Valentine's
Day on a Dime
by Tawra Kellam
Using a little imagination, you can make
your Valentine’s Day a little more fun and a lot less
expensive. If you want to add a little personalized
romance or if you don’t have the time or money to buy
all the pre-made things in the store, here are some
ideas from livingonadime.com to help you make the day
special.
For the Kids:
My mom always made a great but inexpensive Valentine’s
Day treat for us. She would take construction paper and
cut a big heart out of it. (About 8x10 inches) then she
would staple the edges together and write our names and
an I love you on the outside. Then she would fill the
heart with candy, purchased on clearance after
Christmas. It was very inexpensive but we loved it!
Do a Valentine’s treasure hunt. Leave
little notes around with the last one leading back to
the kitchen table with heart full of candy.
For Lunches: Make heart shaped
Valentine’s cookies, cut the kids (or hubby’s)
sandwiches with a heart shaped cookie cutter to make a
heart sandwich. Add a few Valentine’s chocolates and put
a note in red with a big heart on their napkin.
Serve anything red for the day. Serve red
Jell-o, red pudding, red apples, toast with strawberry
jelly, tomato soup, red applesauce, red Kool-aid,
strawberry milk, or red frosted cookies. Use powered
food coloring from the cake store to get the deepest
shade of red. Leave sticks of red gum in their
Valentine’s Day cards.
Make red heart shaped cupcakes. Make
cupcakes as usual but place a marble down the side of
the muffin tin between the muffin tin and each cupcake
cup. This will make heart shaped cupcakes.
Make hearts out of chocolate chips in
each of your pancakes.
Mail your pre-addressed and stamped
Valentines to Loveland, Colorado and they will postmark
them and mail them for you. Send them to: Postmaster,
Attn: Valentines, Loveland, CO 80537
Make a treasure hunt for your spouse.
Start by mailing or e-mailing him the first clue. Then
leave clues all over the house, yard, car or his office
telling him where to find the next clue. End the hunt by
making a picnic in the back yard or going to a park for
a picnic. Use your imagination and have fun. The simple
things are the ones people remember.
Things to do with or for your honey:
Go to a bookstore and enjoy the silence
and browse. Get a cup of coffee and make a date of it.
Celebrate Valentine’s day AFTER
Valentine’s day. Everything is half off.
Mail a love letter to your hubby’s work.
Send your spouse a sexy email message.
Leave "Why I love you" message all over
the house. Buy a package of the cheap Valentines. Leave
a message on each one and hide them all over the house
for your honey. They will get to enjoy the gift for
months!
Use lipstick to make hearts and love
notes on the rear view mirror, car windows, bathroom
mirror or windows of the house. Leave a kiss on his
napkin for lunch or dinner.
Make a bunch of hearts out of
construction paper. Put a love note on each one. Paste
them all over the front door or car before your hubby or
kids come home from work.
If you don’t have money to go out, have a
picnic on the floor. Use some candles and lay a soft
blanket on the floor. Put on some soft music and have a
romantic Valentine’s dinner on the floor. Use some white
Christmas lights for additional romantic lighting!
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