Things To Do For Your Hubby: 32 Fun & Flirty Ways to Spoil Your Sweetie

Things to do for your hubby here are 32 fun and flirty ideas for ways that you can spoil your sweetheart, from fun dates to silly, small things. This list is perfect for Valentine’s Day!

I am SO EXCITED to introduce today’s guest poster to you.  She is one of my two favorite women in the WHOLE WORLD, tied with only one other for #1.  (The tie is obviously between her and my other sister, Laura, who is pictured with her hubby in the hilariously cheesy pic above.)

My sister Rachel is a supremely talented writer.  She has written been writing since she was a very small girl, and today she is an avid journal writer and Editor/Board Member for Power of Moms.  You can read her very honest Power of Moms articles on family and life HERE.  My favorite of her Power of Moms’ articles is Worth Fighting For because it is about my absolutely remarkable mother.

Today Rachel isn’t going to be talking to us about any heavy topics, but instead, she’s sharing fun, sweet, sassy, and meaningful things to do for your hubby this Valentine’s Day week.

Of course, you could also do (most) of them for almost anyone in your life that you love.  There are a few I would definitely skip for your friends and colleagues….  😉  Rachel and her husband Ryan have such a fun, playful marriage and always have.  There are countless pictures of them doing things with mouths wide open in enthused grins and two thumbs up.  They are so funny.  I have no idea what they were up to in the picture below….. I love those two goofs!

And now let’s turn the time over to Rachel for her Things to do for your hubby 32 Fun and Flirty Ways to Spoil Your Sweetie!

(There are few Amazon affiliates links in this post.  That means if you click them and then buy them I get a small percentage of credit for referring you.  It doesn’t cost you anything, but it helps provide for my family.)  🙂

 I am truly honored to be featured on my sister’ blog that specializes in amazing crafts and projects.  I never thought this day would come since I have never made a cute craft in my life! Unfortunately, my sisters got all of those skills and talents, but one thing that we do have in common is our love of holiday traditions and family fun and that includes things to do for your hubby to keep the romance alive.

Earlier this month Sarah shared with you our mother’s tradition of Secret Cupids.  It is a fun tradition for the whole family. Long before we had children, when my husband and I were dating, we started doing “Secret Cupids” for each other, and ten years (and two kids) later, we are still at it.  As our kids get older, we will involve them in this tradition more and more, but we will also continue to spend the week before Valentine’s Day just spoiling each other as husband and wife because it is really fun and brings us closer each year.

So here is a compilation of some of my best things to do for your hubby on Valentine’s Day, in no particular order (and, in the highly unlikely event that a male is reading this post, obviously all of these ideas would also work for surprising your wife, and she will love you forever!):

–Send him a text every hour of the day, telling him something that you love about him.

–Mail a love letter to his work or to your home (or just slip one in the mailbox so he will find it amongst the bills).

–Create a little Videogram with the kids (something like, “Why we love Daddy” and email it to him at work).  You could also just do this with a photo of you and the kids holding a sign.

–Print photos of you two together–possibly from your dating days–and put them all over the refrigerator.  I did this one year, and then the next day Ryan added little construction paper thought/speech bubbles that were hilarious and made my day. It’s one of my favorite things to do for you hubby I’ve ever done.

–Sign him up for a class about something he’s interested in (art, photography, cooking)–or better yet, take the class together.

–Think about something he’s currently struggling with and do something about it.  My husband is a dentist, and he often has back pain due to his long hours leaning over the dental chair, so I researched the best heating pads and ordered him a good one.  I also made appointments for us to get massages on his day off next week.  (I figured he might not be willing to go into a spa without me, so I get to have a massage too.  Score!  Super excited about this!!)

–Order a custom painting of your family, your home, or another place that is special to you as a couple. Lots of artists on Etsy have beautiful, original work.

–Leave loving notes all over the house–on the bathroom mirror in a dry erase marker or lipstick, on the milk carton in the refrigerator with a permanent marker, in his car on a big paper heart on the steering wheel…you get the picture.

-A similar idea: “Heart Attack” his car or his office door by taping construction paper hearts all over with loving notes written on them.  (It would be fun to have the kids help with this.)  Last year Sarah wrote a post on this idea that you can find HERE.

–Build snowmen that look like the two of you in the front yard.  Use your own accessories so he’s sure to know who the snowmen are. (Hahaha, I am giggling just thinking about a snowman wearing Ryan’s ski hat and a snowwoman wearing one of my scarves!)  The snow couple could even be holding hands or holding a sign with a loving message.  Cutest!

–Make some sort of photo album for him.  Lots of online services like Shutterfly have deals this time of year, and these programs are easy and fast to use with a  really professional final product.  Of course, if you enjoy scrapbooking then you can do that too.  Sarah really enjoys the ease of Project Life scrapbooking.

–Send him to do something fun with his buddies–basketball game tickets, skiing, whatever.

–Plan some sort of sexy surprise.  Last year, I bought myself a new silky nightgown (because let’s face it, the ones I got for my wedding are WAY too small now, and I had never gotten any sense).  I left it on the bed before I went to a book club with a note that said, “I hope you will wait up for me.” 😉  Let’s just say, he did!  (TMI???  Sorry, Dad, if you’re reading this!!)  You can also just do something as simple as hanging white twinkle lights on the headboard of your bed or light a candle and put on music…something romantic and different that will surprise him.

–Make his favorite dinner.  You could even put out Valentine’s place settings to go along with it. Sometimes it’s simple things to do for your hubby that mean the most.

–Prepare his favorite breakfast treat and have it waiting first thing in the morning–a fresh batch of cinnamon rolls, a box of his favorite donuts, homemade muffins…whatever.  If you are really ambitious, you could get/make enough for him to take to work and feed his coworkers.

–Buy a new board game and invite some favorite friends over to play it with you guys.  (Sarah and Logan are big gamers.  Here are two of their favorite two-player games: Lost Cities and Splendor.  Here are three of their favorite group/family games: Last Word, Apples to Apples, and Spot It!)

–Surprise him at work for a lunch date.  Or if his work isn’t the type of setting where a surprise is really possible, schedule it with him in advance.  (You could also be sneaky and let his secretary or boss in on the plan, so they will make him think he has a meeting, or a conference call, or a patient to see…then you will show up instead.)

And I did something similar for him with “study treats” on the year he was cramming for his Board exams.  I think I got the printables from Pinterest or something.  I certainly don’t know how to make a cutesy printable myself.

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Rachel Nielson

Rachel loves birthday surprises, summer sunsets, and a handsome man named Ryan. She taught high school English for five years before deciding to be a stay-at-home mom to their two miracle babies. Rachel runs the wonderful 3 in 30 Podcast, designed to help busy moms live more fulfilling lives. Rachel also writes guest blogger posts for Power of Moms and Bombshell Bling, and nothing gives her more satisfaction than capturing in words the deepest feelings of her heart.

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