With the bad economy and all some of us find it very hard to muster the will to spend on Valentines Day.
However, it is very important on Valentine's Day to acknowledge your partner and honor your relationship. So for those who aren't able or fond of spending lots of money on gifts however, try one or all of these Valentine's Day ideas to say I love you without breaking your budget or melting your credit card!
1. Purchase some clear red balloons. Before blowing them up, place either wrapped candies, small gifts, and/or love poems inside each one, and then give them to your loved one as a bouquet. Avoid inhaling to much helium since your date would hate to hang out with someone who sounds like a chipmunk!
2. Make a meal only out of heart-shaped items, foods that are red, or both. Try red velvet cake, valentini martini, fruit and cheese salad or a heart shaped cake. If you are not into cooking then probably instant noodles would do as long as the presentation is there.
3. Knit a scarf if you can knit or buy one thats ready made then just add your own touch by sewing "I Love You" on it.
4. Write a love letter to say I love you (the simplest thing you can do so don't screw it up!).
5. Create handmade coupons with gifts your partner can use anytime, such as a massage or a night out on the town with friends. You would need some crayola, colored paper, and scissors for this if you're not good with doing graphics on the computer.
6. If your partner asks you why you love them? Then create your own little booklet using cut out words or letters from newspapers and magazine just for them entitled, "Why I Love You: # Reasons". (It's like making a ransom notes but this one is more sweeter)
7. Make a mixed CD of all of your favorite songs, or create a compilation of love songs that remind you of your loved one (go online and download bootleg copies). Better yet, learn how to play one of these love songs on the guitar and serenade him or her on Valentine's Day.
8. Learn how to take erotic photos of each other with a digital camera. This is highly recommended for those adventurous partners who just can't get enough of the naughty stuff.
9. Make your own fortune cookies to take along to a Chinese food restaurant for dinner, and use them to woo your date on Valentine's Day (If you have no place to go because all the restaurants are fully-booked that is).
10. Grab some construction paper (preferably red) and cut out as many hearts as you like. On each one, share a story about your relationship that shows how much you care. Once finished, take the hearts and string them individually from the ceiling so it looks like your home is raining love (cheesy but sweet and simple).
