Classical Music Date

In classical music, every work creates its own mood which is full of different colors, harmonies and sometimes intense emotion. Granted, musical depictions of winter in war-torn Russia can be a bit labored, but try to understand what a composer is expressing. Then go home and enjoy a classical roll in the hay! Even if you don't know the difference between Bach and Beethoven or Mahler and Mendelsohnn, this is a great opportunity to broaden your dating horizons. COST It's free if you go to a city-sponsored concert in the park. If you've got your sights set on a ... more

Bird Watching

If someone hands you a pair of binoculars and says "Let's observe wild creatures going about their business" you might reply "No thanks. I'm not looking into our neighbor's window again." Fortunately, the creatures you will be spying on during this date have interesting names such as Snowy White Egrets, Great Blue Herons, Orange-Crowned Warblers, Whooper Swans, Rose-Throated Becards, Buff-Breasted Flycatchers, Green-Breasted Mangos, and maybe even Woody the Woodpecker. On this date, you'll be putting yourself in a position for a great wildlife encounter. (The Goofy Foot Press is home to the nest of a Great Blue Heron. Birdwatching ... more

Bumper Cars and Go-Carts

Bumper Cars Bumper cars are small electric cars with rubber bumpers surrounding them. The object to run into everybody you can. If you prefer a nautical setting for releasing a bit of fun aggression, try to find a family fun center that has bumper boats. Go-Carts Okay, so it's not one of the more intellectually challenging dates you'll go on, but you won't believe how much fun the two of you can have tearing up a track while perched on top of a souped-up lawnmower. Some go-carts are run on an oval track, others are set up on a ... more

Brew Your Own Root Beer or Soda

Let's say you just got out of rehab and joined a twelve-step program. Or maybe your date has kids and you want to do a family type of activity. Try brewing your own soda instead of beer. It's cheaper and easier than brewing beer, and the kids—as well as the kid in you—will find it an enchanting treat. COST A complete root beer-making kit should cost around $55. Or if you already have the bottling equipment, you'll only be out $5 for the ingredients kit. You can also make ginger ale, strawberry or cream soda, orange pop and who ... more

Ice Skating, Inline Skating, Roller Skating

Why would you want to go out to a quiet, candle-lit romantic dinner when you can strap on a pair of skates and spend an entire evening picking each other up off the ground? In case you were thinking of a skating date as an invigorating prelude to romance, try again. When we think of skating, we think of Roller Derby, or what about the Winter Olympic tryouts when the blond from the trailer park hired a thug to knee-cap the brunette from the good part of town? We also think about the first time we ever put on ... more