A Game Of Love

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While browsing Pinterest this past January, I found this idea and knew it was perfect for Valentine’s Day! AND I KNEW I had to have them share it with all of you. Seriously, this is the perfect and easiest gift for Valentine’s or Anniversary, etc. Check it out.
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What are two DIY bloggers doing guest posting on a marriage blog?  Don’t you worry, no hammer and nails required for this project- just a little stealth and a whole lot of fun!
Diva Disclaimer

If we haven’t met before, let me officially say, “Hey! It’s super good to meet you!”  I’m Monica, and I blog with my BFF Jess over at East Coast Creative.  You might recognize our faces, but not our name, and maybe that’s because our blog used to be The Real Housewives of Bucks County (and maybe that still doesn’t help, but at least now we’ve officially met).
 
Jess and I blog about all things DIY, home decor, and toss plenty of real life in there too. Today I’m sharing a project that couldn’t get any more REAL for ya… and I might blush a time or two in the process, but I’m all for strengthening marriages and am so thankful that The Dating Divas invited us to share.  (Before we get started, I just need to mention something, Mom- if you’re reading this…please stop now!)
The BEST Surprise Ever…The Game of Love
Imagine with me for a moment… It’s been a long day, you and the hubs are headed to bed.  You’ve put on your favorite comfy, frumpy sweats and a tee for bed.  Once your hubs sees your bedtime wardrobe choice he knows there’s no shot of romance for the night.  He pulls back the covers to hop in bed and… what’s this??

You’ve just pulled off the best surprise ever (at least in your husband’s opinion).  It’s time to play The Game of Love! It’s a game your hubs will love even more than the Superbowl! 
All you’ll need for this DIY is some time without your hubby around, some markers, some kind of shape template, and a fitted bed sheet…Seriously mom, if you’re reading- Stop! 
Ok, you can kind of see where this is going, and I must make a public confession… yes, I used one of my bff’s birth announcement as my template! It was an adorable shape- Sorry Mandi! 
 
I spent a lot of time ironing my sheet and then had an idea… I could have just washed and dried it.  That would be easier.
Pop on your still wrinkly  ironed sheet and you’re ready to start making your game board.  
If you want nice, straight lines, you can use some masking tape and your template to help with your spacing. 
It doesn’t have to be perfect (trust me he won’t be too focused on your straight lines!)
Start tracing your template.  Trace it over and over again.  Darn that I couldn’t really have a friend come and help me with this DIY… awkward 🙂 
Before removing the masking tape, I added some cute little dashes along the top.
You can add your game’s title across the top.  Don’t you love my cheesy name?  The Game of Love… still makes me laugh! Feel free to use it or come up with a less cheesy one! 
Now it’s time to get creative.  I included a few presents, snacks, wardrobe changes, and lots more! 
Here are a few of my squares… (if you really want to know what else I added, you can try and read the teeny writing! Ha!) I had a few gifts wrapped and ready to go and  a few yummy romantic snacks as well.  
Put your mattress back and it’s ready to go! (Okay, I have some limits, so I pulled a little censored for your protection action!) 
In case you’re wondering, here are…
The Official “Game of Love” Rules
1. The player will roll a die, but the highest number can be 3 (so divide by 2 or the game goes too fast!)
2. Each square has a 1 ½ minute time limit
3.  No getting carried away- you have to stop at 90 seconds and roll again (the hubs might fight you on that one)
4. Only one person “plays” your role is just the game “facilitator” 
5.  The Final square is “Score” and you can’t skip ahead to that space (if ya know what I mean) make him wait. 
Now a little back story on why I blogged about this… No, it’s not my life’s aspiration for my personal life to be all over Pinterest (don’t worry, I am cool with you pinning it though).  I just know that marriage is tough.  It takes effort each and every day.  I don’t know your situation, but I know that 4 kids takes a toll on the love life.  As a woman, I have to be intentional about connecting with my husband and making him a priority (FYI “connecting” is a code word! lol).  I wanted to encourage woman to have FUN with their husbands… it’s really okay- you’re married! I sometimes call this the “Perfect Gift” because for me, it meant so much to Eric that I took the time to think through this, plan out the surprise, and then have an unexpected evening dedicated just to us! 
This kind of project isn’t really our norm, so here’s a little peek into what else you can find over at East Coast Creative. 
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We hope you’ll come visit our little piece of blog land sometime. And be sure to let us know if you pull off the Best.Surprise.Ever!  What do you think? Are you going to give it a try?    
Thanks so much for having us Dating Divas! It was a complete honor to be here today! 

Monica&jess

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I married the love of my life and enjoy being with him and our son. We love to try new things - traveling, food, games, and everything in between.

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    1. It’s seriously so fun and my hubby still says it’s one of his favorite anniversary gifts! Have so much fun!

  1. Hey thank you for making this post I am going to do this for my wife i just have to change a few things. She has been very stressed lately so this might help her get back into her groove

  2. this was so fun to make and we had a blast. I made mine and my husband loves it! I put the blank sheet on my bed and used a flexible cutting mat underneath the sheet, scooting it along while I drew my permanent spaces and writing with the washable markers. And I was so excited that the washable washed off completely while the permanent didn’t. I made my own die painting a 3″ wooden block black and putting heart stickers on it – only went up to 3 since I didn’t want the game to go too fast. I had a small stuffed heart that was a gift I used for our game piece. I’m looking foward to it’s next use – and so is my husband.

    1. DANA!!! That is SO great! Thank you so much for your comment and letting us know how much fun you had!! We love hearing it!

  3. Just found your website and I’m so excited I found you! On Pinterest it says that you have this as an actual product for purchase. Where can I find that?

  4. Just made my own Game of Love for our 11th anniversary. I had a blast putting it all together, little mini games, treats, intimate moments. My husband loved it and told me he loved me for doing things like this for our marriage. Thank you so much for the inspiration!

  5. Thank you for this idea. I’ve been racking my brain and searching Pinterest for the perfect gift for my husband. Now I have to decide on Valentine’s Day or our upcoming anniversary.

  6. I don’t understand how it’s actually played….I get that there are dice, but what do you do with them – how do you “play”?

  7. I can’t wait to make this, my husband is going to love it. It’s perfect for when he comes back from his deployment in a couple months!

  8. Hey gals! Question… What are the “XXX” and “???” I’m planning this impromptu for hubby tonight and need help! Lol

  9. Just wanted to say I made one of these several years ago for my husband for Christmas. He told me that is his favorite gift ever and we still play it often. It’s his favorite “love activity” and he often asks to play!

  10. Ok, today is hubby’s birthday, and I’ve got this ready to go, except I’m still racking my brain on a creative “love item” to use as a space marker. (You know, what he moves when he rolls the die.) I thought about a condom, but I don’t know if that excites or dampens the energy. I thought about a bottle of KY. Did you use anything awesome, or do you have any ideas?

  11. i love this idea for the game, i think i am going to do it on cute note cards to lay out on the bed (seems easier). Anyways I am having a hard time being creative on this one! Please help!!! can you tell me what you wrote on all yours?? I will customize it to my hubby, but i need more ideas to get my own creative juices flowing:) thanks!

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  13. Ok so I am a dude……..don’t freak out. I want to do this for my wife. Most of the squares can be made universal but was curious if there is a for the wife version. Want the squares work for her not just me. Thanks.

  14. I’m curious, how did it wash? Did the marker bleed? Did it fade too much? I’m making this as I type. I drew a template on a piece of cardboard and cut it out. It made it easy to trace. My anniversary is in two days and I’m doing this after I’ve done a very wintery themed house with hanging snowflakes and fake snow everywhere. It’ll be magical and fun!! thank you for the idea!

  15. Just got mine made last night. Dh works overseas and we have not seen each other in 4 months. He is coming home for Christmas. I am planning on spoiling him big time while he is here. And this just got added to the list of things we will be doing while he is home. So excited.

  16. Did this for my hoobie and he loved it! I customized the squares to what I knew he would like :).
    I did not have extra sheets on hand nor did I want the game to be the same everytime, So I made little paper notecards and laid them out on the bed so they can be re-arranged or new ones can be made. We have a dice with only 1’s and 2’s on it which was perfect :).

    Thanks so much for this idea!

    1. Great question! Monica and Jess did not provide one, but if you click on the link and enlarge the photos, you might be able to read them that way. Best of luck!

      1. So for those of us who are blind, and very uncreative when it comes to the bedroom can we get a list of the ideas?

  17. Made this for my DHs birthday and he loved it! we did the romantic rooftop date which is on this site and he wasnt expecting anything after that, so it was a good surprise. Just a couple tips that might help if you’re thinking about this 1. If you arent interested in ruining 1 of 2 nice sheets check out factory stores that sell slightly damaged sheets for much less. They might not be as good quality but lets face it, he’s not making a thread count check. 2. i wanted this game to be reusable so i made the boxes a little less specific, like instead of chocolate covered strawberries, which i dont always have on hand i just put yummy treat, which can even be some chocolate chip cookies or something if you decide to spontaneously play another day. 3. if you’re doing this game on a budget (who isnt) then your presents can be non store bought items such as a) washing the car with him next saturday b) giving him a super massage another day, etc. thanks for the fun and great idea!

  18. Love this game!! Made one for my bf for our anniversary this past weekend and he LOVED it… he said it was the best present he’s ever gotten from me (and i’ve gotten him a ton of awesome presents over the years lol) but nothing this creative or fun =) After we played one round with me as the facilitator, he suggested we both play the next game, with the other person being the facilitator each time, so it’s like we were playing against eachother… but we both win in the end anyway! Thanks for the idea ladies!!

  19. Love this idea, huuby’s b-day is the 7th so definitely going to do this. Instead of sheets though I am going to use poster boards (3), we just moved and our bed won’t be here until after his b-day. Thanks for this great idea!

  20. This is awesome!! I am going to make this game up and take it on our timeshare vacation in Jamaica in 2 weeks and surprise him. I love loving on my hubby and he is such a great guy to put up with me sometimes! I used to come up with things to surprise him before we had children, they are 10th and 12th grade now. One of my favorite ideas that I only did a few times involved candlelight, music, blindfolding him and feeding him different fruit, pickle, black olive, body part with whip cream (uh-humm). He never knew what was coming next, sweet, sour, creamy, etc…Mainly, because I haven’t had any good ideas!!! I am so glad I found this website!!! I will be using it often! Thanks dating divas!!

  21. I just ordered Mr. & Mrs. pillow case covers for our second anniversary “cotton” gift and this game would be a perfect addition to the “cotton” anniversary set! Thanks so much for the idea!

    1. Such a great idea!!!! could you imagine someone getting this already wrapped and ready to go!!!! definitely would be a hit at the shower!!!!

  22. totally LOVE this idea!!!! How fun! I’ve pinned it, and if I ever get the motivation to doodle on sheets, I’m doing it!!! In the meantime, I might find a way to make a “makeshift” version of this game!

  23. Love this!!!! I can’t wait to create my own Love Game! We are going on away for a “just us” vacation in a few weeks, so this might just be the thing to pack to take with us!!!!! 🙂

  24. What a cute idea!! And I have to admit I was tempted to squint really hard and try and read the censored spaces! LOL

  25. I think i will do this for my husbands birthday coming up next month! I am excited already!
    I do have one question. Does the sharpie go through the fitted sheet?
    I just got a brand new mattress and I wouldn’t like to mess it up with permanent marker.
    Maybe I can use regular markers??? Does anyone know?
    Thanks for the awesome idea!

    1. Hi! I didn’t have any bleeding through, but to be safe, I’d just slip a piece of cardboard under the sheet while you work on it, and slide it around as you go. Have fun!

  26. Oh I am so going to do this!!!! Thank you it reminds me of the game of chutes and ladders we play but o so much better and just what I need since I just had a baby a month ago and need to plan something special!!!!