14 Date Night Activities for Valentine’s Day and Beyond.

Running out of date ideas to take your special person on in your life? Here are fourteen ideas that you can do for this Valentine’s Day and beyond. A day that ends in -y is always a good day to show someone you care about them. I love food...so there are a lot of suggestions with food.

14. Make a List and Roll Some Dice!

Make a list of things that you and your special person want to do and roll some dice to pick the next date opportunity.

13. Take an Online Cooking Class.

My favorite videos are from Publix Cooking Online Classes. I am sure if you search YouTube, Pinterest or your favorite search engine you can find something for you. Not a fan of online, there are experiences offered through AirBnb, a local restaurant, or kitchen store.

12. Head to the Library and Check Something Out!

Each library has different opportunities. Most have a great selection of books, dvd’s and games. Some you can check out and take home or you can set up in the corner and play until your hearts content.

11. Check Out the Dollar Section at Your Favorite Store.

Each section has a variety of things that you can play, create, or eat. Set a budget and have some fun.

Did you know that my husband never play Chutes and Ladders or Candy Land? I was able to score a board game at Target. This one was two for the price of one!!

Who knew I could find both games in one?

10. Indoor Picnic.

This is always a family favorite. We lay a blanket down for mostly easy clean up and either watch a movie or talk about random things. Jokes, 20 questions, remember whens…my kids always love to pick randomness to remember.

09. Outdoor Picnic.

Take the fun outdoors. Depending on the time you can look at stars and star gaze. There is an app to help get information on what you are looking at with Stellarium Moblie or Sky Map. There are others find something that works for you.

Don’t want to do the picnic, you could make smore’s or enjoy your favorite treat outside.

08. Take a Walk.

Get outside and walk around your community. Take a walk at a nearby park. Enjoy the outdoors with someone special hold hands, giggle, eat a sweet treat.

07. Read a Book to Each Other.

Have fun with it. Act it out, make up different voices, take turns reading a page.

06. Get Crafty.

Find a new hobby, pick up the one you put down because *insert reason here*. As long as you are safe and it doesn’t cause pain or aggravation. Like crochet…I always thought it was a peaceful Zen activity and it drives me batty. Color a picture, draw each other. Have fun!

05. Visit an Online Museum.

Have a dream destination? Want to check out a new exhibit? YouTube can take you on a virtual reality tour, some museum websites you can take a tour. Look up “online museums” in your favorite search engine. I have been in two states that have locals day or free day of admissions. If you want to check out something in person. Just be aware that it maybe heavier traffic. A little planning goes a long way.

Check out the Museum of Natural History Virtual Tour: HERE

04. Celebrate Early.

Valentine’s Day or days of heavy celebrations have higher traffic. So possible longer wait times. Yes, there maybe deals…but how people-y do you want to tolerate.

03. Celebrate After.

Have you seen the candy prices, or the prices of flowers during Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day? I rather my partner spend $30 on candy the day after Valentine’s Day or Halloween.

02. Go for a Car Wash.

Hear me out…take your special person for a car ride and get your car washed. Turn on the music and enjoy a “fancy” light show. Knock something off your to-do list and have fun.

01. Pretend to Ask Each Other Out for the First Time…Again.

Earlier this month, my husband asked me what we wanted to do for our overdue date…I gave him a list of all the things we could do. He laughed really hard at this one, and asked if I was being serious. I love cheesy, punny, or corny jokes. The worse the better. I exclaimed “Yes, you have to have 3 in your arsenal before we could go onto our next part of the date.” Think about it…let your partner go ahead into the bookstore (or another place of interest) and you bump into them and ask them out again. I thought it would be fun. Did we do this…no…I was hungry and I wanted to eat.

I hope you found something that could spark a little excitement in your life this Valentine’s Day or beyond. Because it is always a good day to tell someone you care about them.