For over two hundred years now, jigsaw puzzles have given pleasure to millions. There is something in the human psyche that makes them love a puzzle.  We love to be challenged, and the beauty of a jigsaw puzzle is that everybody is brought to the same level.  The prince and the pauper, the genius and the fool, are the same when it comes to a jigsaw puzzle.  There is no specialized knowledge or specific intelligence needed to solve a jigsaw puzzle.

That is why they are so popular and are brought out traditionally at times when families get together, such as at Christmas time. However, they are now increasingly becoming popular as a Valentines gift. Although the traditional boxed jigsaw puzzles are as popular as they have ever been, personalized jigsaw puzzles are increasing in popularity all the time, especially for special occasions.

There are many ways to personalize a jigsaw puzzle to make them an ideal as gifts between two people. For a Valentine’s Day gift something personal is generally called for, and many people are become very ingenious in their choice of design.

Valentine’s Photo Collage Puzzle
Once choice is a Valentine’s Day Photo Collage Puzzle incorporating a selection of your favorite photos. The photos can represent your life together as a couple or a “this is your life” style layout with pictures of only your wife or girlfriend taken over many years. Adding a verse, poem or personal message makes it even more romantic.

Some ideas for a romantic message are

“You complete Me!” or
“I give you the pieces of my Heart”

or something similar. These are popular saying that others have included in their Valentines Puzzle Layout.

Most Valentine’s Day gifts are simple cards with a few love poems, but a Valentine’s Day jigsaw puzzle is much more romantic, especially if the subject is the person presenting the gift. Just think of the fun the couple will have in putting it together. It’s an activity that two people can share that goes way beyond a simple card.

Valentine’s Heart Puzzle
The shape of the puzzle you choose can also say more than words. For that added impact, order a Heart shaped Puzzle with your own picture and words on it.

There is however one last very important point not to forget! You must still have the roses!  A personalized jigsaw puzzle might thrill her, but not if it comes without the roses, so make sure you get the basics right. In fact the card would likely be a good idea as well. I would play safe and give both, with a personalized Heart Puzzle as the icing on the cake. If you choose the subject right she will love it – and you!

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At a Valentines Day party, games play an important role! They bring everyone together by entertaining and amusing your party guests. When everybody is having fun, they feel more at ease with themselves and their host! You do however need to pick the best games based on the age of your guests or you may not get the result you want.

For example, children’s games at an ‘all-adults’ party probably won’t work out very well or indeed adult games at an ‘all-kids’ party! Seems like plain commonsense I know, however if I have seen people make such silly mistakes and thought it was worth mentioning here. Assuming that your games are chosen for your party guests based on their age, here are some ideas for games to play to make a romantic and entertaining atmosphere at your Valentine’s Day party.

Game#1: The Chin Game
This game can be a bit difficult to master but is also very amusing which is why it remains my top favorite. First, create a heart-shaped pillow or have somebody do it for you. Then divide the participants in five or six smaller teams and get each team to stand in a circle. The rule is that each group’s members must pass the pillow to the other team, WITHOUT using their hands!

Every team’s members should hold the pillow in-between their chins and chests and then pass it along to the next group in a similar fashion; the subsequent group’s members also have to receive the pillow in between their chins and chests. As you can imagine, this game offers some fun and amusing moments and is exciting enough to keep your guests very tensed up. However that’s not where it ends!

During passing the pillow, if it falls on the floor, the team member who dropped it has to pick it up WITHOUT using their hands! The game then begins from scratch once more! The group that is successful in passing the pillow from first to the last group becomes the winner!

NOTE: A variation on this game is to hold the pillow or chosen object between your knees only and pass it to the opposing team member using your knees. This can be lots of fun and create some hilarious moments.

Game#2: The Guessing Game
Just imagine how fun would it be to keep your guests guessing the answer to something simple! Fill up a glass jar or other container with candies or any type or color – the smaller the better so that there are lots of them. Then, ask your guests to guess how many candies are contained within the jar. The one whose answer matches exactly or at least gets the closest to the true answer becomes the winner. As an added bonus, the winner takes away the jar full of candies (but must promise to share them)!

Before beginning the game, make sure that you know the proper answer by counting those candies beforehand. (You don’t want to look like a fool in front of your guests, do you?). This game will also be played with other types of foods like biscuits, cakes, etc. In case of biscuits, you may ask your guests to count the quantity of biscuits within the jar, while in case of cakes, you’ll ask them to guess its weight!

These Valentines Day games will brighten up any Valentines Day party and provide some fun and amusing stories to tell for weeks to come.

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