1. Plan ahead. Give yourself plenty of time to mastermindyour scheme.  You may need to plan a menu, make reservations, shoparound for the perfect sex toy, or do some research into your partner?sdesires before you?re ready for the big day.
2. Take care of the details. In the excitement of planningthe perfect evening, don?t forget to take care of the basics. Arrange for a babysitter, complete your usual household chores, andmake sure your partner?s schedule jives with your plans.  Nothingspoils a romantic evening like worrying about the babysitter or cominghome to a dirty house.
3. Know your partner?s desires.Be a sleuth. Find outbeforehand if your partner has ever fantasized about a favorite sex toyor activity. Then plan to make it happen.  If you?re not sure whatyour partner likes, then now is the time to find out!  Get to knoweach other better by planning an evening that incorporates a game like Speak Love, Make Love or Sex Questions.  Both games facilitate funconversations about sex.Check out our enlightening How To's together toget an idea of what my be an intriguing new adventure for both of you.
4. Do some research. Feeling short of creative ideas? Tons ofwebsites and books share easy, fun ideas for Valentine?s Day. Interactive books like 101 Nights of Great Sex and 101 Great Quickiescan give you hundreds of ideas for creative dates.
5. Think outside the box. When most people think of aromantic Valentine?s date, they envision a dinner at a classyrestaurant accompanied by roses and chocolates.  Don?t let yourplans be restricted by this script!  A memorable Valentine?s Daycan be different for everyone. Your celebration could be sensual, sexy,naughty, or even just plain fun. It could be skipping out of work earlyto go on a favorite hike. A quiet dinner at home for the two of you. Atrip to the local amusement park. A nasty trip to a pay-by-the-hourmotel. Dancing at a club.  A short dinner cruise. Or night skiingat the local ski hill.  
6. Build anticipation. Let your sweetie know that you?vegot surprises in store by making a short naughty phone call to yourpartner. Or take advantage of e-mail to hint at what?s to come later inthe evening.  You can even send a formal invitation with a littleteaser like a lipstick vibe, blindfold, or dirty dice.
7. Surprise your partner. There?s nothing like the element ofsurprise to make a Valentine?s Day memorable for years to come. Whiskyour partner away from work for a surprise Valentine?s lunch (andquickie!). Write 40 or 50 short love notes and hide them in yoursweetie?s belongings.  Present your lover with a strap-onButterfly Remote vibrator before heading out to a crowded restaurant orclub.
8. Try something new. Valentine?s Day is a great time tospice up your sex life.  If you and your partner have beendreaming of trying something new, now?s the time to take theplunge!  Whether you?ve been curious about tying each other up,finding the g-spot, or anal sex, you?ll be building intimacy as youexplore together.  Buy a book about the subject and a few startertoys as a gift!
9. Personalize. You can make Valentine?s more meaningful byincorporating memories of previous momentous occasions in yourrelationship.  Think about planning your evening at the restaurantwhere you had your first date.  Run away for a Valentine?s weekendto relive your honeymoon.  Go to the place you becameengaged.  Or the place where you first had sex together.
10. Captivate the senses. Take advantage of your partner?sfavorite music, food, and scents to make your evening extraspecial.  Serve a dinner of aphrodisiacs with the help of thecookbook Intercourses.  Treat your partner to a massage withsensual Body Wax.  Read a favorite erotic story aloud to yoursweetie.  End the evening by making yourselves into dessert withthe Honey Dust.

Also recommended:

• Valentine?s Gift Kits
• Heart Harness
• Lover?s Lotto