| These cheap date ideas are by no means | | | | produce and create a special fresh-fruit-in-season |
| second-rate. If you're a real romantic, you know that | | | | dessert.Cheap Date Idea #11Visit an invalid or elderly |
| romantic living need not be expensive. Rather, it's | | | | person in your neighborhood, and plant some flowers |
| simple, but a little involved as you'll see in these 21 | | | | in their yard or flower box for them. Stop in and |
| cheap romantic date ideas.What makes a date | | | | share a cup of tea to brighten their day.Cheap Date |
| romantic is not how extravagant the price tag is but | | | | Idea #12Stay Home! If you're married-with-children, |
| how much you reveal of yourself and how creatively | | | | send the kids out to a babysitter and just stay |
| you interact with one-another. Most free romantic | | | | home. Order some Chinese take-out, leave the TV |
| date ideas are far more enjoyable than their pay | | | | off and spend some really intimate time |
| counterparts. These cheap date ideas require | | | | together.Cheap Date Idea #13Make a trip to the |
| something of your creative, and sometimes wild and | | | | grocery store and pick up some creative pizza |
| risky side. One or two are downright outrageous. | | | | ingredients. Take your groceries home and assemble |
| You'll enjoy!Cheap Date Idea #1Pay your local library | | | | your masterpiece pizza together. Choose a CD of |
| a visit, and ask the librarian where you can read | | | | music from your youth, light candles and enjoy.Cheap |
| aloud. Choose an engaging mystery or steamy | | | | Date Idea #14Check with your local parks and |
| romance and spend the afternoon reading aloud to | | | | recreation for the schedule of summer dramatic and |
| one-another.Cheap Date Idea #2Take two pads of | | | | musical performances in the parks. Prepare a picnic |
| lined paper, some nice pens and visit a quiet coffee | | | | supper, take in the concert, then go for a quiet stroll |
| shop. Order two cappuccinos, and write the stories | | | | after the show.Cheap Date Idea #15Get your school |
| of your lives. After one hour, read them aloud to | | | | district's community education program literature and |
| one-another. Then ask lots of questions.Cheap Date | | | | choose a class on a subject about which you know |
| Idea #3Take a digital camera, go to a downtown or | | | | absolutely nothing. Attend together. You'll be |
| busy area of town and make believe that you are | | | | surprised at what you've been missing.Cheap Date |
| paparazzi, gathering as many candid shots of | | | | Idea #16Check your yellow pages for the locations |
| interesting people as you can. Next date, see number | | | | of two or three used book stores. Visit them |
| four.Cheap Date Idea #4Upload your paparazzi shots | | | | together and unearth some literary treasures. Stop at |
| which you took in number three to a computer either | | | | a coffee shop and examine your finds over a |
| at home or at an internet cafe and write fantastic or | | | | cappuccino.Cheap Date Idea #17Pick up your Sunday |
| crazy news stories incorporating the photos. Email | | | | newspaper and look up the local parade of new |
| them to a friend or post them on a free web site | | | | homes. Get in the car and visit three of the most |
| and send friends a link.Cheap Date Idea #5Take | | | | expensive homes making believe that you're really |
| some nice watercolor paper or sketch pads with | | | | rich. Be careful that you don't sign anything! |
| brushes, paints and pencils and go to a town square | | | | Afterward, stop at a service station to pick up their |
| or park. Situate yourself at a table or bench and find | | | | 3 for $1 hot dog special and a Coke.Cheap Date Idea |
| something beautiful in your surrounding to paint or | | | | #18Call your local college or university and inquire |
| sketch. Sign and exchange your works and post | | | | about their film society's schedule. Take in a |
| them at home or work.Cheap Date Idea #6Here's a | | | | screening of a foreign or art film and join the |
| romantic date idea for when you don't know | | | | discussion group afterward. You'll enjoy the departure |
| one-another well. Go to a cemetery where your | | | | from the usual theater and DVD fare.Cheap Date |
| relatives are buried, plant flowers and share with your | | | | Idea #19Take your digital camera, choose 10 or 12 |
| sweetheart some stories about your family | | | | unusual or even bizarre locations and ask a stranger |
| history.Cheap Date Idea #7Take bicycles or roller | | | | at each location to take a picture of the two of you. |
| blades, pack a lunch and choose an easy trail ride or | | | | Go home and prepare an album of your day out or |
| wander through some country roads. Stop often | | | | post them on a free website and send friends a |
| when you find something interesting to look at or | | | | link.Cheap Date Idea #20Go to a second hand |
| just to rest and talk.Cheap Date Idea #8Visit an art | | | | clothing store together and select an outfit for each |
| museum, conservatory or botanical garden and | | | | other without the other knowing what it is. Exchange |
| pretend it's your first date. Unless of course it is your | | | | outfits, and change into them. Go out for an |
| first date, then you won't need to pretend. Stop to | | | | inexpensive romantic dinner and find out how merciful |
| sit on every bench, hold hands and kiss.Cheap Date | | | | (or not!) the other is.Cheap Date Idea #21Here's our |
| Idea #9Get tickets to a local high school or college | | | | simplest, yet most traditional and romantic cheap |
| musical or drama performance. Ask the stars of the | | | | date idea. On a hot August night, take a stroll to |
| show for their autographs on your program. | | | | your favorite ice cream shop. Get a cone or sundae |
| Afterward, go for a walk in the dark.Cheap Date | | | | and stroll down the city street to check out the shop |
| Idea #10When in season, go to a strawberry patch | | | | windows.Add your own, but mostly be together. |
| or apple orchard and pick a few baskets of your | | | | Enjoy your dates!Rod Froseth is a freelance writer, |
| own. Have a cup of coffee and enjoy some of your | | | | photographer and webmaster of inspiration for a |
| freshly-picked fruit. Finally, return home with your | | | | romantic way of life. |