Valentine's Day Ideas

Consult our list below for the newest ideas for Valentine's Day. (Okay, so we've brought back some oldies...but goodies!) These are sure to enhance the evening you have planned. Just remember to make Valentine's Day all about that special person. Nothing means more than a little preparation beforehand. And these are easy ideas...the littlest amount of effort counts!


Ideas for Valentine's Day:

• Wash the car together. (if not living in cold weather)
• Flirt - see tips here
• Wear the other's favorite shirt, dress or cologne for the other to enjoy.
• Tickle each other.
• Take a joy ride and listen to your favorite songs together. Singing loudly is recommended.
• Have a dance party, play dance music and move together.
• Dine out at a ridiculously expensive restaraunt - you only do it once a year!
• Put rose petals on her pillow.
• Make breakfast in bed - even if it's on the Saturday after Valentine's Day.
• Make dinner at home. Split up the duties and set the table.
• Get a baby sitter without telling her and have an evening planned.
• Schedule a Couples massage.
• Get a baby sitter without telling her and have an evening planned.
• Schedule a Couples massage.
• Indoor or Outdoor Ice Skating.
• Indulge her with a new terri cloth robe and slippers.
• Go see a romantic movie, or any movie for that matter.
• Buy new satin sheets and make the bed before he/she sees.
• Take her out for chocolate fondue.
• Send chocolate covered strawberries to her workplace.
• Make a cd of your favorite songs together.
• Knit him a new scarf.
• Plan a night out with friends and bar hop.
• Pick a color and center the day around that theme -- Example: Red wine, red strawberries, give red roses, etc...
• Get tickets to a sporting event that night/weekend.
• Create your own spa at home with candles, low lighting and relaxing music.
• Do yoga together on DVD.

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Flirting Tips this Valentine's Day and Beyond

Brush up on these age old ways and flirting will have you arm in arm with a Valentine

Sure you can send someone flowers, candies or a gift to let them know you exist. But there are more ways than typical to drop hints to a potential mate. In fact, the fine art of playfully displaying one's interest in someone is alive and well contrary to most beliefs. A whole industry has developed and online dating especially has picked up the pace in the last decade. Tons of people are giving advice and coaching (in print, in person, and online) on the art of flirting, especially for Valentine's Day.

The following is some real, live flirting advice:

1.) Have confidence

"Sometimes, when you do what looks like all the right romantic things, you could look too eager to please, which gets interpreted as if you don't have that essential ingredient for Earth Men: masculine confidence. Keep building your self-confidence in other ways such as improving your physique, gaining skills in things that interest you, and making friends both male and female. This will make you all around more attractive."

2.) Speak up!

"If you see someone in the local store, say Hi! Make eye contact and smile with whomever you can. You'll find the more you do this, the easier it will become." This is great advice. Ask yourself this question - Have you ever gone out of your way to be friendly to people? Simply by grinning or saying "Hi" to another person while passing them by is just something more people need to do. And by the way, return the favor. You are not too cool.

3.) Practice being friendly - but don't over do it

The key is to practice. You don't have to decide to be super friendly to everybody, but if you recognize that maybe others feel like they're getting the cold shoulder...chances are so is the cute guy at the end of the bar.

4.) Find support

There are also support groups available for you to join either in person or online. For example, if you're dating someone in the military and they can't be by your side this Valentine's Day...find a friend and make dinner together and gush about him all night long!

5.) Just be yourself

"Develop your own individual style, because by doing that, you're saying, 'I like who I am,' and that's very sexy.

6.) Focus on how you make someone feel

Writer-lecturer Linda Stambaugh defines flirting as "letting someone know that you like them, and would like to know them better. Flirting has less to do with how you look... and a lot more to do with how you make people feel."

Other helpful tips and flirting advice I found interesting in my flirt research:

"If you want someone to approach you, be sure to carry or wear something that is eye-catching and noticeable." You will be surprised how much easier it is to go up to someone and ask a question about what they're wearing or comment on how cool their shoes look.

"Flirting is not about winking and slinking--it's the art of making people feel special."

"Eye contact, good listening skills, humor, expressing self-confidence and respecting others are vital not just for attracting a mate but for reaching "your professional and personal goals.... When you flirt with someone you find a magical connection."
--Jill Spiegel, author of Flirting for Success


Source: Kristen (Machut) Grace, EverythingValentine.com

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Fantasy Costumes for Valentine's Day

Even if you don't want to admit it, every boyfriend or husband has a fantasy. It doesn't necessarily have to be a "sexy" costume, it can be as simple as wearing a blonde wig. The point is, if you know what the fantasy is, don't be embarrassed to fulfill it. Remember, it isn't always about what happens behind closed doors either! Valentine's Day is about love and what shows love better than dreams come true. Read below for our female fantasies too!


Here are some of our more common "fantasies" at BuyCostumes.

1. Deluxe Blonde Wig
This is a common and fairly tame fantasy. It is something that you can wear out to dinner or wherever you choose to go.
2.Fishnets
This can bring a little spice to your outfit this Valentine's Day. I like to think of this as naughty, but stylish.
3. Sports Fantasy
A lot of boys like sports, but a lot of girls don't. Surprise him next Football Sunday with some extra spirit.
4. Play Cupid
For all you singles out there, dress up like cupid for bar hopping. I am sure that more than one male will be struck with love.
5. Girls can have there fantasies too!
Men in Uniforms. Enough said.

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