How to spend Valentine's Day on a budget: 10 ideas

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Not sure how to please your other half on Valentine's Day? You don't have to spend your last money on banal entertainment - here are 10 ways to arrange a romantic holiday that will be remembered for a long time.

On February 14, everyone wants romance and exciting action, but, unfortunately, the budget after the New Year's holidays is being restored for a very long time. Discard maximalism in the spirit of "if there is no money for a restaurant, we will not go anywhere at all", and please your loved ones with unusual romantic dates. Here are 10 ideas to help you get the most out of your evening.

What is the most important thing in a romantic evening? Of course, the mood, and not at all the amount of money in the wallet. So if you are temporarily isolated from expensive beautiful establishments for financial reasons, you can arrange the following.

1. Spend the day actively

Of course, everything here depends on the weather and your preferences - whether you like "complete relaxation" on the couch or prefer to relax actively. What's the romance? In a joint pastime, which can be completed with a romantic dinner. After all, it is always more pleasant to relax at home if before that you get tired and freeze on the street.

There are many options for outdoor activities:

• Skate. This is considered by many to be one of the most romantic winter sports, especially if you both skate poorly and constantly hold on to each other so as not to fall. All in all, it will be fun.
• Play snowballs. A sea of positives, of course, if you don't get carried away and don't start a life-and-death war.
• To make a snowman. Joint creativity strengthens relationships, and modeling from snow is real creativity, because it is not necessary to sculpt a classic three-room one with a carrot, you can show your imagination and create a real masterpiece from snow.
• Just walk until you freeze. Surely you have not seen all the places in your city. You can visit an unfamiliar area and just explore it - you will surely find some new, interesting or beautiful places. Discovering new things together - what could be more romantic?

• Indoor activity. If you have no desire to be outside, you can think about outdoor activities, for example, go to dance classes (it will turn out very romantic, especially if you dance well) or climb training, climb the wall, belaying each other.

2. For absolutely adventurers

If you and your other half are not against some kind of extreme, you can go on a trip by train or suburban train. Stock of tea or mulled wine in a thermos, an approximate direction, and "towards adventure!"

Just be careful if your passion does not like adventures like: "What a beautiful snow-covered field, by the way, we have nowhere to spend the night, let's warm ourselves with sex in that abandoned gatehouse", it's better not to even try.

3. Romantic effects

What is romance without additional effects? And the budget of the evening does not affect this in any way, it is only advisable to prepare in advance.

Chinese lantern

If you buy a heart-shaped Chinese lantern, you can launch it from a rooftop or just some dais. By the way, you can make such a surprise at the end of the walk when you find a suitable place to launch it.

Prints

You can decorate the apartment with prints in the form of hearts and other romantic themes. Like any themed decoration, like a Christmas tree, they will create a special atmosphere. Prints are inexpensive and can be easily removed after the holiday.

Hearts

Valentine's Day is drowning in hearts, why not follow the example of many? You can cut valentines out of colored paper and sprinkle them in front of your bed or on your bed. Ideally, you can write something pleasant on each, or mix them with rose petals - one or three roses and petals are enough.

Light, sound and smell

If you are planning a romantic dinner / trip to the bathroom / evening that flows smoothly into the night, be sure to stock up on candles. Red candles, different candle lamps, or pretty light fixtures are great. If it's too cold outside to speak words of love under a starry sky, Starry Sky projectors can help.

You can light an aroma lamp with ylang-ylang, cinnamon, patchouli or rosewood oils. All of them in one way or another awaken sensuality and sexuality. It is only better to experiment with oils in advance, otherwise some kind of smell may turn out to be unpleasant for you personally.

Now about the music: don't think that you can just turn on your list on social media or radio. Make a selection of romantic or just calm melodies, because when your favorite thrash metal track sounds along with your beautiful words, neither you nor your other half will like it.

4. Food and drinks

If you do not go to a restaurant, it is better not to order food at home, but to cook it yourself. This will become another joint creative act, because, of course, you will not cook soup or porridge, but some cool dishes. For example, one species of which is already drooling.

You can make a pizza or experiment with the ingredients in a dish. If it turns out tasty, you can write down this recipe as your "signature" dish and give it your name.

The same applies to drinks - you can endlessly experiment with the composition of cocktails, add different components and enjoy unusual tastes. The main thing is not to overdo it with tasting, otherwise the evening will end not quite romantically.

5. Games and not only role-playing

Adults love to play no less than children, so why not play together - minutes of laughter and sincere enthusiasm are guaranteed for you. Truth or dare, a twister with colored circles on the floor, even a regular crocodile - get creative.

6. Photoshoot

Only the one who is sure that it is bad for the photo does not like to be photographed, but if the two of you and the photo can always be deleted when they laughed enough, why not?

Here, too, you can't do without imagination: come up with images for yourself, you can take a picture, arrange a small home cosplay or just cool outfits from everything in the closet. You can make a collage of the best photos or print them to decorate your apartment.

7. Look for gifts

This is an interesting method that can be used everywhere: at home, on the street or in a shopping center, however, it will be more convenient at home. The bottom line is that you prepare a card or leaflets with inscriptions in advance, according to which your passion will look for your gift.

The game becomes interesting even at the stage of thinking: for instructions, you can use riddles from your common memories and experiences from life, for example, a photo next to the window will mean that the next clue is somewhere there, and on the back you can write clarifications in the form of a riddle or verse - the scope for imagination is simply immense.

As a result, everyone will get pleasure - the game itself will become a gift, and at the end of the quests there will be a material gift.

8. First date

Even remembering the bright start of a relationship is very pleasant, which many do periodically, but what about “reliving it all over again”? You can not just imagine, but play with your second half of your first date or moment of acquaintance.

Take it seriously, and the feeling will be more than pleasant: the same phrases, perhaps the same clothes, you can even turn on the music that you listened to at the time - musical compositions perfectly preserve memories.

9. Massage

If you cannot order a massage in a SPA-salon, it is quite possible to do it yourself - it is very pleasant, relaxing and gives an indescribable sensation, even if you are not at all a professional in this matter.

To diversify your technique much, you can watch videos on Youtube, for example, techniques. Back, shins and feet massage, aromatic oils, relaxing music, candles: you can relieve stress for the whole month.

10. Think over the scenario and be ready for anything

From all of the above, you can make a good holiday scenario, filling it with cute surprises and a feeling of mutual tenderness. Just do not postpone preparation until the last, because the necessary attributes may not be in the nearest store.

In addition, your ideal clear plan for the holiday can fall apart due to the banal unwillingness of your partner to participate in something or lack of mood. The main thing here is to remember why you are arranging your holiday: to please your partner and yourself, strengthen relationships and again feel bright, strong emotions.

Do whatever pleases both of you and enjoy the evening.