Valentine's Day Ideas for Your Stay-At-Home Wife

For many stay-at-home moms getting a day away from it all can be the most romantic idea they can imagine. Spending each day cleaning up messes, chasing after kids, and trying to keep the house organized can be taxing emotionally as well as physically for anyone. So this year why not surprise your wife with what she needs more than flowers and chocolate, treat her to a mini-vacation. She'll be floating on air and ready to tackle life's daily challenges with renewed strength.

Pamper her with a spa day. Many spas offer package deals including massages, soaking, manicures, and facials. What woman would not like having a day to be pampered and prepped by professionals? Search around for a good deal, but do not forget that you get what you pay for. Ask what is included in the packages and what the approximate time frame for each service is; the difference between a fifteen minute and thirty minute massage might mean the world.

If she is more the type to want to get out surprise her with tickets to a show or a museum. Spending a few hours out without the kids can be a great way to unwind. Think about what things your wife might enjoy and what your area has to offer locally. Wine vineyards, botanical gardens, theaters, and art galleries are wonderful choices that can be found in and around many cities. Offer to watch the kids for a few hours while she goes out, or find a babysitter and join her.

Another gift that many housewives would love is a day off. Between cooking, cleaning, feeding, and caring for kids motherhood can be a 24 hour job. Create a coupon book for services such as washing dishes, folding laundry, mopping, or vacuuming that she can redeem any time during the year. Or create one coupon entitling her to a day of rest while you take over the daily chores around the house. Let her curl up with a good book and a glass of coffee while you juggle her responsibilities for the day.

If you have friends who are having trouble deciding gifts also you can go in together and create a movie night for all your wives. Supply movies, popcorn, snacks, and keep the kids entertained while the women spend time together enjoying the movies. Finding time to talk with friends can often be difficult for stay-at-home moms; putting together a night just for her to see friends is a wonderful gift idea.

If your wife has been living in sweatpants and old t-shirts there is no better time than Valentine's Day to take her out for a romantic night on the town. Give her a reason to change into a beautiful outfit, put on make-up and jewelry, and get out of "mommy mode" for the night. A candle lit dinner, dancing, and sneaking away to a bed and breakfast for the night can revive any woman.

Let her indulge in a spa in her very own home whenever she needs to is another superb gift idea. Fill a basket with assorted lotions, soaps, scrubs, and various bath treasures for her own personal spa. Add in a soft robe, a special towel, and perhaps slippers to really allow her to enjoy the full experience. You can mix and match various scents, or create a basket around a central scent that she loves. At the end of a hard day she can treat herself to a soothing bath and come out feeling better than ever.

Creating a family day out of Valentine's Day can be a wonderful tradition in the making that many women would cherish as a gift. Go out on a picnic, take a hike, or have a family portrait taken. Choose something fun that everyone can be a part of and that your wife would love. Getting to share a fun activity with the entire family can be revitalizing and remind her of the joy in the daily grind.

If she is the time who loves learning something new a wonderful gift idea would be a class or workshop. Many community colleges and adult learning centers offer short classes and workshops on a variety of topics. Asian cooking, candle making, scrap booking, or painting are just a few of the many options you can find. The smaller classes are often offered several times during the year do to their shorter class period and are usually inexpensive. Sign her up for a fun new class and offer to watch the children while she goes out to learn something new.

Paying for her to join a gym is a gift that she can use time and time again. Spending time each week to work out is a great stress reliever for many women. Gyms offer more than just the basic workout equipment; many also offer classes in yoga, belly dancing, tai-bo, and many other fun exercise options. Find a gym that also offers childcare and she can escape without worrying about who will watch the children while she's gone.