Window shop to furnish your dream home.
Swap hobbies. One date do something she loves doing.
Next date do something he loves doing.
Play a board game in bed.
Write a song together.
Go to a playground and swing.
Gather things from childhood (bubbles, hula-hoops, Frisbees, Nerf guns, water pistols, etc.) and go to the park.
Make a fancy dinner and sit on the floor and feed each other with your hands.
Find a free outdoor concert or play.
Set up a tent in the backyard and camp out.
Get dressed up and dance to your favorite music in the bedroom.
Go to a flea market and choose the most meaningful, but least expensive gift you can find for each other.
Go sledding.
Play “Chopped” in the kitchen. Give each other 30 minutes and four strange ingredients and make dinner for each other.
Go to the local library, sit in some plush chairs and read a children’s book to each other.
Can’t afford a night at the theater? See if your local one offers tickets for dress rehearsal. They are a fraction of the cost.
Audit a class together.
Test drive a dream car.
Dress up as a gypsy and read his fortune, telling him in great detail what the rest of his night will be like.
Lie on a blanket and watch a meteor shower.
Paint each other’s portraits. Again, think Seuss-ish if you lack talent.
Go to a high school football game.
Take a hike. More on next page…