Hey, it's here at last! That special day set aside for lovers and loved ones alike. It's the 14th of February.Now, while some people believe it's just a kinda gimmick for shops to rack in money, many others spend the day showing their special interests how much they love them.
The 'show' of love can take many different forms such as buying gifts, experiences, staying indoors or dressing up and going for a meal.
I got chatting with an old friend yesterday and she confessed that she had been frantically looking for something different to give her husband - after 16 years of marriage, they had seen and done it all.
So, I promised her that I would do some snooping around and find out what other friends were doing to celebrate and here is what I found...
12 amazing ways to celebrate St. Valentine's Day for couples:
Bake a 'love' cake together. Simply use a square or round cake tin to bake your cake. Then, when the cake has cooled down, cut it into a heart shape using a template. Decorate with white and red icing. You can buy all your cake materials from
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Go to the cinema. Dress up to your nines and watch a romantic film together whilst nibbling on popcorn and lemonade. Alternatively, watch a movie at home. Send the cildren away to your parents or baby sitter and turn down the lights while you watch your favourite love movie over a 'takeway.'
Give each other a massage. Prepare the scene. Some like red rose petals while some prefer candles. Do whatever you fancy as ling as you create that 'romantic atmosphere.' Play your favourite love song and use aromatic oil to give each other a back massage...nothing too sizzling...oops!
Have a bath together. This is only if you can both fit into the bath or if you have an extra large bath! Fill the bath with warm water. Add some pink food colouring. Ass some bubble bath. Light some red candles and sprinkle some red rose petals onto the bubble. Sink in and relax.
Play your favourite love tunes. Turn down the lights...I love Christmas lights. Then, dance like it is just the two of you left in the world.
Play a game of scrabble. The rule is that you can only create words which relate to love only. So, you can create words like Romeo, Titanic, patient, kund etc. The person with the most points wins the game and has to choose the dinner for the night.
Dress up for the night and take loads of selfies together. Make different faces and then print the best 10 photographs out in black and white. Cut around the photos in heart shapes and stick them into a scrap book. Take turns to write up to 30 things you like about each other around each photograph.
Cook a special meal together while listening to music. You need to prepare the meal from scratch. So, you decide what to cook. You must both go out to buy the ingredients together and make something special. When you have finished, you lay the table with candles, music and finish it off with a bottle of champagne.
Write a love letter to each other. Find somewhere to sit comfortably and begin to write a love leter to your partner. Let them know why you love them and remind them of how and where you met. Tell them why you will cherish them forever. When you have finished, exchange the letters and read them out to each other.
Have a meal at the Shard. Travel up to the top of the Shard and dine in one of the finest restaurants in the world whilst looking down at the beautiful twinkling lights of London city.
Check in overnight to your local hotel. Do I need to say more?
Travel to Paris for the day and climb the Eiffel Tower. Spend the moment watching the sun set.
Draw a portait of each other. You may think this one is difficult but trust me...it is dead easy. All you need is a pencil and some paper. All you need to do is to just draw. Once you have finished, add a quote about love. You can make up one...then frame it and give it to your partner.
Make love chocolates. Make your own chocolates using love shaped moulds. Simply heat white and black chocolates. Give it a gentle swirl and pour the mixture into the moulds. Let them cool and once hard, you can enjoy your love chocs!
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