What to give a man on February 14: cool ideas for any budget

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

It is not an easy task to choose a gift for a man on Valentine's Day. Pink hearts are good, but only for the holiday itself, and then valentines gather dust in boxes or on tables. In this collection, we tried to combine romance and practicality, so that the gift reminds of sincere concern, and not a heart for show.

Neutral gift: a jar of nuts

The expression "I'm nuts about you" means "I'm crazy about you." Therefore, in English-speaking countries, they give jars full of nuts, with the corresponding inscription.

Not everyone speaks English, but hardly anyone would refuse a can of salted pistachios. This is a neutral gift that will suit your beloved, dad, and just friends.

Specialty paints for glass and ceramics are sold in art stores, and warm words are in your heart.

For men with a sense of humor: dynamite

In this gift, packaging is more important than content. "You're just dynamite!" - written on the heart-message. Well, it can be seen.

Packaging is made of foil, three sheets of colored double-sided paper, glue and lace. Any cylindrical objects can act as checkers - from stationery to packages of ascorbic acid.

For the upcoming party: cocktail cake

Choose the composition of the ingredients in accordance with the tastes of the second half. Alcohol is optional.

For the strong and brave: men's bracelet

An adornment for fans of extreme sports and a paracord bracelet. If necessary, it turns into a long and strong rope.

Gift with care: felt slippers

There is no home comfort without warm slippers. High quality, stylish, wonderful slippers. No dog faces, no synthetic materials. Only sneakers and your concern included.

Traditional gift: do-it-yourself dry cologne

Anything that is scented and smells good is a traditional gift. If store options don't suit you (and this happens more often than you'd like), take matters into your own hands. A personal scent in a special package with a declaration of love - why not a gift?

This will require:

• 2 teaspoons of beeswax
• 2 teaspoons of oil (coconut, almond, olive, grape seed);
• 40–45 drops of essential oils (which you choose according to your taste);
• box for the finished fragrance.

First, mix the desired concentration of essential oils in a small bowl. Note that in solid form, the odor will soften. Once you've picked up the flavor combinations, move on to preparing the base.

Melt the wax in a water bath, then pour oil into it and mix. Remove mixture from heat and quickly add essential oils. Hurry up: the wax hardens almost instantly.

Pour the mixture into a small container. Don't forget to decorate it.

Ice molds. Big as your love

The heart-shaped ice molds, of course, correspond to the theme of the holiday. But they are pretty fed up. However, there is a practical alternative - giant ice cube shapes. First, a real man will have a mini-iceberg in his glass. Secondly, this iceberg will melt longer.

Gift without gift: heart-shaped sugar

An option for those who usually do not celebrate Valentine's Day, but still want some kind of romance.

Plain sugar, slightly moistened with water, put in ice molds (hearts are just needed here) and let dry. Add food coloring to the water if desired. And with such sweet hearts, bring coffee to bed or just drink tea while watching a movie about love.

Gift for two: edible tic-tac-toe

This gift belongs to the category "for two", because it helps to spend a pleasant evening in each other's company. To play tic-tac-toe, you need to prepare a board and chips.

To make a board, lay out a sheet of white cardboard (or print a picture and glue it). And the chips will be edible. Make them with dough or chocolate.

The dough is simple: make shortbread cookies according to your favorite recipe, and bake them in the form of noughts and crosses.

For the chocolate chips, take a few bars of your favorite chocolate, melt and pour into baking tins. Wait for the chocolate to harden, then pour the chips into the gift bags.

The entertainment is ready. You need to play with desire, of course.

Snack gift: edible matches

For a gift you will need: bread straw, red candies, a beautiful box. Melt the lollipops in the microwave on low power, dip the ends of the bread sticks in the caramel mass in turn and leave them to dry. Then put the finished "matches" in the box.

Do not forget to write a congratulation in which the words "fire", "hot", "bright" will appear.

A bunch of gifts: open strictly at the specified time

Valentine's Day helps to connect completely different gifts with one theme. If you bought, for example, movie tickets, a diary, and a drill, then you are unlikely to put them in one box. These objects are too far from each other. Presenting everything at once is also not a brilliant idea: the addressee will not be able to appreciate every thing. But giving presents during the day is a way out.

Wrap each gift in a separate box or envelope. Wrap with the same paper or cloth. Print and glue labels indicating when to open the gift. Joy for the whole day is assured. And it is not at all necessary to take a package with hearts: red or crimson paper will tell you about love anyway.

A gift for incorrigible romantics

Balloons and the best joint photos. There is nothing to add to the recipe.

For those who did not have time to choose a gift

Go to your nearest store for some good chocolate and wrapping paper. Write a declaration of love. No ideas? Download ready-made templates for packing sweets (the Internet is full of them for every taste and color). A few minutes of work with scissors and glue - a holiday gift is ready.

If a man doesn't like sweets, go not for chocolate, but for an envelope and beautiful paper. Just write a declaration of love. Even if you talk about it every day. The main thing is to do everything sincerely and from the heart.