23 Days of Creative Valentine's Day Ideas, Day # 15

This Gift Suggestion is about one thing:

FIREWORKS!!

Well, specificially...Sparklers!

No matter where you go in the world; you'll find people celebrating with Fireworks.

The thing is though, these pyrotechnic displays tend to be reserved for Huge events...mostly National events.

Why?

Here in Myrtle Beach; we have access to Fireworks stores which are open all year...so, why not take advantage of that and create your own Valentine's Day Show?

I'm obviously not talking on a large scale, but something small and intimate.

After all, you'll have to stay within City guidelines for lighting off fireworks.

Here's the Myrtle Beach Law in a nutshell:

You CANNOT light off Fireworks within the City Limits...not at any time.  And not any where.

You can't light a Sparkler.

You cannot in a Box...you cannot with a Fox...

...you cannot in a House...you cannot with a Mouse.

You cannot light off Fireworks in Myrtle Beach!!

But...you can anywhere outside of the City Limits.

Here's the catch with lighting off Fireworks outside of the City Limits:

You cannot do it on Public property without permission.

You cannot do it on property which is overseen by an HOA without permission.

So, where does that leave you?

You can light off one of those cool Smokeless Candles such as this one:, which I found online @ Phantom Fireworks.

Here's one in action:

This would be great as the Centerpiece to start off your night or to stick in a Homemade Confection (or store bought) and present to your Valentine.

If you light this bad boy...it's going to get someone's attention.

You can also go with Sparklers....and I like the really long ones...I'm thinking they are three or four feet in length.  

One year I bought them for my niece and nephew and they were a Hit.

I spoke with a really nice man named Franklin from the Phantoms Fireworks store across from the old Waccamaw Pottery.

If you're coming from the Beach on 501, take the first exit coming off the bridge.  If you're coming the other way...do the opposite.

They are open Mon-Sat from 10-8.

I chose Phantom Fireworks because they are reputable and they have some nice incentives if you sign up for their newsletter online.

Check it out at Phantomfireworks.com.

I'm going to stop in there this evening and see the stock for myself.

I'd like one of those smokeless candles.

They come in a 4-pack for $5.99.

I'll tell you though that any of the Fireworks stores in Surfside Beach  will help you with your needs as well. 

They are well versed in the local laws and know their stock-on-hand rather well.

A while back I needed to secure the help of the owner of the Mr. Fireworks Store in Surfside Beach on Business 17 across from the Pirateland Campground.

I had trouble with geese and ducks on my property and so I got some of those tiny fireworks to light off because they make a loud sound and run the fowl off.

Plus, it was a lot of fun to light off loud fireworks !!

If anything...get some of the long, old-fashioned style Sparklers and run around the yard being kids again!!