The total cos of this mini-project was only around £3.93 plus some imagination and took about 2 hours altogether. I got the jar free from work, it is only a small jar, holding about 280g of chutney previously, but I've found others online for only a few pounds each.
So here's what I started with:
I made my date list, using the usuals we like to do plus some different things we wouldn't normally think of doing. I also made 5 categories to match the 5 different set of coloured wooden sticks I had and I allocated them each to one of the five categories!
Here are our date ideas:
Cinema
Go out for dinner
Have a takeaway
Cook together
Go on a picnic
Have a movie night in
Go shopping together
See a play
Have a massage night
Play video games
Listen to music together
Take the train/bus to London for the day
Go away somewhere new for the weekend
Go to Aqua Sana
Bake together
Play cards together
Work on a project together
Go go-karting
Go for a long walk
Watch the sun set
Make an ice cream sundae
Go to the zoo
Go to an arcade
Go bowling
Go to a comedy night
Make a romantic dinner at home
Go camping
Visit a food market
Try a new place for dinner
Visit a historic site nearby
Pottery/painting pottery
Visit a photo booth
Stargazing on a clear night
Visit an art museum
Go to an amusement park
Visit the aquarium
Play mini golf
Do a jigsaw puzzle
Recommend a book for each other and read them
Go to Stour Head
Road trip
Watch a documentary
Have a night of tickle back and chatting
Go to Splashdown
Chips and a walk on the beach
Go to a car boot
TV series marathon
Play badminton/tennis
Learn Origami
Pamper night at home
I then went about writing the date ideas on the sticks, followed by attaching a key to the jar, so we knew what coloured stick to pick depending on budget, time of year, etc.
And then to tie it up with some natural jute cord/twine :-) it looks fun and I can't wait to get down to choosing which stick first for our date!The best bit is whilst we can pick the category we don't know what activity it will be, and theres no putting it back if we dont feel in the mood.
"The
word 'romance,' according to the dictionary, means excitement,
adventure, and something extremely real. Romance should last a lifetime."
Billy Graham
