For most of us, the holiday period means more time off to spend with friends, family and other loved ones. Under the latter category falls everything from your significant other to the cutie you see at the bus stop every morning. Take the opportunity this holiday to spend some quality seasonal time with your romantic interest. Not only is more time available, it's a special time of year, charged with excitement and mystery, perfect for a romantic adventure.
Because the season is so special and unique, there are all sorts of date options available that you normally don't have during the rest of the year. Take the time to check out the following Holiday Dating Ideas:
1) Skating - Skating is a traditional winter past time, and is perfect for budding romance. There are plenty of opportunities to dazzle your date with your moves, or fall "accidentally" into your date's arms.
2) Skiing - Skiing, like skating, is a traditional winter past time. Unlike skating, it offers the added intimacy and coziness of the ski lift, perfect for cuddling.
3) Build a Gingerbread House - Studies show that couples who cook together stay together! This delicious activity is a fun and more intimate way to spend the evening together. Not a baker? Worry don't, pre-made and ready-to-go gingerbread houses are now widely available.
4) Charity Event - There's nothing like doing good deeds for others to get your Christmas buzz going. Sharing quality activities is a great way to really get to know each other in a good light, and nothing says "heart of gold" like volunteer charity work.
5) Tree decorating - You have to decorate your tree each year anyhow, you might as well make it a romantic affair! Invite your date over to help decorate your tree, and regale each other in tales of ornaments and holidays past.
Date Ideas For Valentines
Magic Show
Movies are boring, and you're not really theater people? Try a magic show. Let the mysteries of the unknown wash over you as you sip a cocktail together and enjoy real entertainment.
Laser Tag
Does your girl have a competitive edge? Arm yourself with laser guns and enter a full-out war in a special laser tag arena. It is always best to try and be on the same side as to avoid a full-blown confrontation in the first thirty minutes of your date, but if she's actually up for laser tag, anything goes.
Scuba Diving
If you're both certified, why not scuba? Even if you're not certified, snorkeling isn't a bad choice either. Experience the wonders of the ocean floor together thirty, or three, feet under. You should always dive with a buddy, so why not make it an attractive buddy?
Deep Sea Fishing
Bobbing in the waves with endless ocean stretching out in all directions can be the perfect backdrop for a little romantic adventure – fish! Enjoy the adrenaline rush as she lands her first keeper, and you might even get to assist her as she reels it in.
Hang-gliding
If the wind and freedom speak to the both of you, why not answer the call and fly away together? Hang-gliding can be both exhilarating and peaceful at the same time, and would be wonderful to experience with the person you love, or at least like a lot.
Go-Karts
Want to race? Hop in a go-kart and see who the superior driver is once and for all! A little healthy competition can be good for a relationship, especially if there is laughter involved, too.
Hot Air Balloon
The most majestic views ever offered are available only from a dangling basket hundreds of feet in the sky. Take a hot air balloon ride and be dazzled by the vastness of the landscape as well as her expression of wonder.
Hiking
Nature is calling, and who better to answer than you? Suit up and take a leisurely, or intense, hike through national parks or nature preserves in your area. Feast on granola bars and feel the warmth of the sunshine as the two of you march to your own beat.
Mountain Biking
For a bit more of a workout and rush, try mountain biking. Rent or take your own bikes to a suitable trail, bring along some water and maybe a band-aid and you're off on a magical, jarring ride for two.
Volunteer Work
Helping others is one of the most rewarding experiences available. Why not work together in a food pantry or soup kitchen? There are always charitable organizations in need of help and working for the greater good will break down any defenses and allow the two of you greater intimacy.
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