Winter Date Ideas

In most parts of the country, winters mean freezing temperatures and slushy streets. And yet your romantic life need not be hijacked to the compulsions of weather and snowbound traffic. Here are a few date ideas that are perfect for those winter months and guaranteed to turn up the heat several notches higher.

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Movie night

If the snow and sleet outside is ruining your chances of planning a date, a movie night at home could be a great way to get cozy with your partner. Invite your partner over for a movie at your place and make a date out of it. To make it even more interesting, set a theme, like your favorite romantic movie or the best movie adaptation of a literary classic and ask him/her to bring a DVD according to the theme. This will not only help you avoid freezing temperatures outside, but will provide far more intimacy. So snuggle up before the screen and if you find yourselves enjoying all of this, you may even prolong the date to another movie or follow it up with some romantic action of your own.

Gaming marathon

A game night at home can make for wonderful winter date, especially if you are stuck indoors due to bad weather. After you make your partner comfortable, you can begin with some popular board games like scrabble and monopoly and then maybe go on to more active ones like dumb charades or twister. Then again if you both prefer, video and computer games can also be the perfect way to rediscover those childhood thrills. Card games are usually more fun with friends and double dates but if you know your partner quite well, you can have a naughty time with a game of strip poker. No matter what kind you prefer, games are usually great fun if you and your partner don’t mind some friendly competition. Don’t forget to arrange for some drinks and crispies so that you both can snack on while pondering on the next move.

Poetry time

If you and your partner are romantics at heart, a perfect evening could be organized around a poetry reading session. Build a crackling fire the old fashioned way or get the electric fireplace going to imbue your surroundings with a romantic glow. Once your date arrives and settles down, read out to each other your favorite sections of love poetry or passages from romantic novels. Another great variation would be to take turns to your choicest pieces of romantic music; hold hands and gaze into each others eyes or simply sit back and sip from steaming cups of cocoa, all the while enjoying the charms of romantic poetry or music.

A sensual evening

On the other hand if you want to make things steamier, how about offering a sensual massage to your partner. For this you don’t need to buy a fancy massage kit; instead you can use whatever aromatic lotion or oil you have at home. In order to create a romantic ambience, simply light a few candles around the scene and have some soft music playing in the background. If you and your partner are partial to frolicking in water, you can use the same idea to run a warm bath with some nice-smelling bath salts. The whole idea is to have an intimate time while indulging each other’s sensual side as well.

Go tobogganing

This is a perfect romantic idea for those winter days when you are snowed in and yet don’t want to be shut indoors. Simply call up your partner and ask her/him to come over. In the meantime, ask the neighborhood kids where they go tobogganing once your partner arrives, head for the “slopes”. It will not only be great fun to go back to the games of childhood but can even be hugely romantic with both you and your partner frolicking in the snow together. Follow it up by stopping at a café for a hot cup of joe or some other warm beverage and you are sure to have the perfect ending to a most amazing afternoon.

Cook a meal

For foodies, few experiences are as sensual as rustling up a nice home-cooked meal together. in fact the warm colors, aromas and tastes of such a meal can be the perfect way to thaw a cold winter night. However to keep yourselves stress-free, avoid cooking too many dishes. Rather make any single item of the menu the highlight of the dinner, like a casserole if your partner is the meat and potatoes kind of guy or perhaps the rich chocolate truffle pastry if your girlfriend has a sweet tooth. If you can afford it, go for a nice wine too. Also ensure that the setting is right; with soft music playing in the background, muted lighting from candles and flowers on the dining table, you are sure to have the most romantic of times.

Head to the nearest rink

Even though winters are associated with snowbound traffic and freezing temperatures, this does not mean that you cannot enjoy the outdoors. Head to the nearest ice-skating rink with your partner and get gliding across, hand in hand with your beloved. Don’t worry if you are not an expert; in fact this would be the ideal opportunity to ask your sweetheart to give you a few tips in ice-skating. After you have had a fun-filled evening you can drop in at the nearest pub and indulge in a warming drink.

Splurge on a beach vacation

If resources are not a problem, how about whisking away your date to a beach town in a neighboring state. While this might involve logistics like same-day to and fro flights as well as a hotel reservation to freshen up, the end result might be worth the trouble. After all what can be more luxurious than spending a glorious day basking in the coastal sun when you know your hometown is shivering in minus temperatures.

Hit the malls

Shopping is usually seen as a favorite activity of women. But it can make for a nice date too since warm and dry interiors can prove a pleasant refuge from the cold wet conditions outside. Apart from this, the number of holidays during the winter months increases the practical value of such a date when you can both shop and have a good time with your partner – if you don’t mind a little crowd. Once you feel exhausted, you can always head for the food court and settle down with a sizzler or plateful of steaming dumplings. Above all the bright ambience and the celebratory mood of the holiday season can make a mall date even more entertaining.