Homemade Valentine's Day Gift Baskets for Guys

Homemade Valentine's Day gift baskets for guys can be cheap and sporty. Skip the overpriced assortments and buy a few Valentine's Day toys and treats for gift basket fillers.

Valentine's Day Fortune Cookies: If you're lucky in love, get these red and pink cookies with special messages for your sweetheart inside. Each cookie is individually wrapped. ($5.99 for 50 pieces).

Sign Language Pops: Learn to say "I love you" in sign language for those times when you can't talk during movies. These educational lollipops come in a rainbow of fun colors and fruit favors for cheap gift basket fillers. They're each 2 inches in diameter on a 4 inch plastic stick. Plus, they're individually wrapped and fat free. ($4.29 per dozen).

Valentine's Day Footballs: Work some football into your fantasy Valentine's Day gift basket for guys. These soft balls are 4 inches long and decorated with hearts. You can throw them around indoors or out. ($5.99 per dozen).

Plush Valentine Sport Balls: If his interests go beyond just football, get this assortment. Each sport ball comes with a coordinating cardboard tag with a fun message. For soccer, it's "Your heart is my goal!" Basketball is "You're a slam dunk." Football says "You're a touchdown, baby!" And baseball declares "We're a grand slam!" Each ball is 4 to 5 inches. ($14.99 per dozen).

Bendable Smile Face Heart Men. These red vinyl guys have that simple Gumby vibe. Nattily dressed in just simple white gloves and black shoes, they're less cutesy than any stuffed animal. They're fully flexible so pose them however you dare. Each figure is 4 inches tall. ($4.99 per dozen).

Valentine Octopus Ring Toss Game: If he likes horseshoes, he may love this variation. You get one rubber octopus that inflates to 27 by 12 inches plus four 6 inch plastic rings to toss onto his legs. ($5.99 for one set).

Stretchable Flying Heart Characters: If he misses his childhood catapult, he'll appreciate these. Pull these vinyl heart characters around the tip of your finger. Then release them and let your heart take wings. Each piece is 3 inches tall. ($3.99 per dozen).

Romantics can add a book of poetry or fine art postcards of Venus and cupid to complement these cheap gift basket fillers. If you're feeling frisky, throw in some boxers with racy sayings or sex toys to liven up your homemade Valentine's Day gift baskets for guys.