Valentine’s Day may have come and gone, but the chance to spend a wonderful, romantic evening with your significant other and celebrate that you found each other shouldn’t just be confined to a single day. While Valentine’s may be the day we’ve all agreed to celebrate love and friendship, the truth is these need be celebrated every day of our lives in both the small and big gestures. If you are like us, when planning a romantic evening with your partner you prefer to avoid the usual overpriced dinner date or your lazy "Netflix and Chill" night in, and instead opt to come up with something creative and unique that will surprise your love and leave a lasting memory for years to come. With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of unexpected date ideas to get you started. Don’t worry, we won’t ask you to spend $10,000 on it to make it special!
take a wine and paint class. A creative evening in every sense of the word, taking a wine and paint class is sure to make for one of the most quirky and fun evenings you’ve ever had. Dispensing away every sense of formality from a date, a wine and paint class is the perfect interactive date that allows you to drop any kind of pretension and just enjoy yourselves for an evening of inventiveness. Release your inner Picasso as you experiment abstract techniques on your canvas, or if you wanna have a laugh try and draw a portrait of each other in whatever style you deem appropriate. You don’t need to be good at it to enjoy it—in fact it will probably be more fun if you are not! Either way, as the wine flows and your cups empty, you will have plenty of opportunities to connect with your partner as you admire or make fun of each other’s work. Photo: YouTube.
go on a hot air balloon ride. Practically every little girl in the world fell in love with Aladdin after he took Princess Jasmine for a magic carpet ride, soaring through the skies and showing her a “whole new world”. While a magic carpet might be hard to procure, an extravagant hot air balloon ride offers every bit the same experience and more. Show your love a whole new perspective of the world as you whisk her up into the clouds to admire the city from above. Bring a picnic basket with some of her favorite treats, along with a nice bottle of bubbly and you are sure to give her an experience that she will never forget. An absolutely stunning experience, a hot air balloon ride is guaranteed to be the kind of date story she will tell her whole life and that will make her girlfriends eternally jealous. Photo: YouTube.
have a casino night. Put on your finest tuxedo and fancy dress and head over to your local casino for an evening of leisure and fun. Spending an evening rolling the dice in a game of Craps, doubling down on Blackjack, or picking the winning number in Roulette is not only exhilarating, but it’s also a fantastic way to bond with your partner as you both team up to defeat the house. Not only do casinos offer plenty of action and fun, but if lady luck is on your side and you end up with some extra money in your pocket, you can always treat yourself to a dinner worthy of a high roller at the casino’s restaurant, which are typically world class. To save you from blindly starting throwing dices around however, we recommend you place some hop, horn or Hi-Lo bets online first before entering the big league. Not only will this give you more chances of winning, but it will also allow you to impress your partner with your James Bond-like gambling skills. Photo: llakecharles.com.
take a cooking class. While going out to eat to a nice eatery and enjoying fine cuisine is a tried and true dating staple, you can take your date to the next level by cooking it yourselves. Join a couple’s cooking class and learn to cook a world class meal from a master chef, all the while drinking plenty of wine and sampling gourmet appetizers, various kind of dishes and desserts. Cooking together makes for a wonderful interactive evening, where you can work together and bond as you prepare the meal and feed each other samples of your work. Not only will you end up having a fantastic meal, but you will be able to reproduce it at home whenever you want, as well as picking up some useful cooking skills along the way. If your budget is tight this year, this date is also something that can be easily reproduced at home thanks to the thousands of video cooking tutorials you will find on the Internet. Find the perfect adventurous or glamorous meal you’d like to learn, shop the ingredients and put on a romantic soundtrack as you make the perfect romantic meal together. Photo source: culinaryvegetableinstitute.com.
build a blanket fort. Another great idea for an intimate and creative date on a budget, building a blanket fort will take you back to those childhood sleepovers where you could spend the entire night watching movies, eating candy and playing games that will help you learn even more about each other. Building a blanket fort not only evolves a ‘Netflix and Chill’ night to the next level, but it provides an intimate space where you can seclude yourselves from the outside world and create an intimate bubble where only the two of you exist. Make sure to furnish your blanket fort with plenty of pillows, cosy lights, books, snacks, and plenty of games you can play with each other—particularly the kind that involve getting to know each other more. Photo: Pinterest.
take a dinner cruise. If you decide to take the tried and tested route of taking your partner to a fancy dinner, you can always opt to take a different route and take your partner on a fancy dinner cruise. Sailing away in the dark waters lit only by the moonlight and distant city lights, you will be served a fine meal while you bask in the peace and calm that only the ocean can bring. A completely different kind of dinner experience, not only will you get to enjoy a delicious gourmet meal, but you can cuddle with each other in the deck of the ship as you watch the city pass you from afar, or stargaze into the sky in search for shooting stars. Photo: grayline.com.
opt for a spa date. If dancing is too active for you and you prefer a more relaxing sort of activity, a spa date is perhaps more up your alley. Enjoy a heavenly full body couples massage designed to stimulate and relax every muscle in your body, while your partner gets on right next to you. After that you can indulge in all sorts of treatments such as mani-pedis, skin treatments, and aromatherapy, or head over to the sauna to sweat out some toxins. Most spas will also have a nice Jacuzzi where you can sip some relaxing tea together and enjoy a state of pure relaxing together. Photo: propertyfind.ae.
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