Simple indoor date ideas for winter

AS the cool breeze keeps on bringing lower temperatures to a large part of Zululand, going out is no longer an option. Besides wearing a coat, hat and gloves, try creative ideas that you and your partner can both enjoy. Melt away the cold-weather blues with these fun indoor date ideas.

1. Have a carpet picnic

A romantic picnic indoors is a lovely way to spend your evenings. Lay down some blankets, stock up on tasty treats in your picnic kit along with biltong, cheese and a nice warming bottle of wine. Or perhaps hot chocolate, marshmallows, peppermint, and some shortbread cookies. Then cosy down in front of a fire and feed each other.

2. Competing for love

Scrabble, monopoly, 30 Seconds are easy ways to transform your favourite board games into two-player date nights you won’t forget. Introduce rewards and penalties, have some of your favourite snacks handy and you’ve got the perfect plan for an awesome indoor winter date.

3. Do couple’s yoga

Yoga can be the perfect inspiration for a couple that needs to re-centre. Practice a few yoga poses together in the comfort of your home and follow it up with some deep breathing exercises and meditation.

4. Load-shedding date

With regular Zululand power outages, a candlelight dinner can spice things up between you and your partner. Even though load-shedding can be an absolute inconvenience, this date night is sure to make some fun memories together. You can have a nice Zululand braai, spiced up with ghost stories, glow stick jewellery, shadow puppets and a little truth or dare.

5. Watch your wedding video and photos

For married couples out there, relive your wedding night and cook the meal you ate on your big day. Reminisce about all the memories, including the bad hairdos and dated outfits. If you don’t have a wedding video, go through all of your wedding photos and enjoy those precious memories together.