Every Christmas my husband and I gift each other an experience versus a tangible item. Being the first year with a baby, we have discovered together time (outside of the house) is precious. Right after El was born, we thankfully had multiple babysitters eager to volunteer. However, instead of using these babysitters for quality together time, we were booking for work events, Target runs, and mediocre dinner conversations.
Knowing that we could succumb to the same monotonous date nights, I suggested our Christmas gift to each other be six well planned, creative, and thoughtful dates under $100.
The Rules
- Your date cannot exceed a set amount.
- You have to plan, order, arrange, etc everything for your date
- You have to arrange a babysitter
- Be creative
- Keep the date a SURPRISE!
With him taking the odd months, and I the even, on Christmas Day we gifted envelopes containing all the details for that particular month’s date. At the beginning of each month, we open the respective envelope.
Date inspiration that cost nothing…
- Picnic in a local park
- Trip to the beach without the kids!
- Make a meal together
- Go geocaching – Click HERE for the guide
- Check out your local farmer’s market
- Go for a hike
- Make a bath for the other person – Click HERE for the perfect bath kit
- Make s’mores over an open fire – Click HERE for the best marshmallow skewers
- Make a bucket list together
- Go to your local library and check out a book. Alternate reading to each other
- Watch the sunset over the water
Date inspiration that cost $…
- Wine and paint night
- Cooking class
- Auto show
- Appetizer tour
- Wine/Beer tour
- Couples massage
- Local restaurant week
- Rent a kayak for the day
- Go apple picking/berry picking
- Play laser tag
- Grab a dessert from your favorite bakery
- Go to an outdoor concert
- Play putt-putt
- Go to a museum
- Go to the driving range
- Plan a progressive dinner
- Complete an escape room together
Date inspiration that cost $$$…
- Music festival
- Go on a sunset boat ride
- Book a nights stay in a local beach town
- Get all dressed up, go bar hopping in the city, and book a nights stay in a hotel
- Go to a sports game