Here are date night ideas that you can do at home after the little ones are tucked into bed and SOUND ASLEEP.
Have dinner in the backyard, patio, or your front lawn.
Re-watch the first movie you watched together.
Don’t cook and get your favorite take out.
Have a theme night. You must dress, eat dinner, and watch a movie with the same theme. Think ‘Western’ and dress like a cowgirl, eat bar-b-que, and watch "Tombstone". Think ‘French’ and put on a black and white top, make French onion soup, and watch "Amelie". It could be anything!
Put a blanket down and picnic in front of the TV.
Make a special dessert to indulge in. Bake chocolate chip cookies and right when you get them out of the oven put vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce on top. Even making brownies from a box can warm up any night.
Take a shower and get dressed up to go out, but stay in. One night I even put on my dress from my prom. I would never wear it out now, but I still love it and wore it on a night in.
Snuggle on the couch and watch a movie. I (heart) my Netflix queue!
Try to beat your all time record. (This was my husband’s suggestion for the list.)
Break out the board games. Play it so that the loser has to do the dishes.
Sit outside and read together.
Have a candlelit dinner in the dining room you rarely use.
Make a mix CD or playlist to enjoy throughout the evening.
Dance! Make room for our own private dance floor and have fun. Don’t worry, no one is watching you dance like Elaine Benes.
Splurge on delicious cheeses and add fruit, crackers, and wine.
Give each other a back rub.
Share your favorite dating memory with each other over dinner.
Set out candles around the room. (I know this is an old idea, but it is really nice to do once in a while.)
Work out together. Set up a circuit in the garage or in the back yard with a jump rope, dumbbells, push-up, and sit-up stations.
Cook together and try a new recipe for dinner or for a cocktail.
Play video games together.
Watch a sports game and eat stadium food like nachos and hot dogs.
Set up a pair of chairs and stick your feet in the kiddie pool.
Make breakfast in bed for dinner and watch TV.
(from www.themomcrowd.com)
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