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Well, peeps, only three months, two weeks, and three days until yours truly has her sweet sixteen! I have sorta mixed feelings about the whole thing, for vain reasons, mostly pertaining to no sweet sixteen party.
I told you it was all vain.
Anyway, when I turn sixteen, I get to start dating!!
Woo hoo! I'm excited for that, and just so I don't end up forgetting all these faboo ideas, I'm going to post some date ideas I got in a handout at Standards Night a few weeks ago. Who knows? Maybe you can use 'em, too! They sure seem fun...
Go Western line dancing
have a picnic
go horseback riding
have a dog wash/wash neighborhood dogs
go rollerskating/ice skating
go to a water park
visit state capitol
visit a museum
water balloon fight
paint a fence/house
make/fly paper airplanes
make mud pies, have a fight.
in a group, go on a night hike/flashlights
go bug collecting
go to the lake/river
go graveyard walking
go on a scavenger hunt
go skateboarding
go running
play hopscotch in a parking lot
wash each others cars
go four wheeling/motorcycling
play "Cowboys and Indians"
go exploring
fly a kite
go on a hayride
go snipe hunting
have a food or pie night
climb trees
go frog catching and have a frog jumping contest
do a craft- make candles, macrame, finger paint
go to the zoo
go on a bike ride/tandem
play croquet in the dark using flashlights
go ice blocking
set up a dinner in the back of a truck and go to the drive in
visit temple/visitor center
rent a truck or moving van and have a party in it
pick up your date and do a walking date to something close by
go sightseeing on the city bus
go bird watching
go to a planetarium
go to an outdoor concert
go to the theatre/play/symphony
watch a movie in the swimming pool/outside
go on the merry-go-round in the mall
go antique hunting
go to the library, watch a video, or listen to music
go to the library and xerox newspapers and magazines dated the day you were born
have a banana split making contest
tour a historical site in your area
visit a homeless shelter
tour a mortuary
visit a rest home and take treats
buy ingredients and cook dinner
go to breakfast
have a progressive dinner
play hide-n-seek in a department store
play jacks at the airport (what the random?!)
celebrate someone's birthday
have dinner using strange utensils
"kidnap" your date
take younger brothers and sisters with you on a date
play kick the can
go water skiing/tubing
visit a ghost town
make treats for someone and leave it on their doorstep
make a home movie- write script, film, and give academy awards
tie a quilt
go rowing, canoeing
have a taffy pull/make fudge
pop popcorn in the fireplace
get a team to play volleyball, baseball
go to the state fair/carnival
have a bubble gum blowing contest
have an ice cube race w/straws
play minute to win it games
have relay races
color in coloring books
go people watching
make a stand and sell lemonade/bubble gum
roast hot dogs
go to a ballgame
watch planes fly in/take off
go Christmas caroling
bake something together
have an Easter egg roll
go to a miniature golfing/driving range
run the physical fitness course at a park
go skeet shooting
go fishing
stroll art galleries
play Frisbee golf
go to the family history center
visit the bookstore
tour a radio/tv station (call ahead)
go to a shooting/archery range
go stargazing
have a board game night
build campfire, roast marshmallows
go to movies/rent one/watch a classic
baptisms for the dead
swing at the park
go swimming
play in sprinklers
take a dog for a walk
have a ping-pong tournament
plan a service project
play tennis/racquetball/wally ball
boys teach girls how to change a tire/oil
FHE with both familes
rappelling!
surf at Big Surf
carve pumpkins
play shuffleboard
jump on a trampoline
make ice cream
go to a garage sale
tie-dye shirts
make pizza
buy outfits at the thrift store for each other to wear on the date
watch an airplane show
go to a car show
rent paddleboats
watch hot air balloons
go paintballing/airsoft
build a fort
poetry reading
go bowling
play billiards
exercise together
tour a factory
visit a public garden
fondue party
go to a fireside
go berry picking, apple picking
go to a rodeo
have a BBQ
go on a glider ride
golfing
watch a food channel show then make the dish together
go to the batting cages
play Twister
make a mix CD
go to an arcade
shoot baskets/play catch
plan a theme date night
visit the IMAX
visit an aquarium
ride go-karts
sand castles
model rockets
play darts
go sailing
view holiday lights
face painting
play night games
Yes, this is an extensive list, but that just means you won't have to repeat any date ideas for a long time! These seem like so much fun, I want to try them all. Sorry if this took you forever to read, but it took me forever to type!!
