Out of Ideas: Date Night Craft

Brian and I will be celebrating 6 years of marriage this weekend so I have declared this week Anniversary Week. Some blogs out there in the blogosphere like to have a wedding week detailing all aspects of their wedding, and while I loved our wedding day,  and will share some details with you later in the week, I thought it might be fun to talk about the last six years too. On Mondays, I typically blog about a craft or home improvement project, so here is a little sentimental craft project that I thought might be fun as our anniversary approaches.

No this is not a post about doing a craft on date night. I don’t think I could talk Brian into that. He is creative, but not crafty. Reminds me of that episode of Scrubs when Zach Braff takes Tara Reid to paint their own pottery and Tara Reid paints ‘This is so lame’ on a ceramic plate.

Brian and I try to make time for date night. Sometimes, we schedule it weeks in advance and get a babysitter, and other nights it is more of an impromptu stay at home kind of date. However, we run into the same problem, when it comes time for a date, we are sometimes stumped for something to do together. I know it sounds crazy, but I think we are so busy thinking about everything for the kids, our jobs, and the day to day grind of life, that when it comes time for date night all we can think of is the old standby of dinner and a movie. Granted, dinner out where no one has to cook or clean up is definitely a treat of us. However, sometimes it is nice to try something new.

So, here are some of the ideas I came up with:
Redbox Movie and Popcorn
Bowling
Mini Golf
Try a New Restaurant
Walk on Trail
Concert
Go Out for Dessert
Walk to Gelateria
Cocktails and Appetizers
Walk Around the Apple Store
Morton Arboretum
Go to a Museum
No Kid Zoo Day
Picnic Lunch
Exercise Date
OSP Speaker
Sushi Night
Sundaes and Sitcoms
Project Date
Walk Around the Mall
Sporting Event
Beer and a Game
Out for Breakfast

I saw this idea a few months ago. So, I thought I would put my own personal touch on it.

I found an adorable glass pitcher at Home Goods a few months ago on clearance, and thought it would the perfect place to house my version of date night popsicle sticks. I also had all the other supplies for the project on hand from my teacher days, so this whole project cost me $1.99

Supplies:
Popsicle Sticks
Markers
Clear Container

Color: You can skip this step, but I thought it would be cute to have the popsicle sticks match the color scheme of our recently updated master bedroom. I used plain Crayola markers to color the popsicle sticks in different shades of blue and green.

Write: Using a black marker I wrote all the date ideas on the popsicle sticks. I also left a few blank sticks to add to the jar in case we think of something along the way.

Go on a Date: Put the newly styled popsicle sticks in the container, pick one, and go on your next date night.

Now, we have 23 ideas for things to do, and we can spend less time thinking of things to do, and more time on our dates.