Valentine Gifts Under $25

Plan a back to basics romantic evening that includes sinfully buttered hot popcorn and a date movie DVD. No one has fun pushing microwave buttons (at least we don't think so), but there is something fun about the Back to Basics Popcorn Maker. First of all, it looks like something you could have seen in your great grandmother's kitchen, which we love, and second, you get to turn the handle while the popcorn cooks. Best of all, though, the popcorn is delicious and the bottom kernels aren't burnt.

Forego the obvious love stories -- it's a lot of trouble finding a movie that spells romance to both of you. Instead, get your heart pumping with the action and adventure of Dark Knight. We're in the minority of people who have yet to catch this film, but all of our credible resources indicate this is a top notch film and worth a watch at home even if you caught it on the big screen.

It just doesn't get more old-school than this. Poetry. In French. Of course, it helps that the Treasury of French Love: Poems, Quotations & Proverbs is in English, too, so you don't have to rely on those old high school language lessons. Pick a poem and read it aloud to your beloved over a candlelit dinner. We suggest you practice first. Stumbling over the words like a first time reader definitely takes away from the romance.

Score points and pick up a gift for his or her canine companion. We particularly like the Colorado Cuddler, which is designed to keep the dog warm and not make him or her an object of ridicule. Dogs have pride, too.

A bottle of wine is a nice gift, but a bottle of wine that comes with the French Fleur de Lis Pewter Wine Stopper is really special. The wine probably won't last the evening, but the wine stopper will. It's a very practical gift for the wine lover, but could evoke that romantic getaway to New Orleans, where the Fleur-de-lis is everywhere.

Natural aromatherapy ingredients and a wonderful scent make Aura Cacia's Heart Song Buble Bath a perfect addition to a romantic soak for two. With 100% pure essential oils and a rose scent, your sweetie will feel pampered and loved (and also smell good).

This really is a hunk of burning love, and you don't often get to say that and mean it. Primal Elements Wish Candle delivers a simple sentiment with "love" spelled out in sparkly letters on the outside. Inside, there are two wicks, not one, and the candle gently scents the room.