Five budget-friendly ways to get your romance on this Valentine’s Day

A ROMANTIC Valentine’s date needn’t break the bank. Heading out tomorrow evening can be pricey, but with a little planning you can have a special time at home with your love or just a few special friends. Here are budget-friendly ideas to try out . . . SHOW YOUR ART: Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to let your inner artist run free. Create your own card to give your love something extra-special. If you’re stuck for ideas, try cutting a heart-shaped stamp out of a potato and dipping in paint.

Or for an activity guaranteed to create laughs, try buying a couple of canvases and painting portraits of one another. DINE IN: Light some candles, add twinkly fairy lights and put on your favourite music to create some special atmosphere. Then get dressed up as if you were going out, and tuck into a supermarket dine-in meal deal. COCKTAIL CREATIONS: Buy a cocktail mixing kit and have a fab time creating fancy drinks for each other.

This is especially perfect if you still have bottles of sprits left over from Christmas. Or make use of other ingredients that need using up. For example, strawberries on the turn are perfect mixed up in daquiris. GET COSY: Have an extra-luxe movie night by creating a cosy retreat in your living room. Push together your sofas, and pile on pillows, cushions and blankets. Then line up a huge bowl of popcorn, and other movies snacks, before settling down for a romcom marathon.

GAME TIME: A little light-hearted competition can be fun. Pull out a couple of board- games or play a quiz — there are plenty of questions you can find online to suit all interests. Or ahead of time, you could answer Mr And Mrs-style questions and see if your partner can guess your responses. STAY cosy with this leopard-print borg jacket, down from £42.99 to £21.49 at New Look. SAVE: £21.50. SHOW some love with this bunch of Poundland artificial roses, £2.

ALDI has a new sparkling wine for £6.99. The Mimo Moutinho Vinho Verde is a fusion of fizz and Portugal’s green wine, featuring crisp citrus notes. ACTIVATE your senses with Lancome’s La Vie est Belle eau de parfum, £93.75 from lookfantastic.com. Or hit similar scent notes with B&M’s La Beaute shimmer, £3.99. SAVE: £89.76. ANYONE who goes to see Bridget Jones movie Mad About The Boy at a Vue cinema tomorrow to Sunday, dressed in pyjamas, will get a free sweet or savoury treat.

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