Date Ideas

Here I'll keep a list of date ideas--both those that I have tried and those I would like to try.  Let me know if you have ideas.

Done:

  • Truth or Dare bowling
  • Blindfolded mini-golf (not a first date, usually, since you need to be pretty comfortable with your date)
  • Croquet at the park
  • Murder Mystery dinner
  • Drive-in movie
  • Stargazing
  • Releasing lanterns into the sky (like Tangled)
  • Visit the ranch (Whisper River in Spanish Fork)
  • Hiking
    • Kanarra Falls, Kanarraville, UT
    • Zion National Park, UT
    • Provo Canyon, Provo, UT
    • Rock Canyon, Provo, UT
  • Cooking together
  • Visit a museum
  • Athletic events
    • Rugby match
    • Volleyball game
    • Football game
  • General conference at the Conference Center
  • Go to a bonfire (I've done this as a group thing)
  • Outdoor movies (I went during the summer to SCERA theater in Orem, UT)
  • Dancing
    • Country swing dance, Center St., Provo, UT
    • Latin dance
  • Breakfast date (one of my favorites)
  • Go to an interesting lecture on a university campus
  • Rodeo
  • Demolition Derby
  • Picnic (combine with other ideas too)
  • Ice cream/frozen yogurt
  • Movie
    • Try it at home or outdoors instead of theater (see if you can find a projector)
    • Have a themed night according to the movie
    • Foreign movies
    • Classics
  • Games
    • Boggle
    • Card games: Uno, Skip-Bo, Phase 10, Set
    • Scattergories
    • Cooperative games (I think the one I played is called "Hot Hot Desert" or something)
  • Go to a play or musical performance
  • Go for a walk
  • Go to a local park
  • Local festivals
  • Carve pumpkins
  • Coloring books
  • Zoo
  • Ice skating
  • Sledding, snow fun, hot chocolate
  • Paintballing (more fun with bigger group)
  • Pick fruit
  • Temple (Be careful!  Don't make this into more than it is, and don't confuse the Spirit and the little butterflies in your belly.)
To Do:
  • Visit Cabela's
  • Visit Scheel's in South Jordan (Ferris wheel)
  • Miniature photography (You'll have to ask for more details on this one.  I think it would be fun, but I haven't tried it yet, so I'm not sure if girls would agree.)
  • Volunteer
  • Geocaching
  • Boating: canoe, kayak, paddle-boat
  • Camping (obviously need to make sure it is a morally safe situation)
  • Hiking
    • Timpanogos, UT
  • Go to a bookstore together
    • Go to a used bookstore and pick a book for each other
  • Walk around downtown and go into all those little shops you never have a good enough reason to go into.
  • Karaoke
  • Just Dance on Wii
  • Plant a garden
  • Mini road-trip (day trip)
  • Sports, other athletic stuff
    • Half-marathon, fun run
    • Spartan race, other similar things
    • Ultimate frisbee with friends
    • Mud wrestling
  • Relaxed bike ride, maybe with tandem bike
  • Write poems together (can be silly or serious or both)
  • Read to each other (use voices!), or just sit together reading your own books
  • Shop for each other at thrift shop
  • Renaissance festival
  • Art
    • finger-painting
    • paint-by-number (get from a hobby store)
    • build something: woodwork, woodburning, popsicle sticks
    • crafts
  • Watch movies from "To watch" list
  • Power outage date
  • Take a class
    • art: pottery, other
    • cooking
    • dance
  • Go to the beach
  • Visit a farmer's market
  • Visit places the city is famous for: restaurants, museums, stores, other
  • Shooting
  • Rock climbing
  • Indoor picnic
  • Circus
  • Recreate a memorable date
  • Aquarium
  • Concert
  • Karaoke

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