52 Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas

1. Write a note on a napkin or small piece of paper for your spouse’s or child’s lunch.
2. Do a chore for your spouse.
3. Cook your spouse a nice meal (their favorite).
4. Cut out heart shapes and write little notes about what you appreciate the most.
5. Send a letter of love to your parents.
6. Send a thank you note to someone you appreciate.
7. Really listen to someone who needs it.
8. Do something nice for yourself.
9. Color with your child.
10. Make Valentine’s Day cards.
11. Print out a love poem in a nice font on nice paper for your loved one.
12. Leave love notes around the house.
13. Fill a cute mug with red and white candies.
14. Put together a “romantic movie night” basket – movie, popcorn/candy,  beverage (or a more romantic combination of wine, cheese, and a romantic movie).
15. Unplug and spend time together as a family.
16. Write down the story of who you met your spouse for your children.
17. Cut sandwiches into heart shapes.
18. Bake Valentine’s Day cookies with your child.
19. Make a CD of love songs.
20. Cook a romantic dinner.
21. Make heart shaped muffins or pancakes.
22. Frame a love quote or poem.
23. Give someone you love a red scarf.
24. Make heart-shaped pins for your loved ones.
25. Buy a simple, inexpensive bouquet and put into a vase.
26. Make a set of personalized “coupons”.
27. Give a candy bouquet.
28. Make a Valentine’s shirt by tracing your children’s hands on the shirt with fabric paint – good for grandparents or parents.
29. Make a booklet of love poems or quotes.
30. Really simple: just spend a quiet evening together.
31. Write a letter to someone you love; children specifically love getting mail.
32. Leave an affectionate note on the mirror for your child or spouse.
33. Make a garland of hearts and decorate your room, your child’s room, the dining room…
34. Leave flowers on a friend’s front porch.
35. Make a jar of quotes for someone.
36. Make a bookmark for a book lover.
37. Give yourself a gift – time to read, write, play games, play ball, sit still…
38. Make  Valentines messages to wrap around candy bars.
39. Using candy kisses and stickers, make a Valentine’s matching game and play with your kids.
40. Put a message in a bottle and decorate the bottle.
41. Decorate your child’s bedroom door with hearts, one per day.
42. Make handmade hand-warmers.
43. Make heart envelopes.
44. Do “14 Days of Valentines” – 14 small gifts, one per day up to Valentine’s Day.
45. Make handshaped Valentines for grandparents.
46. Make paper fortune cookies with messages.
47. “I dig you” – attach a bag of goodies to a plastic shovel.
48. Make a Valentine’s door hanger with a pocket to hold goodies.
49. Get a small bottle of honey, decorate it, and attach a note – “Bee Mine”.
50. Make Mommy and Me journals that you and your child can write messages in and pass back and forth between you.
51. Put together a list of date ideas on strips of paper, place in a nice vase or decorated jar – so that you and your spouse have date ideas for those nights when you are indecisive.
52. Get a box of donut holes and add a note: “Donut you know I love you a hole bunch”.