Valentines
When you wake and your eyes meet for the first light of Valentine’s day, give your partner a kiss (or whatever you fancy hehe) and then prepare a special Valentine’s day breakfast.
Now the cute Valentine’s Day go-to is a delicious stack of pancakes with all the toppings. Shape the pancakes in hearts, cut the strawberries in hearts and drizzle on all of your partner’s favorite things. Mine is dulce de leche. However, if they don’t like pancakes just prepare their favorite breakfast, perhaps something they never have the time to make themselves and show them that you’ve been listening to their favorite things (winner).
What’s most important with this one is that you are showing you care, showing you listen and showing your appreciation for their existence. Top up the breakfast tray with their favorite drink and maybe a little note to say I love you or some special words of your choice.
the other breakfast option (seeing as you can’t take them to their favorite local cafe right now) is to make a meal out of it, literally, and invite your partner downstairs to experience breakfast at your home cafe.
May start with a cup of tea (and a biscuit if they are hungry already) and then have them come downstairs to a gorgeous Valentine’s Day lockdown breakfast.
My adventurous friend Sue, went to Bali with her better-half and she collected a bag of fresh rose petals and used them to lead him to breakfast and then filled the table with them and all of his favorite things.
Here are some Valentine’s Day breakfast ideas:
· Use fairy lights and create some sexy lighting
· Use rose petals or similar to lead them down to the breakfast spot
· Leave a note with a time to come down if you wake up first
· Leave post it notes with memories / love notes on their way down to breakfast
· Create a handwritten menu for the breakfast
· Make fresh croissants / pastries or bread to fill the house with a yummy smell
know this one seems so straight forward and obvious, but flowers are just the loveliest thing to receive. They don’t need to be expensive, even just one rose or a little bouquet, it’s more the thought.
This goes beyond Valentine’s day, as a female, I can confirm that it’s so lovely to receive flowers, particularly when they are a surprise or a ‘just because I love you’.
Here are some other ideas from bloggers.
I love inexpensive but truly thoughtful Valentine’s Day ideas like this one. I mentioned it in my Ways to show the person you love that you love them blog post.
Buy a sharpie, a post-it pack and go crazy. You could do memories, body parts, things you love about them. Whatever comes to mind. Leave them in places along their routine path e.g. on their bathroom mirror, on the toilet roll, on their make up bag etc.
Give them as many reasons as you can think of to light up with love.
Another one that I mentioned it in my Ways to show the person you love that you love them blog post.
In this one, instead of post-it notes, buy a pack of cards and write down 52 (or however many) things you love about them / want to remind them of and then hide them around the house. This can work as an activity where they know they have to find a certain amount and they have the search the house looking for them. You could even leave little gifts with some of them as an added treat.
Let’s go old school. Pen to paper.
Honestly, in a day and age where a text is all to easy to send, the time it takes to write a letter means the whole world.
It might not seem a big deal to you but knowing someone has taken the time to sit and write such beautiful things warms the soul up like no other. In a world that demands our time in so many ways, the gift of time is just the most precious of all.
Buy a scrapbook and begin a little memory book for your relationship.
Creating a scrapbook is something that takes time but I know my scrapbooks are the most precious thing I have. You’re in lockdown after all, so if you’ve got time on your hands a scrapbook is a really special thing to bring to life.
Get a little hamper/basket/wicker box in your house, empty it out and fill it with all the things your partner loves. This could be anything! From favourite teas, body lotions and treats to new… sex toys, gadgets on their wish list and more.
You know what I’m going to say… be sure to add some thoughtful notes and bits in there too along with the ‘more expensive’ ‘wanted’ gifts.
These matches are a really cute idea to inspire some activities. I love these love tokens too.
· love letter
· a banana with 'i'm bananas about you' in sharpie pen!
· personalised gifts (e.g. his and hers pilllowcases)
Get yourself some heart-shaped cookie cutters / heart-shaped silicone moulds and get baking!
You could make some biscuits and write little love notes in icing on them, you could do brownie popsicles, you could do a rocky road cake in a heart silicone mould. Valentine’s day baking options are endless, just choose your partner’s favourite treats and shape it / decorate it with a heart in some way!
See the best cookie recipes on the internet here.
See my love heart blueberry and banana oat bites recipe here.
You can even take the love heart theme through the day and go to town with this love heart casserole dish (use it all year round too for date nights!)
Depending on where you’re doing your Valentine’s Day lockdown, this is a great way to get outside and change up the scenery whilst doing something for Valentine’s Day.
If lockdown restrictions in your area don’t allow you to go out for anything but the essential exercise you could do a morning coffee walk and then set up a picnic in your back garden. Get creative but the emphasis on this one is to combine your Valentine’s Day in lockdown with some fresh air and outdoor activity.
Notice a pattern here? Bring back the old school loving! Love letters and films on projectors.
Having a projector at home is a game-changer for movie night. I have this portable Apeman one which I use in my van too.
Invest in one, not only for Valentine’s Day but for year-round date nights.
All you then need is to connect to your phone / laptop, bring up Netflix or a streaming platform of your choice and then buy your partners favorite treats.
Go to town and buy some cute popcorn holders too!
Con amor,
Vero
