Valentine’s themed creative comps

Do you have plans for Valentine’s Day this year? I’ll be flying off to New York with my loving husband. But don’t think it’s all dancing and romancing – the loving five year old is coming along too! But just because I’ll be out of the country doesn’t mean I won’t be getting involved in a few of these cheesy Valentine’s themed comps that are already popping up….

As with Christmas, each year promoters ask the same questions on Facebook and Twitter, so you might want to have a think about your answers and make a note of them somewhere you can easily access them – using the Notes function on your phone, or maybe a document on Google Drive. Find a few photos of you and your loved one too – unusual or funny ones as well as the classic wedding shots, and save these to your phone camera roll so you have them handy! And poems are always popular, so be sure to check out my favourite wordy site www.rhymezone.com for ideas!

Here are some of the most common love-themed competition questions you might see:

• How did your partner propose?
• What’s the best date you’ve been on?
• What’s the worst date you’ve been on?
• What romantic meal will you be preparing for your loved one?
• What’s your favourite love song?
• Complete the poem ‘Roses are red, violets are blue….’

Valentine’s Day creative comps: my top picks

Pong Cheese are running their usual cheesy poetry competition – get your entries in using the #cheeselove hashtag by 9th February 2015 for your chance to win a heart-shaped cheese box for Valentine’s Day!

Win a wonderful afternoon tea for two at Dukes London, plus a Chanel lipstick. To enter, take a photo of a lipstick stained teacup and tweet or Instagram it with #DukesPout – you can find them at @DukesHotel. Closing date is 14th February 2015.

Here’s a nice one from Everydayhero to win £1750 for a charity of your choice (plus runners up prizes of £500 and £250). Take a photo of yourself holding up a poster that says ‘I love (charity name) because (why you love them)’ . Share on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram (use the hashtag #IlovebeCAUSE and @everydayheroUK) – or simply upload to the gallery at www.everydayhero.com/uk/ilovebecause/ before 15th February 2015. Winners are judged on creativity and originality.

You can win a Kindle Fire by completing the (tricky!) Globelink Valentine’s quiz and completing the tiebreaker question ‘If you could spend your Valentine’s Day anywhere in the World – where would it be and why?’ – this closes on 14th February 2015.

Your local shopping centres, radio stations and restaurants are likely to be running comps too so have a browse of their Facebook pages to see what you can find.

I’ve also included the usual linky list below. I’ll add more fun comps as I spot them, or feel free to add to it yourself – have a LOVE-ly time!