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Unique Ideas to Celebrate Valentines Day

Valentine's Day isn't just for sweethearts - it's for the celebration of all the loves in our life, from parents and grandparents, to daughters and sons, nieces and nephews...and all the friends, neighbours and special people who touch your heart.

Try some of these unique ideas to celebrate all the loves in your life.

Balloon Goodies

Insert candy surprises into balloons before inflating them - add a folded-up Valentine's message then inflate each balloon. Tie with a red ribbon and attach to your loved one's chair for them to find Valentine's morning.

Family Affair

Have the children help you prepare red Jello with cinnamon hearts mixed in, mashed potatoes colored with pink food coloring, heart-shaped cookies and any other creative ways to present your Valentine's Day meal.

The Gift of Time

Give a hand-made coupon for some work you can do to free-up some time for your spouse or parent. For example, a coupon good for cleaning Dad's garage or for a full-house vacuuming for your wife. How about a coupon for your best friend - you can walk her dog or baby sit one evening.

AllFreePrintables offers a wide variety of Free Printable Chore Coupons, plus romantic Free Printable Valentine Coupons for a back massage, breakfast in bed, dinner and a movie, candlelight and wine. Both sets include blank coupons to fill in yourself.

Coupon Day

Each of you can create individual notes, say 4 or 6 each, to describe a special surprise - a back rub, foot spa, a bubble bath, kisses from head to toe, a special meal - fold up the notes and toss them into a jar. You can take turns having fun plucking a coupon from the jar and doing what it says.

Scavenger Hunt

You can prepare this one for your spouse or for your children to enjoy. Write up little notes about how you feel and what they mean to you and place them around the house along with a candy heart or other treat. Add a riddle at the end of each note about where to find the next note. At the last note, have something special waiting there. For example, you can be waiting for your hubby in a candle-lit bubble bath with two glasses of wine. For your children, then can find a teddy bear or other toy or treat.

Less Fortunate

Visit a hospital or chronic care home to pass out small Valentine surprises to the residents. They will enjoy the care and attention from something so unexpected.

Alone?

No one special to share Valentine's Day with? Sure you have! You! Why not pamper yourself with a candlelit bubble bath, then prepare your favorite gourmet meal and rent the latest comedy video. Or treat yourself to a day at the spa, or a day at the gym with a step or aerobics class. Plan for Valentine's Day at least a week in advance - you'll find yourself looking forward to your special treats and your quality time with yourself, by choice.

Picnic Fun

Place a blanket on the floor near the lit fireplace with candles on the mantle and have your Valentine's meal as a candle-lit picnic with a bottle of your favorite bubbly.

Italian Romance

Some soft Italian love songs on the CD player, a luscious Fettucini Alfredo with a bottle of your favorite Italian vino, then some fresh canoli from the pastry shop and cups of amaretto- flavored coffee for a taste sensation - top it off with a sensuous scented bubble bath for two.

A Cereal Surprise

Sneak in love notes and chocolate kisses in your sweetheart's or children's cereal.

Valentine Notables

Little notes in their lunch boxes, on the bathroom mirror, in his briefcase, stuck on the car windshield, in his underwear drawer -- "I'm fortunate to have you!"

Messy but Marvelous

Make sure you wear old clothes and plan this escapade where cleanup will be easy (no carpets, please!) Make a batch of chocolate pudding. Feed each other and wind up having a food fight! Ideally, this is more fun in your birthday suits, then the pudding won't go to waste where it lands! Guaranteed for loads of giggles; take a shower-for-two after this one and wash each other's chocolate-flavored hair!

Take a Letter

Take turns writing a love letter or love poem to each other. Read them out loud.

Valentine Sharing

Plan some community work - help out at the local shelter, volunteer at your local church, work with other volunteers to spread some caring amongst your community.

All in the Family

Spend some quality fun time with your niece or nephew or other child in your family.

Long-Distance Caring

Call your favorite aunt whom you haven't seen since she moved far away, or your best friend who transferred to another country - let them know you're thinking of them this Valentine's Day.

Just For You

Have you wanted that delicate pair of earrings for awhile but kept putting off the purchase? Give yourself a special Valentine's Day gift!

Poetry In Motion

Write him or her a poem - can't write? Try out the poem generator on Whimsies-Online for fun! Print out your creation and place it on your loved ones night table for when they awake!

About the Author:
Heather Diodati, is the owner of Whimsies! by DDesign, one-of-a-kind personalized cartoon designs for all occasions. Sign up for our free ezine, On A Whim, for your free time management gifts! http://www.whimsies-online.com

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