User-Submitted Date Ideas

What you do is you both scour your apartments, cars, etc. for any change that has accumulated over the months. Then you go together to a grocery with a coinstar and cash it all in.

The rules are that you have to spend all of the money you make in one night, and you can't spend any more than that.

Although it sounds a little silly, it's actually really fun. Coinstar money is basically money you wouldn't have ever had otherwise, so it's fun to splurge and not feel guilty about it.

Stop by the visitor center first to find out whats fun to do or check it out online the night before you go.

PUT THE COSMIC BACK INTO COSMIC BOWLING!

Go to a hardware store and buy some painters jumpsuits and some flourescent spray paint. You and your date use stencils made from paper bags to spray paint designs onto your white jumpsuits. When we did this we went with a space theme and had stars, moons, swirls, and rocketships all over our jumpsuits. When you are done decorating, allow the suits to dry for at least 30 minutes. Have a couple of drinks or some appetizers. When the suits are dry throw them on and head to the local bowling alley's cosmic bowling night.

For an added bonus paint your face with white face paint or glow in the dark paint.

When we did this, we had so much fun! The bowling alley manager even gave us passes for free bowling! We even went out to a club to dance in our outfits after we were done bowling. A little eccentric, but once you let go of your inhibitions and just resolve yourself to a night of silliness... you will never have a more fun time.   

Borrow a canoe (large if possible) and an oar and out fit it with 2 patio chairs or stadium seats facing eachother separated and a piece of wood (attatched to canoe and across the middle serving as a table, making a little dinner table for 2. throw blankets in the canoe and stuff like that. Find a small/private lake or pond and launch the canoe all set up for your dinner and tie it up where you and your date can EASILY access it. Go home and pack a bag with your dinner whatever it is, plates, wine/champaign/sparkling cidar, candles, etc. Then throw it in the back and pick her up. I like suprising my girlfriend so I just tell her we're going out and its a surpise. When I pick her up I tell her to put on a blind fold, drive to the canoe, lead her into it, paddle out, light candles, set up dinner and then let her take off blindfold. after you eat u can switch to one side and cuddle or whatever. Moonlight is a plus becuase it can get dark and hard to eat. She really liked it and I maybe have spend 5 bucks with gas. have fun.

Come up with some creative ways for your lover to receive the love notes! For example, every time they make your heart skip a beat, you can reward them by saying "Go get yourself a love note, sweetie." This makes a great "reward" system, and it is a good motivation for treating each other extra special!