After having just finished a bible study at church (Men are like Waffles, Women are Spaghetti), I felt inspired to share a few ideas on creative dating. If you’ve read any of my earlier posts, you will find that I tend to whine about my husband’s faults. However, he has his good points too. After all, I wouldn’t have fallen in love with him if he didn’t. He is a good man and provider for our little family. He’s also pretty romantic and makes time for us to have date nights at least once a month. Here are some ideas for other couples out there who have gotten tired of the same ol’ dinner and movie type dates.
1. Go Hiking. Bring a picnic lunch or dinner.
2. Pretend you’re looking to buy an expensive house and go to open houses. You may want to research for some ahead of time.
3. Explore a local flea market.
4. Get disposable cameras and go sight-seeing in your town.
5. Ride the bus around the city.
6. Have a dinner of miniature foods. Eat on small plates.
7. Read children’s books to each other at the library.
8. Have a progressive fast food dinner (Breadsticks @ Fazoli’s, Salad @ Wendy’s, etc.)
9. Create thank you cards and mail them to servicemen.
10. Go to the parish courthouse and watch a trial in session.
11. Take a tour of a local factory. Call ahead for an appointment.
12. Go out to breakfast on a weekday before work. To save even more, take breakfast with you for a picnic.
13. Go to a wedding reception for someone you don’t know.
14. Take a nature walk and collect bits of what you see. Make a collage or vase arrangement.
15. Use the internet to find an interesting museum.
16. Donate blood together.
17. Go to an interesting location like a gazebo, a park lake, or parking lot and order a pizza.
18. Buy flowers, take them home, and make arrangements together.
19. If you have a downtown area in your city, hang out there on a Saturday. Visit a café for lunch and browse the shops.
20. Fly kites.
21. Be kids again. Play hopscotch, go to a park, order happy meals, etc.
22. Put together an obstacle course or crazy Olympics.
23. Go to a conservatory if there is one in your area.
24. Take a drive – If you live in a big city, drive out of town to a more rural location. Have a picnic or eat at a small café.
25. Watch the stars. You could go on a normal night or plan ahead to see a meteor shower or comet.
26. Go to a farm where you can pick your own fresh fruit. Take what you picked back home and make a pie or other dessert.
27. Write a script for a short movie, play, or musical. Videotape your production and watch your performance together.
28. Go to a performance at your local bookstore. Borders and Barnes & Noble both have small musical groups performing periodically – and it’s free!
29. Attend the local high school’s musical.
30. Chalk attack someone’s house. Use sidewalk chalk to write funny messages and draw silly pictures on the driveway and walkways.
31. Browse art galleries. The galleries that sell their art are usually free.
32. Take a visit to your state’s capitol. Take a guided tour, or just walk around and read monuments.
33. Go for a bike ride.
34. Go to a public place. Take turns painting pictures of each other, while the other person poses as the subject.?
35. Take a video camera with you and interview people off the streets. You could make it funny by asking questions everyone should know the answer to, like: “Who is the vice president of the United States?” You might be surprised at the answers you get!
36. Play a sport together (tennis, soccer, basketball, etc.)
37. Volunteer together at a homeless shelter or food bank. Look for listings in the phone book or call to ask if they need help.
38. Take turns teaching each other something new. For instance, one person could teach how to change a flat tire, and the other could teach how to make a favorite dessert.
39. Find a muddy area, dress in shabby clothes, and have a mud fight.
40. Go to a poetry reading. You could even participate if you want to.
41. Wash your cars together.
42. Play video games.
43. Go to the mall or a thrift store and try on outrageous clothes that you would never buy.
44. Have your own decathalon. Some ideas for events are: hula hoops, jumprope, foot-racing, crab walks, etc.
45. Have your own private dance in a parking lot. Turn the music on in your car and leave the doors open. (My honey actually did this in the middle of a country road on a sunshiney day...the song was Tracy Byrd's "Keeper of the Stars!")
46. Go to a video arcade.
47. Feed the ducks at a lake.
48. Have a night-in watching a romantic movie and feeding each other strawberries.
49. If you don’t have kids of your own, borrow someone else’s! Take a kid to the park to play!
50. Visit waterfalls – Put a map together of nearby waterfalls and spend your day hiking to each one. Bring a picnic lunch and eat beside a waterfall. (Tunica Hills has waterfalls!)
51. Go Fishing in the Dark – Head out on a boat for romantic fishing by moonlight.
52. Spa Night – Have a spa night together, complete with massages, oils, and sensual bubble baths.
53. WalMart Toys – Go to a 24 hour walmart late at night and play with the toys and chase each other around (with toy guns, etc.)
54. Garden Together – Get outdoors and dirty. Gardening is peaceful, relaxing, and a perfect activity to share with someone you love. If there’s still a chill in the air where you live, move the gardening indoors. Plant something together and watch it grow, just like your love for each other. Awwww.
55. Ice Skating is always fun!
56. Football on TV – Pick up some takeout and cuddle on the couch during the game. Sneak a kiss for every first down. Or, for every point scored, take a pc of clothing off!
57. Play Tag – raise the stakes a with a game of strip tag. Whenever your tagged – a pc of clothing comes off!
58. Visit fountains – Put together a map of all the fountains in your city or a nearby bigger city then spend the afternoon visiting each fountain
59. Race remote control cars in the park – Winner picks your lunch date..
60. Send your honey on a scavenger hunt with him/her ending up at a hotel for an evening of romance for the two of you
There’s also a couple of really cool websites for you to browse for more ideas. Check out http://www.lovingyou.com/ and http://www.coolestdates.com/. Enjoy your time together!!
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