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A card and a
kiss are
nice, but
whether you
have $10 or
$1000 to
spend, it's
still
important to
give those
Valentine
Day gifts
some
thought.
It's easy to
create a
more
interesting
gift than
roses and
chocolates.
Valentine
gifts,
created from
the heart,
will be
remembered
years from
now.
Be
thoughtful.
It's not
about the
money you
spend. Ask
yourself
what this
gift will
mean to him
or her. How
about
something as
simple as a
small box of
chocolates
with a
lovely heart
pin or ring
(and they
don't have
to be
expensive)
replacing a
piece or
two.
Shop in
advance.
Running to
the mall
that morning
will not
make him or
her feel
nearly as
appreciated
as when you
surprise
him/her the
first thing
in the
morning with
a wrapped
gift that
has been
hidden away
or that
you've
arranged to
have
delivered to
the office.
By planning
ahead,
you're
showing them
that they're
not just a
part of your
last minute
list of
things to
do. The
timing is
often more
important
than the
gift itself.
Romantic
gifts come
in several
types:
the Personal
the
Traditional
the Silly
and Things
to do
While the
traditional
is easy to
arrange, the
personal,
the silly,
and things
to do have
much more
effect
precisely
because they
take more
effort to
prepare.
Here are a
few creative
Valentine
Day gift
suggestions
to get you
started.
A few
well-chosen
flowers can
make just as
important a
statement as
a dozen
roses. It
is all in
the
presentation.
Select as
many flowers
as you need
for a
colorful
variety.
Iris,
lilies,
daisies,
roses, or
choose the
recipients
favorite
flower.
'Place each
flower in a
bud vase or
a crystal
water
glass. Make
a gift tag
for each
flower.
Write on
each tag a
love token
that can be
redeemed for
something he
or she would
enjoy -- a
movie of
their
choice,
sleeping in
on Saturday
morning, a
back rub,
breakfast in
bed are some
examples.
You could
even add a
special
verse or
poem to
several of
the tags.
Punch a hole
in the tag
and run
ribbon
through it.
Then tie one
tag on each
flower.
Arrange them
in various
parts of the
house that
he or she
might go.
And remember
men like
flowers too.
Most guys
don't like
romantic
movies but
they can be
fun to watch
together.
For a
special
gift, fill a
small basket
with a
couple of
old favorite
"tug at the
heart"
movies that
you would
enjoy seeing
together.
Add movie
candies,
Cracker
Jacks,
popcorn,
your
favorite
beverages
and a box of
chocolates.
Everyone
loves the
surprise of
opening a
fortune
cookies but
for a
surprise
that will
really be
remembered,
create a
custom one.
It's easy.
Heat a
fortune
cookie in
the
microwave
for 30
seconds. It
will become
soft. Open
up the
cookie and
add your own
fortune or a
small pair
of earrings,
or a ring.
Reclose the
cookie. It
will harden.
Record a
favorite
song that
both of you
love. Place
the tape
ready to
play in the
tape player
of the car.
Tape a note
to the
steering
wheel
instructing
the driver
to play the
tape on the
way to
work. Place
a box,
filled with
chocolates,
concert or
movie
tickets and
reservations
for dinner
at your
favorite
restaurant,
on the
passenger's
seat.
Buy a new
date book
and record
some date
nights and
even a trip
or two in
it. Don't
forget to
add your own
special
notes.
But whatever
you, do,
don't listen
to all the
commercials
about having
to buy
roses,
chocolates,
or
diamonds.
Remember
that a gift
created from
the heart
will be
remembered
for years to
come.
This article
was written
by Joyce
Reid, owner
of
Gift Basket
Network
and
Creative
Gifts To Go.
She is also
a staff
writer for
Rave
Reviews, the
leading
trade
publication
for the gift
basket
industry. |
