We’re all the time in search of enjoyable, simple concepts for winter date nights — easy methods to make a Friday or Saturday evening really feel extra festive.

I’m not all the time within the temper to hit a restaurant…both it’s too chilly, we’re too drained (a pitch-dark 5 p.m. all the time seems like midnight to me), or the youngsters are feeling grumpy about it (eating places are hit-or-miss with them). So as a substitute, we’ll search for artistic methods to make on a regular basis adventures really feel a bit of extra-special.

Pssst…this submit was initially printed in 2021, however we’ve since made a number of updates to “re-share” the love. Xoxo.

These 5 concepts are those we flip to essentially the most typically, and they are often executed with or with out the youngsters. As a result of they keep away from the normal romantic restaurant scene, these concepts are our traditional strikes for Valentine’s Day celebrations too. Festive, enjoyable and simple.

For a bit of glimpse of what I’m speaking about, give our winter date evening video a watch. Beneath I’ve gone into a bit of extra element about every date.

Date Concept 1: Sweets & Champagne At House

prime | bottoms

I’m embarrassed by how typically we do that. I imply, it’s not each weekend…however…nicely. It’s shut. That stated, it’s form of wonderful how a Saturday evening can really feel extra-special when opening a elaborate field of goodies to the little “pop!” of a Champagne cork. (Wandering round and choosing out particular goodies and bubbly is one heck of a enjoyable, themed stroll for a Saturday afternoon too.)

Date Concept 2: Ice Skating, However With Après

comparable jacket | comparable denims | beanie | sunnies | comparable mittens

The après scene doesn’t have to be only for snowboarding! Many outside metropolis rinks have some kind of après, but when not, deliver thermoses of sizzling cocoa (spiked or not), or sizzling apple cider and/or mulled wine. This may even be enjoyable at a sledding hill, to be trustworthy (and I’d deliver our Rumpl stash mat for that).

Whereas we most frequently take the youngsters with us after we go ice skating…Mike and I not too long ago snuck over by ourselves. The youngsters had ski apply, however the circumstances have been too icy for me, soooo…ice skating? Mike and I ended up having a blast, simply the 2 of us. It served as a very good reminder that altering it up a bit makes for a reasonably memorable day. I overlook, typically, that even adults must play.

Date Concept 3: Go Snowboarding, However Eat At The Fancy Lodge

We virtually all the time pack our personal lunches after we ski (lodge costs are ridiculously excessive, and one can solely eat a lot chili and fries), however the occasional lunch splurge makes a day of snowboarding really feel like a date. Whether or not it’s the flowery lunch on the prime of the gondola, or having a beer within the hilltop bar…it makes our traditional snowboarding day a bit of extra-special.

helmet | comparable base-layer prime | comparable base-layer leggings | bib

Aspect observe: Final 12 months, solely Pax skilled on Fridays, so Raines skied with Mike and me. We virtually all the time did a bit of happy-hour state of affairs within the hilltop bar (Raines had sizzling cocoa, after all), and he later remarked that sitting outdoors with us, together with his drink and the view, was one in all his favourite issues about final winter. It’s deceptively enjoyable.

Date Concept 4: Have A Bougie Bonfire

The identify “bougie bonfire” is a joke, after all. However there’s one thing extra-special about layering up, including blankets, and cuddling round an out of doors hearth within the winter. You may make the snacks as bougie as you need (or in no way). We swear by our Solo Range (though, I don’t assume the smaller measurement works almost as nicely, which is annoying) in addition to Rumpl blankets. They’re light-weight, transportable and heat* — we deliver ours in every single place.

blankets | Solo Range | roasting sticks On Me: beanie | sweater | denims | boots

*It was, like, 5 levels F after we shot this, and Rumpl blankets are NOT heat sufficient for that sort of chilly. Twenty levels hotter, and I’d’ve been wonderful. However let’s all admire my sacrifice for the aesthetic, haha.

Date Concept 5: Shoot Some Pool

As a substitute of sitting down for a pleasant dinner, my boys are all the time MUCH extra prepared to hold at a bar and play some pool. This weekend “custom” of ours began years in the past, when a enjoyable crew of 20-somethings taught my boys the way to play at Sunshine (a ski resort close to Banff). It was enjoyable once they have been small, and now that they’re older and getting fairly good, it’s even higher.

Aspect observe: Whereas capturing this video, all of us performed the worst sport of pool of our lives. And whereas I’m fairly impervious to unusual seems at this level…having of us watch us PLAY TERRIBLY WHILE FILMING was a brand new, embarrassing low. 🙂

bodysuit | denims | comparable boots

One other aspect observe: I do love to decorate up a bit of on a Friday evening, even when we’re simply heading out to play pool. That stated, the bodysuit I’m sporting within the video was a mistake for pool taking part in. Every time I bent over…yikes. It’s nice for the whole lot else, although.

That’s it!! I’m all the time on the hunt for enjoyable date concepts, so you probably have any good ones, please share!!

xo,

S

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