My Mother-in-law is taking my kids for an overnight on Satuday & my husband and I can't think of what to do with our 'free' time! Tired of going out for dinner & drinks and are not very excited about the choice of movies out this weekend. Any ideas of anything else we can do? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Go to one of the corn mazes that does it by flashlight, I know there is one near the casino. Enjoy the fall activities. Maybe they have a hayride or pumpkin patch. Then go out for hot choc. or apple cider, get into the season.
Have fun,
D.
Do you have a rock climbing place near? I've always thought this would be fun for a date and then maybe desert and coffee after. Have fun!!
have you seen the new addition to the Nelson?? And weather permitting maybe a romantic evening picnic at one of the nearby parks or on the lawn of the Nelson.
Take advantage of the season, and do something to enjoy Autumn. Take a stroll at a winery, go to a Haunted house or something like a haunted tour. They are popular this time of year with Halloween around the corner.
Well we always go to a motel with the super big tub and have them bring choc covered strawberries and either bring a bottle of wine or have them bring sum 2 you!!! We normally hit spencers in the mall and get sum items that we normally wouldn't ever use, like warming lotions and such!! Go buy sum candles and focus on just the two of you!! We just make sure we are together and enjoy each others touch!! What ever you do have fun!!!
how about a game night? my hubby and i play dominoes, poker, battleship, whatever! we get some beers and stay up late "partying" lol.
whatever you decide to do, have fun!
Eating out can be a drag. Do you like to play board games? Sometimes just staying home but doing things especially for each other. Like one day could be your day and he does things you want to do and the next day is his turn. B.
have you been to the power and light dist? or maybe a hotel room? Stanford's comedy club? 18th and vine dist? worlds of fun? haunted houses? neighborhood car show and bbq from noon to 6 at4406 NE 45th terr kcmo, louisburg pumpkin patch. i'm all out of ideas. oh yeah... you guys could come over to my house and help me decorate for our costume party! lol... hope you find something great and really get to enjoy one another...bless you. meg
I know how you feel. Consider attending some kind of charity event - trivia night, chicken and dumpling dinner, etc. Or, go to a community or high school theatre production, art show, etc. Or, go play some tennis or racketball. Check your newspaper for all sorts of community events.
You could always rent some movies and stay at home. Get dinner from the grocery store (roasted chicken or something) and some of your favorite goodies and just enjoy some time together. You could also take a little drive and go look at the stars gazing or go to a camp ground and sit around a fire with a cup of hot chocolate and roast some marshmellows.
I love Weston, MO. They have some great bed and breakfasts out there. Also what about going to a winery, they normally don't stay open too late, so I'm not sure if that would work out for you.
We always order chinese and rent a movie. It's sooooo wonderful and relaxing.
Whenever my husband and I get the rare night to ourselves we like to stay at the Chateau Avalon. It is a hotel out by the race track and the Legend's. They have romantic themed rooms and it feels like you are on vacation even though you are still in Kansas.
spook house? museum? dancing?
Go check out the Looney Bin in Wichita. It's a comedy club with 2 shows a night. My husband and I go there whenever we get a date night and we always have the best time. Also...you can try all star east for a great time. Mini golf, arcade, batting cages, carnival rides etc. It's a lot of fun, and you don't have to be a kid to enjoy it.
how about comedy club? we enjoy that when we need a change
My husband and I recently had a night away from our son and we couldn't decide what to do either. We ended up going out to dinner with some friends and we headed over to Dave and Busters for some grown up fun arcade time. When we got tired of the arcade, we rented a pool table there and hade some fun!
Looks like this is rather late, but maybe you can use the ideas for another time. :-)
My husband and I sometimes like to take a drive in the country and just talk; it's nice to have an uninterrupted conversation, and the drive is relaxing. Other times, we find recreation areas, parks, or walking trails to explore (we look them up beforehand online). We bring a blanket and picnic basket along, plus a lantern and flashlights in case it gets dark while we're there. Most times, no one else is around... it's very peaceful and romantic to picnic in the lantern-light under the stars!
Sometimes we like to have our picnic at home on a blanket in the living room while we watch a rented movie... or ignore the movie if we, uhh, find something more interesting to occupy us, lol. We usually get take-out from a NON-fast-food restaurant as a special treat for our "at-home picnic"--something we don't get often, like lobster tails or prime rib. Just one nice "splurge" is usually enough to make it feel special. If we decide on a cheaper main course, like pasta, we might splurge on a nice wine or a fancy dessert.
Another idea is to meet separately somewhere (hotel bar, dance club, pool hall, etc.), pretend you're strangers, flirt it up with each other and see where it takes you. We haven't done this ourselves yet, but some friends of ours have, and they say it's a lot of fun. They also suggested that if pretending to be strangers feels too weird at first, try pretending you've already met, but you're on your first date--and you don't have to be your "everyday me," you can pretend to be "coy me," or "seductive me." Then next time, it's a blind date, and then you can "move up" to being strangers. (LOL, seems kind of backwards, doesn't it?) If you're up for it, really surprise him and be "red-headed me" (or whatever color you like) with a wig or a temporary hair color.
Oh, a word of caution: our friends don't recommend removing your wedding bands when you do this, unless you're prepared to have *real* strangers try to flirt with you (they've learned this from experience, lol)!
HTH! Have fun!
--A.
Go bowling!
See if there's any interesting live music in your area!
Have you tried bowling or mini golf? Or maybe a night out with another couple that you know? Sometimes even doing kid stuff is fun when you don't have to keep your eyes on the children at all times:)
Well weather permitting, All Star sports type of place that has go karts and mini golf, I know that about 30 minutes from here there is an indoor place like this with laser tag, bowling.....usually on a weekend they will have cosmic bowling or something like that. Depends on what you like to do I guess. Any concerts or plays in your area? Hope this will give u a few ideas!!!
My husband and I go to the Improv at Zona Rosa (off Barry Road in the Northland) a lot. Tickets are always $25/each and under and they have GREAT comedians. I recommend eating before you go there, the food is kinda pricey and not that fantastic. Get there early, they seat first come, first served. They have a bar where you can get drinks while you're waiting and a wait staff during the show. I think the website is www.improvkc.com or something like that. You can look it up-or the Majestic Theatre and Cafe is the same thing. You can buy tix the day of in case anything changes. Also, we are both really active so we like to go rock climbing at indoor centers. Its fun and something new!
you could always try a play, or Stanford's Comedy Club at the Legends.
L.,
Love it that you are having a date night with your hubby! Have you thought about going to a Haunted House? We have one in South county that is the third scarriest in the nation! It is $15.00 and last for 45 minutes. I am not sure of the name, but can get it for you if interested. Have fun.
M.
I agree with Cari, stay home.
I remember the first time my mother in law kept the kids for a weekend and she was shocked we didn't do something or go somewhere. Until we explained that if we were lucky enough to have the kids OUT of the house, why wouldn't we stay IN and enjoy the quiet and each other. She laughed and said she wished she would have thought of that years ago! She had 4 kids in 5 years.
Have something delivered for dinner, or even just have a light dinner like light appetizers and a glass of wine. Rent a movie, just talk and have a conversation without all the interruptions. And we would play board games or cards with a "twist" (wink). Our kids are now 18 and 14 so they really don't want to hang with their parents anyway so it's a little easier to get time for just the 2 of us.
But unless you just want to why spend the money on dinner out/a movie and/or a hotel room? Especially in today's world?
What every you do, enjoy your time together.
Lori K
It's the perfect time of year to go to a haunted house if you like that kind of stuff! That'll really get your adrenaline going and let you cling tight to your hubby if he isn't too scared too! lol
L.,
I don'tknow where you live but maybe you can find a place like these near you!
We did ice skating at the rec-plex one time. That was a hoot -neither of us skate well. Then we went for coffee and desert. We went to the wine bar on K. You can make your own. Vintners is the name. I don't know what time the baby sitting starts but we also enjoy just walking in old-town St. Charles and getting chocolate covered Strawberry's. We like "the vine" on Main street (old st. charles). They have music with dinner and wine tastings. The butterfly house in Faust park and the Zoo are great too. They are open at night some nights. Good luck! Have fun
Maybe some sort of wine tasting or any activity associated with the upcoming holiday Halloween-haunted houses, etc. Lucky you and hope you enjoy your date night :)
It may sound kind of dorky but it is a lot of fun, rediscover your inner child. Somehow when we get really comfortable in a relationship we forget to kid around. Go mini golfing, an amusement park, pack a Romantic picnic basket with disposable wine glasses and drink sparkling cider or sparkling grape juice and pack finger foods that you can feed to each other
( don't forget a frisbee for some in the park fun )
Find some trails and go for a hike and catch some kisses.
Basically, find things that you haven't done since you were dating etc and you will have a ton of fun and most don't cost a lot.
Good luck!
B.
sometimes my husband and I go down to the plaza for coffee and walk around, and end up in one of the book stores for the evening. Nice and not really expensive.
When my husband and I actually get a night away from the kids we go "out" for dinner. There is going to dinner and going "out" for dinner. We splurge and go somewhere different like The Drunken Fish, Sekisui, Tratatoria Marcella, Sydney Street Cafe, just somewhere you wouldn't ordinarily go. Go somewhere that is not kid friendly. If you have one, look through your entertainment book for ideas. It's just nice to get dressed up and look good for your husband once in a while. Sometimes, though, if we decide to stay in, I still doll myself up for him. If nothing else, I feel better about myself being out of my "mom" cloths. Have a great time.
Do you like theme parks? Worlds of Fun is open on the weekends. Or miniature golf. Or check out one of the Dinner Theaters in town. Or rent a movie, order some pizza, get some wine and stay home. We do that often and it is always a great evening, if you know what I mean ;o) Good luck and God Bless.
Instead of going out, try staying in. Rent movies, get pizza or food that comes from a place that doesn't have happy meals. It can be very intimate at home with out having kids running around.
Go bowling! That always fun even if you stink at it!
light candles around the house, even have a candle light dinner and if you don't want to spend the time cooking, just pick up a meal at a favorite restaurant and put in nice dishes on the table. Dress nice, watch a movie or play games if you enjoy playing games.
World's of Fun has fright nights going right now so unless you like to be around a lot of screaming kids you may not find that so relaxing but it is fun.
Wineries and Bed and Breakfast?
Check out www.artszipper.com for lot of free and low cost entertainment options around the St. Louis area.
My husband and I went to the new piano bar downtown in the power & light district. I know it's another bar, but it was a lot of fun and early on, the crowd is older, so we (in our 30's) didn't feel like we were trying to keep up w/ the 20-somethings.
love a good night dancing, but these days we just stay home and watch football or UFC and we're usually asleep by 11:00! lol
