Looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for your loved one? Forget the chocolate and flowers. To let someone know how much you love them means only creating a memory. Do something out-of-the-ordinary this Valentine’s Day. Plan something so unexpected, so unique that remembering it together will be just as much fun as doing it. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
- Create a romantic scavenger hunt for your loved one. Scout out photos, gifts, trinkets, maps, tokens, or anything that you have been saving that reminds you of a special/fun/romantic time the two of you spent together. Map out a route through your home/yard/neighborhood/town that will lead your honey to discover these items and leave a special note with each one that tells why it was so special for you. If you really want to get creative, use GPS coordinates for a “geo-caching” adventure.
- Plan a day at the spa together and get head-to-toe makeovers. Take before, during, and after pictures to remember the day.
- Take a cooking class together. Find a class that features your favorite region/style of cooking, then plan to cook a special dinner for each other once a month.
- Pack a champagne breakfast picnic and set the alarm to get up early and to watch the sunrise together.
- Give back to the community you live in, by volunteering together. Donate your time to feeding the homeless, caring for puppies at a local shelter or spending time with residents of a local nursing home.
- Go to the beach (weather permitting) and build a sand castle together. If you live far from the beach, get some playbox sand and build one in the garage, on your deck, or in the yard.
- Make a play list of your favorite love songs and put it on a CD (or add it to his/her iPod) for the commute to and from work.
- Make a top 10 list of reasons you love him/her. Put them in a special box and leave it on the pillow.
- Take a ballroom dancing class together, then plan a night on the town with dinner and dancing at least once a month.
- Plan a special romantic weekend getaway at the Whalewalk Inn and Spa for some time in the future. The anticipation is just as sexy as the getaway.