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Celebrating Valentines (or Not)

Valentines for Kids, Gift Ideas and More

By , About.com Guide

Not sure how to celebrate Valentine's Day in Brooklyn? Here are some ideas for everything from hiding under the bedcovers until the commercial lovestorm blows over, to proposing marriage in five of the arguably most romantic, and mostly free places in Brooklyn.

Also:  Valentine's Day for kids.

1. Valentine's Day Ideas for Brooklyn Kids

 Children have extrasensory perception when a holiday might bring them new toys and candy.

Get some ideas on children's Valentine's Day activities in Brooklyn.

2. Gifts: Chocolate and Books

Chocolate's the gold standard for Valentine's Day. Buy some for your pals, for yourself, for your lovers. 

Or, buy a good book as a Valentine's Day Gift

5 Best Chocolate Stores in Brooklyn

5 Best Picks— Brooklyn-y Books for Valentine's Day

3. Hipster's Valentine's Day in Williamsburg

Here are great ways to celebrate, or studiously ignore, Valentine's Day in that special corner of Brooklyn known as Wiliamsburg.

4. 5 Romantic Places in Brooklyn to Propose— Fun, Funny, Mostly Free

Whether you're proposing to share a life, or maybe just a bathroom, if romance is involved, then Valentine's Day might be a good time to start the conversation. Here are five classic places in Brooklyn where you can have a little privacy in a public space, for Valentine's Day or some other special occasion.

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