10 Great Gift Ideas

I know the feeling - you want to do something great for your boyfriend/girlfriend but have no idea what to do or get for them. I’ve been to many websites before looking for ideas, but always am disappointed. I’ve listed a number of ideas that I have personally tried and have heard of. Clearly this is a brief list and I’ll be sure to add more in the future. They all work great and of course you can put your own special twist on them that makes them personal to your relationship.

1. Write a poem about anything in your relationship - from how you started dating to what is important to the two of you
2. Make something out of origami - I made my fiance a basket of “flowers” out of many sheets of paper. You can find instructions to do this here.
3. Make a collage out of pictures - this takes time but it’s something great to look at!
4. Write a fictional story about the two of you. It can be something as bizarre as taking a “magical adventure”
5. Make personalized cards using Microsoft Publisher or even Microsoft Word. I usually like to add a cartoon to the very front to make it more fun.
6. Send personalized e-cards at random times. These work best if there is no reason to do it - just send them anytime! You can find many sites to do these, but I’ve had the most success at Hallmark.
7. Go buy a picnic basket, and fill it with meaningful items for both of you. These items can be movies you’ve always wanted to watch together to pictures you found. After you’ve gone through the items together, go on a picnic using your new basket!!
8. Surprise them with tickets to some event. Depending on the nature of your relationship, this could be anything from tickets to a huge concert to tickets to your county fair!
9. Buy board games that the two of you can play together.
10. I know you’re waiting for it - buy flowers and/or candy. When looking for flowers, you can usually go to your local grocery store and buy a dozen roses for around $10. They don’t always last as long as the one from the florist, but they still leave a lasting impression! Figure out your boyfriend/girlfriend’s favorite candy and buy a ton of it - put it in something unique (I’ve seen people put candy in vases) and surprise them with it.

Let me know if you have any other ideas that work and I’ll be glad to put them on here!

God Bless!