Valentines Gifts for Geeks

Do you need to choose a Valentine's gift for your geek? Geek's can be tricky to buy for.

They're not usually keen on anything too slushy. They may actually prefer to let Valentine's day pass unnoticed. But if you find a cool geeky gift then they might just change their mind! 

In this article we'll focus on Valentine's gifts for geek guys though many will appeal to geek girls too. 

LED Flashing Sweetheart Kit

LED Flashing Sweetheart Kit

This LED Flashing Sweethear Kit is a fun gift for a geek. 

But you should make the kit yourself rather than giving them the kit - they'll be very impressed at the effort if you're not a geek yourself. (And if you are then you'll have fun making it anyway.)

You're going to need a soldering iron for this one. It's not that hard, honestly - it's just like using hot glue. (Tip: be careful if you have long fingernails - the smell of burning fingernail as you touch the soldering iron bit is horrible!)

Borrow his soldering iron, or ask one of his mates or your Dad or brother for help if you need it. 

Plush Beating Heart

Most geeks aren't really into cuddly toys. But this plush beating heart is a bit different. 

Just slightly gory, this approximately anatomically correct heart actually beats if you shake it. 

It's  a very cool object to have around and most geeks will find this infinitely preferable to a cuddly bear with 'I love you' on its tummy - that's much more likely to make a geek feel sick that this excellent heart-themed Valentine's gift.  

Giant LED Table Lamp

This Giant LED Table Lamp will provide mood lighting in geek style!

LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. LEDs are small lights used in electric circuits. (If you get the LED heart kit above you'll get very familiar with them!)

The legs on this Giant LED lamp are bendable so you can get it into just the right position. And the lamp changes color too, cycling through colors automatically. 

Aww, how cute. 

Star Wars Lightsaber Candlestick

Will you be cooking a romantic meal for your geek on Valentine's day? If so we have the ideal gift. It's a Star Wars Lightsaber Candlestick.

Yes, that's right. A candlestick in the shape of the shaft of a light saber. Awesome. Its all metal contruction gives it a solid, quality feel.

You get three red candles included in the boxed set. Watch the video below to sample the atmosphere created by this candlestick. 

Lego is very popular with geeks. There are lots of adult fans of Lego, and even if your geek isn't a collector there's a good chance they'll enjoy it. 

Choose a box of Lego bricks with a good variety of colors - make sure there's some red in there! Now you can make a loving Lego sculpture. 

You could make their name in Lego. Or I heart you - with a heart shape made from red Lego. Or maybe their favorite movie character, or your favorite place to visit. They'll appreciate the effort and then have some cool Lego to play with afterwards. 

Make sure you take pictures of your creation, just in case they can't resist playing with their new toy.

The Lego Heart Valentine's book is a nice little extra too.