Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day has a long history dating back to the year 496! It became a holiday associated with love and romance in the 1300s. The very first hand-written Valentine’s cards were eventually created in the 15th century.

Fast forward to today and February 14th is one of the most popular days for couples to demonstrate their romantic love and devotion to each other.

According to Statistics Canada, Canadians spend roughly 37 million dollars every year on Valentine’s with an average dating couple spending $148.

Traditionally, couples will often enjoy a romantic dinner out and exchange gifts such as chocolate and flowers. The gift people spend the most money on, however, is jewellery.

Whichever way you choose to profess your love, keep these awesome Valentine’s Day Date and Gift ideas in mind.

Fantastic CHOCOLATIER Feature

Perfect for Your Valentine’s Sweet Tooth

Who doesn’t LOVE getting chocolate on Valentine’s Day? Big shout out to Annette’s Creations, a fantastic Chocolatier servicing Toronto and the GTA. Check out this fun contest giveaway for a sample of Annette’s cute and yummy offerings…and if you live in the area, don’t forget to enter the contest!

 

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Annette’s Creations is also featuring these Valentine’s themed goodies:

My Valentine Rose Bark Package

A handcrafted Belgian Chocolate heart dusted with organic, edible Rose petals and boxed with two hot chocolate Bombs.

Bomb Gift Set

5 Hot Chocolate Bombs in a gorgeous gift box with handles.  Swap any bomb for a Mini SMASH heart filled with cinnamon hearts!

Heart Items

These are all individually packaged in cute boxes with a heart on top:

• Heart Hot Chocolate Bombs (Milk, Strawberry & funfetti)
• Mini SMASH hearts – filled with cinnamon hearts
• Heart donuts & heart-shaped bark

Date Ideas

1. Ice skating – glide along together, hand in hand
2. Go to a local museum, landmark or theatre – head to one of your favourites or discover something new
3. Bake a sweet or make dinner together – putting the food together is fun and sharing the result is so romantic
4. Breakfast in bed – lounge around after surprising your loved one with heart-shaped pancakes
5. Snowshoeing – spend time with your love surrounded by nature
6. Spa day – book a couple’s massage then spend quality time in the hot tub
7. Go dancing – let your hair down then snuggle up on the slow ones
8. Take a bath together – bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles
9. Make a playlist reflecting your relationship – all the songs that you both love that make you sing, dance and reminisce together
10. Create your very own couple’s cocktail – or just make this awesome Chocolate Martini together
11. Couple’s getaway weekend at a luxury hotel – show your undying love with the finest in comfy accommodations, outstanding service and world-class amenities
12. Romantic dinner out – dim lighting and soft music set the scene for sharing a delicious meal at a favourite eatery
13. Take a chocolate-making course – create something sweet for your sweetie
14. Shopping – pick a gift out for each other to celebrate the Day

Gift Ideas

1. This heart-shaped faux sheepskin area rug has such a cute design and is the perfect decoration for the day!
2. Take being ‘stuck on you’ to a whole new level with these fun custom face stickers.
3. This personalized enamel camping mug is perfect for your next adventure in the woods.
4. Surprise your lover with this elegant custom necklace with personalized name
5. A nice, fragrant perfume or cologne will last longer than chocolates or flowers. But they’re nice too.
6. Who wouldn’t want to have personalized Air Pods?
7. Soft, luxurious and sexy lingerie will put you both in the mood.
8. A beautiful, scented candle adds that extra touch of magic to your romantic evening
9. Keep your partner warm and cozy with a comfy, new bathrobe
10. After your beautiful day together, slip under the covers and nestle into these new hypoallergenic silk sheets.

6 Fun Facts About Valentine’s Day

1. Valentine’s Day is the 2nd largest gift card giving day of the year after Christmas.

2. A huge portion of the population gives their pet a Valentine’s Day gift, so don’t forget your furry friend!

3. The heart shape wasn’t always a romantic symbol. The heart was once believed to be the centre of human memory. French and Italian artists in the 14th century are responsible for starting to use the shape in their art as symbols of love.

4. Cupid’s bow and arrows are said to symbolize him piercing hearts to cast a spell of love.

5. The favourite flower of Venus, Goddess of Love as well as being Cupid’s mother, is the red rose. The flower is synonymous with romantic love so it only makes sense that a bunch of red roses is the bouquet of choice on Valentine’s Day.

6. Cadbury introduced the first heart-shaped box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day in 1868.

Romantic Playlist

Set the perfect mood with just the right romantic tunes playing in the background. For today’s best love songs, check out our Date Night Valentine Kisses Playlist on Spotify.

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