Ideas For Unusual Dates
- Kite flying in the meadow, amidst the running, laughing children
- Hiking, in the mountains, or in the stillness of the shady woods
- Renting bikes and together touring the town, or countryside
- Swimming... floating on your back while she splashes water in your
face
- Touring the neighborhood together on foot
- Exploring a nearby town by tour bus
- Going to the circus
- Going to the carnival
- Going to the zoo
- A hot air balloon ride (expensive, but unforgettable)
- Collecting mineral specimens at a nearby mine or quarry
- Horseback riding (let her teach you if you don't know how)
- A hayride
- A ride together in a horse drawn carriage
- Going to a museum to see the Mayan relics exhibit
- Going dancing at the local ballroom
- A poetry reading (bring your own bad poetry, definitely)
- Ice skating under the lights, at night
- Ice fishing on a frozen lake
- Tobogganing
- Cross-country skiing
- Playing tennis or handball
- Playing board games at the local coffee house
- Playing hopscotch together
- Exploring an antique shop or used book store
- Going to a flea market
- Having a picnic
- Sitting on a park bench and telling each other stories
- Reading parts from a book of stage plays
- Attending a neighborhood street fair
- Star watching, seeing how many of the constellations you can
learn from a handbook of the night sky
- Together, visiting a nursing home and entertaining the sick and the
elderly
- Doing the wash together at the local laundromat
There are nine-and-sixty ways
of constructing tribal lays
and every single one of them is right!
---Rudyard Kipling