When we think of Valentine’s Day we usually think of roses, chocolates, romantic gestures, and romantic date nights. Whether you’re looking for an affordable Valentine’s gift or one with more meaning or even a more Eco-friendly option, crafting your gifts is a perfect idea. Hand-crafted or handmade treats are the best way to express your love for someone.
Crafting or even baking a gift for someone truly expresses your love for them because it really shows your effort, and comes from the heart.
Cassidy Sanchez says, “Honestly I’d prefer if my boyfriend made me something for Valentine’s because chocolate and roses are so overdone,” Sanchez states.
Paper roses are a fun and cute thing you could make for your partner this Valentine’s Day. Paper roses or other origami flowers keep the timeless tradition of giving flowers on valentines but in many ways are better. Unlike real flowers paper roses never die. All you need for paper roses are paper, scissors, and hot glue. Although you may think buying flowers already is an eco-friendly option, store-bought flowers usually have a plastic cover on them that just ends up in the waste. With paper flowers, you can cut back on waste by recycling old newspapers to make them.
Another Valentine’s gift idea is to make your loved one their favorite treat. Even if you may not be the best baker, it doesn’t have to be the best treat to really show your effort and love for them. Baking someone their favorite treat shows how you care for them and that you know what they love. Baking something also cuts back on plastic pollution since it’s not store-bought with all the unnecessary plastic packaging. Don’t worry if you don’t know how to bake that well since there are plenty of online recipes and tutorials that make baking seem easy. You could also bake with your loved one as a fun activity for the both of you.
Claire Torres shares her opinion on baking for a Valentine’s gift “I love baking so a baking date sounds amazing to me, it’s such a fun way to bond even more with your significant other,” Torres states.
Some other fun Valentine’s Day craft gifts are scrapbooks which hold a lot of sentimental value to your relationship and show a lot of effort. Writing a love letter or filling a jar with reasons you love them is another easy idea that really comes from the heart. Making a burned CD or playlist of songs that remind you of them or have meaning to your relationship is a great idea since music is so important to many. You can find an endless amount of tutorials online on easy crafts you can make.
Whether you’re looking for more meaningful or more eco-friendly ideas, this year you should really consider making the gifts you give. No matter your skill level in crafts or baking, making a handmade gift is always a great option because it really empathizes the love behind the gift which is what matters most.
