A Few Unique V-Day Gift Ideas!
/You might say Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark holiday that only newly dating 19 year olds care about. You might also say that once you have kids, there’s no such thing as romance and date nights. And you certainly might say “bah humbug” to Valentine's Day happening during COVID Winter 2021.
BUT aren’t we all looking for any ways to brighten this dreary, ultra depressing, homebound winter?! So here are A Few Unique V-Day Gift Ideas for your special someone and/or offspring!
Get Pretty Personalized Dining Pieces from My College Best Girl
A few years ago one of my closest friends from college started an adorable custom gift business, Custom Creations Rye Brook (it’s since grown to a Florida branch, too!) and after realizing she had a top seller on her hands - personalized dishware - she spun that portion of the business off into its own business, Serve It Up Designs.
Customers pick their own patterns and can put their name, a loved one’s name or any saying on all or some of the pieces. These plates, bowls, mugs and placements are microwave and dishwasher safe, formaldehyde free and manufactured right here in the US. We each have a customized set here and we LOVE them for how durable and easy to manage they are. And brand NEW prints have been released just for Valentine’s Day!
Order a set now! Anything personalized before January 22nd will be ready for V-Day!
Order an Assortment of V-Day Candy from an Iconic NYC Candy Shop
I love Economy Candy so much and I wrote a long blog post about it HERE. In regular times it is so much fun to stroll the store’s aisles adding old school, international or even just bulk candies to your basket. Alas, right now, many folks are staying at home and Economy Candy is erring on the side of safety and open only for curbside pick up.
Never fear! The store is making it simple to bring the nostalgia and happiness of iconic NY and Economy Candy straight to your doorstep this Valentine’s Day. Order any one of the three sizes of Valentine’s Day Candycare Packs and they’ll ship free to your loved one. Each comes in a reusable Economy Candy branded tote. If you’d rather buy V-Day themed candy by the piece, you can do that, too, via the store’s website. Shopping Economy Candy is a wonderful way to help ensure this NYC icon stays afloat.
Forget About Valentines Day Candy; Focus on V-Day Macarons
Everyone else is gifting their sweetie candy and roses for Valentine's Day. So why don’t YOU think outside the box and gift your loved ones French macarons? These supremely delicate and delicious meringue-based cookie sandwiches can be filled with all kinds of delights from creams, chocolates and fruits. Greenwich’s home baker, Kaya Endo makes the most stunning versions I’ve ever seen via her shop Amandier Macarons. This V-day she intends to offer whimsically romantic macaron designs as well as pop art influenced versions, all beautifully presented in crisp boxes! Keep checking her website and social media for more details and pricing.
Get Artsy This Valentine’s Day
Why not celebrate the holiday by creating something beautiful together? Norwalk’s Board and Brush is hosting two in person evening DIY woodworking Valentine’s Date Night workshops - February 13th and 14th. Bring your loved one along and you’ll both learn how to distress, sand, stain, stencil and decorate your own personalized pieces. If you can’t make those dates or aren’t ready to hang publicly indoors, Board and Brush also has several Valentine’s Day themed Home Kits you can order from its website.
If canvas painting is more your style, consider a Studio Box Set from NYC’s ArtsClub. Normally, ArtsClub hosts all kinds of awesome experiences where folks can gather to do freestyle art in a beautiful space or al fresco in a park, all while connecting with one another and boozing! For now, they have pivoted to remote live art classes and Studio Boxes to be shipped right to your door. Choose a favorite artist of your loved one and ArtsClub will send you a box that contains pre-recorded art tutorials of your choice plus all the tools you both will need to each make your own piece inspired by the artist’s work.
Life’s Been Rough. It’s Time For Adult Cocoa Bombs
Like Tiger King and birria tacos, cocoa bombs are a recent, pandemic fueled TREND. They’re everywhere and they’re fun. My girls love dropping them in hot milk and screeching when they explode. My husband is over them. Me? I’m just excited about the Adult Version 2.0 - SPIKED cocoa bombs. Newburgh’s Sammi’s Sweets Baking is now taking orders for FOUR different adult versions: Red Velvet Hot Cocoa Heart Bombs infused with Red Velvet Baileys, Chocolate Cherry Bombs infused with Cherry Vodka, Strawberries N’ Cream infused with Pinnacle Whipped Vodka and Milk Chocolate Bombs infused with Pinnacle Whipped Vodka! And don’t worry, she’s also offering these same v-day flavors sans booze for the kiddies. Sammi’s originally from Port Chester so she’s comfortable doing deliveries in Westchester and CT!
Also in the world of cocoa bombs, don’t sleep on Cocoa Bombed, a hot cocoa bomb and chocolate business based in Carmel, NY and run by the kindest mama. Alison’s chocolates are stunningly beautiful, really well priced and super tasty. She’s selling a variety of Valentine’s Day themed bombs and chocolates, as well as sampler packs if you can’t choose. And if you prefer your caffeine intake in the form of tea, she also makes adorable SUGAR TEA BOMBS!
