FREE DATE Ideas!
A friend of mine mentioned how he had not been on a date for over a year. He decided he was going to reward himself by buying a nice bicycle paid by the money he had saved by not going on any dates over the past year. I got a good laugh out of his statement. If you are like a lot of people, you might be on a pretty tight budget but you still want to go on dates, get out and have fun and meet some new people. Contrary to popular belief you don’t need to spend a fortune on your date to have fun and build a relationship. Here are some creative ideas for cheap, fun, and yes even FREE date’s that just might help you save a fortune so you can buy yourself the things that you really want.
1. Go on a hike together: Southern Utah has many hiking areas that are FREE of charge what a great opportunity to talk to somebody while enjoying the beautiful surroundings of nature.
2. Star Gazing (if you have a smart phone download a FREE star-gazing app to help you learn more about the stars)
3. Go see the “St. George ocean” The St. George ocean is really an optical illusion and a creative way to get some alone time with your date. Late at night you hike up the Dixie Rock at pioneer park, you lay down on your back and look at the red flashing lights upside down. The city lights have now become the “stars in the sky” and the stars in the sky have become their reflection on the “St. George Ocean” many natives have used this trick for years to get their date to look at the stars with them late at night. Just say “Hey have you seen the St. George Ocean yet?” They will be interested in learning what it is.
4. Visit an Art Museum (St. George has many art museums and gallery’s that are free to attend)
5. See Historical Sites: Brigham Young or Jacob Hamlin pioneer homes offer free tours. Come learn about some of the local history and see some cool pioneer history and see some genuine pioneer artifacts. The St. George Temple Visitor Center offers free tours and even has free movies such as “The Testaments” about the life and mission of Jesus Christ or “Joseph Smith The Prophet Of The Restoration.” About the life of the Prophet Joseph Smith Best part…they are all FREE
6. Service date. Show your compassionate side to that special someone by doing a service project together. Rake leaves for your neighbor, visit a rest or nursing home, volunteer at Dixie care and share, volunteer at the hospital, read books to children at the library, become a big brother or sister, make some handmade cards out of simple paper and crayons, give them to strangers with creative quotes that somehow say “have a nice day” or take your home-made cards to somebody that might be sick or is going through a hard time, write a joke or tell a funny story in the card, color it, make it look neat and give it to somebody to make their day a little brighter.
7. Chips, dips and clips date: Invite your date over to watch the latest and hottest TV. show, I’ve been to parties where a group of us watched the latest “American Idol” or the “Bachelor” you can watch your favorite basketball or football team or the latest reality show whatever it is that makes for great conversation. You’ve already got a TV there are plenty of FREE channels with great shows to watch and talk about. In addition there are tons of FREE shows on websites like Hulu.com and youtube.com. YouTube has some really funny and entertaining videos, with a little thought you can actually make an evening very entertaining and enjoyable watching short video clips with your date or some friends.
8. Movie date: Many people don’t know that you can often get FREE Redbox video rentals by entering certain codes. Check online for the most current codes but codes in the past for Free Rentals have included: DVDONME, BREAKROOM, REDBOX (new customers only), WALGREENS (only at Walgreen’s locations), DWTFREE4, DVDONUS, RENTONME, MOVIETIME, JINGLE. In addition during the summer months on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month St. George town square park has FREE family movies that start at Dusk. The movie is shown outside in the park and is projected onto a big screen for the entire family to enjoy, bring some blankets to sit on. Anytime you can visit to your local electronic or home furnishings store where they sell the big screen TVs and home theaters. Usually there is a movie playing. Bring some popcorn and enjoy the movie!
9. The Library date: Use you library card (if you don’t have one they are FREE) you might be surprised to know that the library offers much more than just books, it also has a HUGE collection of movies both new and old. All you have to do is check them out it’s FREE. The library has a great collection of audio books and other materials. Learn something new on your date, you can get audio books on learning new languages and impress your date with your ability to speak in a different language.
10. The learning date: Learn to play a song together on the piano, the guitar, or whatever instrument. Maybe you have a particular skill or talent that you could teach your date. Paint a picture together, Read a book together, use the resources you have. If you have a camera use that to take pictures, if you have sports or game equipment, use that to play sports or a game.
11. Dinner, drink and drawing date: Listen to your local radio stations, especially on Saturday mornings. They often have free Sandwiches, Hot dogs, chips, drinks at their live broadcast and sometimes there are evening drawings to win free prizes. Take a chance and enter you might win, what a great way to learn about and see new businesses and items of interest in your community. In addition if you have a COSTCO membership card you can go and sample several FREE food items.
12. Animal Lover Date: Visit a Pet Store, and see the different animals and fish. You can even go to your local animal shelter and adopt a pet for free. Take your dog for a walk. Don’t have a dog? That’s fine you can borrow one from a friend! Yes who is going to turn down a free dog walking service? Show your date how good you are with animals. You can go to the duck pond and feed the ducks some of your left over bread.
13. Game night date: Game Haven has game nights where you can bring your own games or use one of their demo games and have a game night with your date, you’re your friends, or your family. Find dates and times at http://www.yourgamehaven.com/events/st-george/ or if you have games or cards make it fun by going to a public place and playing them.
14. Be a kid again date: Go to the park. St. George has many parks; one of my favorites is Mathis Park located at 1820 West Mathis Park Place, just off Dixie Dr. My friends call it the spinning park because much of the playground equipment spins around and is very fun even for older kids. Swing on the swings, Fly a kite, jump up and down and play around like you are a kid again.
15. Campfire date: Build a fire and sing campfire songs or tell stories roast marshmallows or Star Burst.
16. Sport Spectator Date: Go to a local sport event, most school sporting events are free for students with a student ID or at a low price for local residence.
17. Shopping Date: Go to the mall, or just simply go shopping together. Some malls have fashion shows, street performers, musicians and all kinds of entertainment built into them. You don’t even have to spend money. Simply window shopping and talking makes an easy going fun date. If you do need to buy something like new clothing, use this as an opportunity to invite that special somebody to come along with you. Just say “Hey I’m going to the store to get some new clothing and I would really like the opinion from somebody who has great style like you.” Women love to shop and they love to express their opinion plus they just might help you look a little more stylish. I even have friends that have gone grocery shopping on their first date. Just because it’s a date doesn’t mean you have to spend a ton of money on them to get to know them or have a good time.
