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Reading Trip
Go to a bookstore, each pick an interesting book and read them to each other. Dutch Oven Cooking Enjoy an evening of Dutch Oven Cooking around the campfire. Kite Flying This activity from your childhood is much more fun that you remember it being! Create Your Own Ceramics Try your hand at ceramics at Color Me Mine in Provo where you get to paint and design your own stlye. Bake Something Show your date your culinary skills and bake something delicious! Gingerbread Houses It doesn't have to be Christmas time to make gingerbread houses. See who can make the best house. Caroling Go Caroling – even if it's not Christmas. Kid Olympics Put on an Olympics for little kids. Quilt Making Go to your local fabric store and get some tips on how to make a quilt. Then use it to watch a movie and cuddle! Outdoor Film Grab a laptop or portable device and watch a video outside under the stars. If you want to make a scary movie even scarier watch it in the woods! Caramel Apples Make caramel apples, it is just as good and a lot more fun! Cultural Food Make a homemade dish from a different country and get a taste for their culture. Concert Find a local music group that you both enjoy and go to one of their concerts together. Click above to get more info on concerts. Breakfast For Dinner Make your date breakfast for dinner. Pumpking Carving Make your own designs on a piece of paper and then carve them into pumpkins. Clowns Dress up like clowns and be in a parade. No Talking Go on a date where neither of you can communicate verbally (this might not be too hard in some situations). Model Car/Plane Buy a model car or plane kit and make it together! Progressive Dinner Have a progressive dinner with a group of friends where each couple is in charge of a certain portion of the meal. Fondue Party Have a fondue party with a big group date. Egg Parachuting Get eggs and make parachutes for them. Then throw them off a building or a cliff. See who’s parachute keeps the egg from breaking. Homemade Ice-cream Make homemade ice-cream together and try coming up with your own unique flavor. Start a Garden Start some seeds in plastic cups and see who's grows faster. Make Pizza Make homemade pizza creating any type of pizza you want. Kidnapping Dress up like a robber and “kidnap” your date. Rush in with a group of friends stealing him or her away to some fun activity. Soap/Wood Carving Have a soap or wood carving contest. If you use wood be sure to get a soft wood so it can be easily carved. Bow and Arrow Go into the woods and get flexible sticks. Get bailing twine or some kind of strong small rope and make bows. Then have target practice with them. Piñata Make a piñata together and then break it with a group of friends. Stove Marshmellow Roasting Roast marshmallows over your stove and make delicious smores. See who can make the perfect one! Smores Make a fire and make smores. Treasure Hunt Set this up beforehand, writing clues on pieces of paper and leaving them all around town. Each clue should lead to the next, and at the end a grand prize. You’ll have a blast driving around! It’s best if the places and clues are meaningful to the two of you. Miniature Golf Play a round of miniature golf. Click above to find the nearest location. Wild Flowers Go on a scenic drive and collect wild flowers. Click above for more info. Rock Climbing Go to the rock climbing gym and show off your mad skills. Click above for more info about rock climbing. Playground Go to an elementary school playground and play tag or swing on the swings. Laser Tag Laser tag is a great dating activity. Click above for more info on Laser Tag. Celebrity Date Have everybody dress up like a different celebrity. Mountain Biking Take a scenic bike ride up the canyon or take your date down an intense trail. Click above for more info. Night Bike Ride Take a stroll on your bikes at night. It is tons of fun and a perfect way to spend a summer night! Scuba Dive Learn how to scuba dive. Click above for more info. Flaming Hockey Soak your tennis ball in gasoline, light it on fire and play in a parking lot. Broom/Pillow Hockey Play hockey with a broom indoors. Also try playing with a volleyball and pillows. Work Out Do your muscles a favor and get some blood pumping through them. Around The World Ping-Pong This requires more than 2 people. Each person hits the ball once and then runs around to the other side of the table to hit it again. If the ball is missed just once you are out. Croquet Playing croquet is a great group date activity. To spice it up a bit thry playing at night with flashlights. Relay Games Play a number of different relay games with your date competing against other couples. Utah Jazz Game Go support your local NBA team by going to a Utah Jazz game. Be sure to dress up with the right colors! Click above for more info. Water Balloon Fight Be sure to wear your swimsuits for this one, every couple for themselves. Tumbling Gym Get a big group together and rent out a tumbling gym (it actually doesn't cost that much) and let the good times roll! Click above for more info. Driving Range Go to a driving range and hit a bucket of balls. Click above for more info on driving ranges. Roller Skating Show off your roller skating moves. Click above for more info on roller skating. Hide & Go Seek Get a group together and play hide and go seek in a park. Click above to find the nearest park to you. Tennis Try playing tennis on some outdoor courts. Skittle Bowling Get a bag of skittles and make each color represent something different (ex: red=spin three times before bowling etc). Click above to find the nearest bowling alley. Fishing Go fishing at any one of the numerous places around Utah Valley. Click above for more info. Ultimate Frisbee Ultimate Frisbee is one of the best games to play with a group of people. Click above to find a park near you. Kayaking Kayaking is a great date activity. Click above for more info. Paintball This is a great way to take out some stress on your date. Click above for more info. Billiards/Pool Playing pool can be a great way to relax and create good conversation on a date. Click above for more info. Baseball Game Go to a local professional baseball game. Click above for more info. Three Legged Soccer Play three-legged soccer against other couples. Ice-blocking Put a towell over the ice block and slide away down the hill. Click above to find a park near you. Water Balloon Volleyball Grab some towells and play water balloon volleyball. Classic Movie Night Nothing’s more romantic than a classic romance. A few sure-fire recommendations: Casablanca, Roman Holiday, Some Like It Hot and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Click above for info on local movie rental locations. Frisbee Golf If you like golf and frisbee you'll love Frisbee Golf. Click above for more info. Poetry Reading These can be a lot of fun, especially if you have a poem you can go up and read. Meet the Grandparents Double with your grandparents for dinner and play some fun date games with them. Park BBQ Have a BBQ in the park preferably somewhere up the canyon! And be sure to take a frisbee or some games to play while you're up there too. Click above to find a park near you. Take a Tour Take your date on a local tour. Click above for more info on Tours & Sightseeing. Arts & Museums Take your date to a local Museum or Art Gallery. Click above for more info. Comedy Show Go to a local comedy club. Click above for more info. Moving Van Party Have a party in the back of a rented moving van, include decorations. Costume Party Have a costume dance party. Service Project Get involved in a good cause. Click above for more info. Game Center Go to a game center and compete against your date or another couple. Click above for more info. Planetarium Go to a local planetarium and learn about the stars or just go star gazing at night. Click above for more info. Archery Try your hand at archery. Click above for more info. Visit A Rest home Visit some of the elderly at a nearby rest home it's a great way to hear some great stories. Theme Park Go to a water park, the zoo or dinosaur park. Click above for more info. Outdoor Sports Go take part in outdoor sports like skiing. Click above for more info. Test Drive Cars Go to a dealership and test drive a car you've been eying. If you want to spice it up a bt act like you are engaged or married. Parks & Gardens Go to a local park or garden and walk around. Click above to find a local park or garden. Scavenger Hunt This is always a lot of fun with a big group. Race against the other couples to see who gets done first. Also try a picture scavenger hunt with digital cameras. Dollar Date Go on a date where you can’t spend more than a dollar. The possibilities are endless! Rock Skipping Contest Have a rock skipping contest at a lake! Go Dancing Go dancing at one of the local dance clubs. Click above for more info. Hot Springs Click above to find out where the nearest hot springs are! Donate Blood Donate blood at a local blood bank. Watch a Movie Go to the theater or rent a movie. Click above for more info on local movie theaters. Make Treats For Friends Make treats and take them to your friends or neighbors. To spice it up put them on the door step, ring the doorbell and run away. Dollar Movie Go to the dollar movie theater. Click above for times and more info. Candlelight Dinner Make or buy dinner and have it in a secluded place by candlelight. Make A Movie Interview people on video, or make your own movie then post it on YouTube. Marshmellow War Buy PVC pipe and cut them into two foot lengths. Buy small marshmallows and shoot them at each other. Culture Night Go see a music, dance or other fine art performance. Click above for more info. Tube the River Tube or raft the Provo River. Click above for more info. Sidewalk Art Buy some chalk and draw pictures on the sidewalk. Write messages to people who will be walking by. Slurpee Run Go get a slurpee at the Seven Eleven or local Quickie Mart. Boat Race Sail paper boats down a canal. Use crayons on the bottom to make them waterproof. Egg Rolls Race hard boiled eggs down a hill. Have a Picnic Make a picnic and have it in the park or up the canyon. Pool Hop Pool hop from complex to complex seeing how many you can hit in one day. Alpine Slide Go down an alpine slide. Click above for more info. Share Pictures Look through each others photo albums and get to know one another better. Ride a Zipline Ride a zipline in the mountains. Click above for more info. Ropes Course Try a ropes course out. Click above for more info. Horseback Riding Go ride horses with your date. Click above for more info. Go To A Cave Go to a local cave. Click above for more info. Paper Airplanes Make paper airplanes and see whose goes further. Scenic Drive Go on a scenic drive in the mountains. Click above for more info. Ring Shopping Pretend like you are getting married and go shop for rings. Toe Painting Paint pictures using only your toes. Whipped Cream Fight Have a whipped cream fight using the cans to spray each other. People Watch Go people watching and just observe how people act around each other. Color Buy a coloring book and crayons and have a coloring contest. Sound Scavenger Hunt Have a sound scavenger hunt with tape recorders. Race against other couples. Surprise Send your date an anonymous reserved seat ticket to some event, and when they arrive sit down next to them. Deliver Yourself Have yourself delivered to your date in a box. Garage Sale/Ebay Date Go garage sale hopping and try to find the best deals then sell them on Ebay. Use the money you make on your next date. Spaghetti Dinner Eat spaghetti dinner with your hands tied behind your back or tied to the person next to you. Learn Something New Learn to do something you have never done before with your date...it will bring your together. Tandem Bike Ride Rent a tandem bike from Outdoors Unlimited. Bungy Jumping Get in touch with your wild side. Skydiving Go skydiving. Click above for more info. Lagoon Just north of SLC this theme park is a lot of fun. Click above for more info. Hot Air Balloon Ride This is a great date idea. Click above for more details. Hang Gliding Soar like a bird with your date. Click above for more details. Four Wheeling Go four wheeling with a group of people. Click above for more info. Kennecott Copper Mines Tour Take the tour up by the point of the mountain. Historic Cemetery Visit the cemetery in downtown Salt Lake where a number of prominent LDS leaders are buried. Zoo Visit Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Click above for more details. Christmas Lights Drive around and look at Christmas Lights. Click above for more info. Airplane Tour Go to the Hill Airforce Base north of Salt Lake and see some old and new war planes. Bird Watching Get a book at the library and then go bird watching. Demolition Derby Go to the demolition derby out in West Utah. Car Work Work on the car. Learn or teach your date how to change the oil. Welfare Square Take a tour of the LDS Welfare Square and see how much humanitarian work goes on. Thanksgiving Point Go to Thanksgiving Point out toward the point of the mountain. There are tons of things to do and see. Candlelight dinners Even if you can only cook one thing well, you’ve got it made. Pasta or steaks are easy and sure bets (although I don’t eat steak anymore). A good dessert tops it off well. The candles are a nice touch. Pick some flowers too. Most women love a man who can cook, especially for them. Go For A Walk Believe it or not, going for a walk at night can be really romantic...give it a try. Ice Skating Take your date ice skating it is a great way to initiate contact. Click above for more info. Elf Date There is a part in the movie ELF where Buddy (Will Ferrell) writes out an agenda on an etch-a-sketch for a day with his dad. The list includes making snow angels, going ice skating, eat as much tollhouse cookie dough as you can, and then snuggling. Watch The Sunrise Get up early and watch the sunrise together. Horse Carriage Ride Go on a horse carriage ride up at temple square. Batting Cages Pounding a few balls in the batting cage can relieve stress and release endorphins. Get a natural high while you perfect your swing...or hers. Cozy Read Read a book in front of a fire or snuggled up in the blankets. Drawing/Painting Paint or draw a portrait of each other. Temple Square Go to the visitors center on Temple Square, watch the movies, learn about the history of the LDS church. Rodeo Go to a the local rodeo. Be sure to dress up! Church Activity Bring your date to a church activity. It is already planned and payed for. Musical Instruments Sing a song with the guitar or piano or play any other instrument for each other. Snowman Make a snowman together. Snowcave Build a snow cave or snow fort together and then have a snowball fight. Snowmobile Go snowmobiling. Click above for more info. Collect Food Collect canned food for the food bank. Corn Maze Go to a local corn maze. Fireworks Watch fireworks or light your own. Get a big group and all pitch in for fireworks. Hike The Y Hike the Y. If you hike it at night time, lie upside down and view the valley lights. If in th morning, watch the sunset. Play Board/Card Games Gather a group of people and play games together. Personality Test Ever wonder if you and your date are really compatible? Find out what the experts think by taking an online personality test. The Meyers-briggs test, for instance, not only tells you which of the 16 personality types you are, but also gives you suggestions of what kind of jobs are for you and which people you are compatible. You might find out more about your date than you would by just talking to them. If you aren't too serious, then you can always have a fun group date with the funnier tests like "which fruit would you be" or "what kind of parent are you" or "what is your intellectual IQ?" Mexican fiesta Everyone meet up and make mexican food with mexican music in the background. You can possibly hire some mariachies if you want. Have a fiesta. After dinner, make pinatas with your date and stuff them with candy and then everyone hits them open and enjoys. After all of that, you watch Nacho Libre or another Mexican Classic! |