The problem with Valentine's Day is that everything on offer is consumed and gone. Flowers last a week. Dinner lasts two hours. Chocolate lasts about four minutes.
An evening spent making something is a different kind of gift. Two people, a set of cast plaster pieces, six colours and one small brush between you. It takes a couple of hours, neither of you is any good at it, and what you end up with sits on a shelf long after the date itself.
For an evening in
The larger kits are the ones to pick — six to twelve pieces, so there is enough to share and enough to argue over who gets the good one. Put them on a table, put the phones somewhere else, and see how quickly two hours go.
Browse Couples & Date Night Kits. Everything there is ₹399 and up, and comes with paints and a brush included.
For someone far away
Long-distance has a version of this that works surprisingly well: order two of the same kit, send one, and paint them at the same time on a video call. You each end up with a piece the other person made a matching version of. It costs less than flowers and lasts considerably longer.
For something they keep on a dresser
If you would rather give a finished object than an activity, the hand-cast trays work as a quieter gift — a ring dish beside the bed, a small tray for earrings and keys. Warm white, ready to use, nothing to assemble.
See Trinket Trays & Ring Dishes, from ₹259.
Order in time
Everything is hand-cast to order, so Valentine's week is not the week to leave it. Orders are prepared for dispatch in 2 to 4 working days and delivery across India takes a further 3 to 7. Count backwards from the 14th and give yourself a week of margin.
Made for kids, families and adults. Non-toxic paints. The pieces are small, so young children should paint with an adult.