for your sweetheart Breakfast
in bed. Make your sweetheart's
favorite meal or take your sweetheart out for a special dinner. Send your valentine flowers
at work. If you are on a tight budget, give just one single hand-delivered flower. Remember, it's the thought not
the quantity. Do something unexpected!
Drive across town to take your Valentine out for lunch. Send a gift basket of
indulgent items. Embroider "I Love
You" on his pillowcase. You could also use a water resistant marker. Poetry is traditional
for Valentine's Day. Make up your own or buy a book of love poems that you can read together. Dedicate a favorite song
to your Valentine on a radio show that he or she will be listening to. Write "I Love You"
in lipstick or shaving cream on the mirror. You could also tape a heart with the words "I Love You" if
you prefer an easier clean up. If your sweetheart is
going to be away from you on Valentine's Day, get several Valentine's Day cards and put them in different places
in his or her luggage.
for family & friends Hide a valentine in a lunch box, briefcase or
purse. Imagine the smile on their face when they find it during the day. Carry a pocketful of chocolate
kisses. Pass them out as you let the recipient know that you appreciate them. Go to the American Red
Cross and give blood or make a donation in honor of those you love. Check out your risk for
a heart disease. Sign the back of your
driver's license to become an organ donor. Make your kids valentine-shaped
cinnamon toast for breakfast or heart-shaped cookies for a special treat.
all day long Wear
something red. Take a special treat into
the office to share with your co-workers. Show the people you work
with that you really rely on just how important they are by buying a small token gift: a mylar balloon that says
"You're Special," a coffee cup filled with candy, a single flower, or take them out to lunch! Make your own love stamp
to personalize your valentines. Carve a heart on a rubber eraser and stamp it with a red ink pad. Seal all your messages
with initials or drawings that the recipient must figure out the meaning. For example: A.F.F. (A friend forever)
or S.W.A.K. (sealed with a kiss.) The guessing game could go on for days. Visit someone in a retirement
home, nursing home or hospital.