. Pottery painting is so much fun for kids and it makes greats accents and gifts!
Paint nights are so much fun. I went with my girlfriends for a girls night out and had a blast. Maybe I’ll go with hubby this time.
A paint night would be fun. I’ve been wanting to have a date night at a local studio so this would be perfect.
These are some fun and creative ideas to give chocolate and love this valentines day!
That’s a beautiful Valentine’s Day gift basket! We love Hershey’s! Can’t wait to celebrate Valentine’s day with my hubby and kids
My hubby and I love to do experiences as gifts…typically the memories last way longer than any gift we can purchase! Thank you for sharing on Meetup Monday!
Great, unique ideas! My husband and I recently did a wine and paint night, and it was so fun! I’d love to do a pottery class sometime too.