5 Summer Date Ideas
You heard it here first: The summer of love wasn’t just for the sixties. Put the hot into hot date with these outside-the-box (and outside-the-house) plans for summer romance.
Neighborhood Food Tour
Step 1: Pick a neighborhood/town/city. Step 2: Choose a place for breakfast/coffee, lunch, snacks, dinner, and dessert. (Adjust to your level of hunger.) Step 3: Take your date from one culinary surprise to the next. Don’t forget to digest!
Beach Book Swap
For all the readers out there: Next time you plan a trip to the beach — or any location where your ideal mode of relaxation and quality time involves resting and reading — pick out one of your favorite books for your partner to read. Have them do the same for you. Swap, read at the same time, and discuss!
Go Flower or Fruit-Picking
There’s something different about smelling flowers and eating fruit that you’ve picked yourself. Pick-your-own strawberries, sunflowers, blueberries, tulips, you name it, is about as seasonal as an activity can get. Gifting a bouquet is way more impressive when you pick it yourself…
Stargazing
Stargazing is one of those things that, because you can do it just by walking outside, people often take for granted. But not you! You recognize the power of stargazing under clear, dark, summer skies. If you live in a city, it’s a good excuse to get out of town. If you’re a newbie, look up some constellations ahead of time and impress your date with your expertise.
Surprise Picnic
Calling all those with a flair for the dramatic. Step 1: Make a plan with your date. (Park, beach, garden, walk, canoe trip, hike, whatever.) Step 2: Go to the location of that date however many hours before the date that you need to in order to set up a lovely little picnic — pretty blanket, plates and glasses, the whole nine yards. Step 3: Leave everything there, pick up your date, return to the scene, and wait for the biggest smile you’ll ever see in your life.