Valentine's Day Affordable Gift Idea

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and as a recent college grad with some serious student loans, I really have to watch how much I spend on gifts and other luxuries. Don't get me wrong; I absolutely love spoiling my boyfriend to pieces -- after all, he does the same for me all the time! But sometimes we all have to face facts, and in my case, the fact is that I simply cannot afford to shell out a lot of cash for a Valentine's Day gift.

But the thing is, you don't have to spend that much to show your loved one that you care! I don't know about you, but I don't believe that the amount of money spent equates to how much you love your significant other. So I've managed to put together a cute little Valentine's Day gift for under $20!

(Besides, Valentine's Day is pretty low on our 'holidays to celebrate love' list. Examples of days that come before V-Day are anniversaries, birthdays, and, of course, Christmas)

First place I scoured: my local Dollar Tree. They're usually pretty good about putting out stuff for every upcoming holiday (St. Patty's, Easter, etc.), and they didn't let me down: they had a whole section of Valentine's stuff! I managed to find everything I needed.

Here's my Dollar Tree haul:

- A cute Valentine's bear gift bag kit
- Those Valentines that you used to pass out to your classmates in elementary school
- A bunch of miscellaneous toys (a magnet, a jump rope, a ruler, a tea candle, among others)
- Sweetheart candies
- Valentine's Day gift bags

I'm making my s.o a bag o' puns!

I tied a cute pink/red tags to each of the toys with ribbon. Some examples of the puns I included:

- I'm so ATTRACTED to you (magnet)
- You RULE, babe! (ruler)
- You make me JUMP for joy! (jump rope)
- You are the SPARKLE I need in my life (bottle of glitter)
- I only have EYES for you (googly eyes glued to little pom poms)

Cute, cheesy, and affordable. Just my cup of tea. I'm sure the boyfriend will love it too.

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