Hot Gift Ideas for Your Pool and Patio Lover

Let him know he is your soulmate, literally, with Sol-Mate Floating LED Light for the swimming pool, spa, hot tub, pond, jacuzzi, fountain or even the walkway or hanging from a gazebo or umbrella. The light charges by day, then lights up at night -- when it's supposed to. The built-in LED lamp should last up to 100,000 hours. Prior to first-time use, place the light in sun to charge for two days. Turn on and enjoy this waterproof solar light for years. Total nightly illumination time depends upon daily sunlight exposure time. Cloud cover or partial sun exposure does not allow solar light to give peak performance operation. Can be used as a safe tent night light. Solar recharged batteries rarely need to be replaced.

Designer Sandy Chilewich and company offer a new shape for their popular spun-vinyl doormats: abstract. What's spun vinyl? Picture, if you can, liquid vinyl being poured through tiny holes onto a moving belt and then heat-set, creating a different "weave" each time. The result is a great-looking, highly durable mat that can be used indoors or out; near a pool or spa or at a door. Colors include black, grass (green, pictured), mocha, navy and white. Dimensions: approximataely 28.8" x 21.3".

For many warm and fuzzy moments after enjoying a relaxing soak in your spa, the Towel Spa by Focus Products Group may be the hottest gift idea for your Valentine. Towel Spa will warm towels up to 40" x 70" in just five minutes. It can also warm robes, blankets, mittens, hats, slippers, etc. That dash to and from the hot tub will no longer be a freezing one! Includes an automatic shut-off safety feature.

From its description, Bathtub Love A Bathtub/Hot Tub Game sounds like a participatory game, sort of like Pictionary or Charades. Recipient: Your Valentine; probably not a gift to give your parents or grandparents. Directions: Place the plastic pink bubbles into the tub, then randomly select one of the bubbles. Inside the bubbles are directions for some hot tub, ummm, fun. Let's just say it's the ultimate ice-breaker.

Rose petals are usually available at your local florist or online. Earlier in the day, heat up the spa to a comfortably warm, not hot, temperature, then turn off the jets and put on the cover. Shortly before "tub time," simply scatter the rose petals on top of the water. Make sure the jets remain off, so that your filter doesn't fill up with rose petals or you don't end up with boiled petals. If you have platforms or edges on the sides of the hot tub, light a few candles for added intimacy. Collect the rose petals with a leaf net, turn on the jets, and enjoy a relaxing, sweet-scented soak.

What can you say about these popular rubber ducks by Rubba Ducks? Some people have dozens in their collection, others just a few. Regardless, this irresistable hot-pink charmer -- Lovee -- is the perfect duck to float in your pool or spa. Lovee is a simple and sweet way to charm your Valentine and still have money left over to heat up the hot tub.

Consider this your more sophisticated and less permanent version of the mosaic love message Mickey Hargitay had installed in the heart-shaped pool for then-wife Jayne Mansfield (parents of actress Mariska Hargitay). It's a smart way of personalizing your swimming pool or spa without the permanence or cost of having a mosaicist create an underwater masterpiece.

Use your family's initials and Frontgate will help design a work of art for your pool. It's quick and easy to install: just set it flat on the water surface and push it into the bottom. No adhesives are needed. If you move you can take it with you -- just lift it off the bottom of the pool. Antimicrobialagents and UV inhibitors keep your mosaic's colors looking brilliant.

Create a little night magic by setting the mood with subtle lighting effects. The Floating Glow Lantern adds ambiance to any outdoor setting. Hang the lantern from an umbrella, set it on a table, float it in a pool, pond or spa. Buy several to light up a walkway for safety reasons or to illuminate your landscape. The Floating Glow Lantern expands to 7 inches high and features four light patterns. A ring hook on top of each lantern makes it easy to hang or join together. Automatically shuts-off after three hours; powered by three AA batteries (not included).

The Soothing Soak is a collection of sensuous, spiritually uplifting water-themed stories, essays, and poetry. The book features lyrical journeys of self-discovery by authors such as Diane Ackerman, Elizabeth Bishop, A. S. Byatt, Edward Hirsh, Krishnamurti, D. H. Lawrence, Andrea Lee, Barry Lopez, Mary Oliver, and Terry Tempest Williams, among others. Printed in Melcher Media's unique, completely waterproof DuraBook(TM) format, you can take this book right into a spa and relax. DuraBooks look and feel like ordinary books, but are constructed of tear- and stain-resistant synthetic paper with a unique binding. This enables them to withstand real-life elements, such as water, dirt, grease, and humidity.

Going along with a hot tub theme here, surprise your mate with the CD Stop Drop and Roll!! which you can play in the audio system that came with your spa. The Foxboro Hot Tubs is actually the band Green Day in disguise as a sort of garage band from the late-1960s-1970s. The CD cover (or album cover, if you opt for the LP) has a groovy, swinging '70s, hot tub-era look to it, if you're feeling nostalgic or retro.