Show Cheap February 1 1 it i Outings O. O s Dan Hodson Staff Staff Writer Its It's Valentines Day this Saturday and youve you've finally finally finally final final- ly got a date with you- you know Your problem is that you only have 10 bucks in your pocket and you haven't the foggiest idea of what youre you're going to do Looks like the only affection you'll be getting is the kiss of death Does this sound familiar If it does then here are some creative date ideas that could change those movie dollar-movie dates into a athin athing athing thin thing of the past 1 Night on China ChinaTown ChinaTown ChinaTown Town Make Top Ramen and serve it as if it were authentic tic C Chinese inese food adding meat and vegetables usually usually usually usual usual- ly does the trick Buy some oriental-looking oriental material and use it as a tablecloth on the coffee table and sit on the floor Buy some fortune cookies and carefully take the fortunes out and replace them with truth or dare questions Cut up the tablecloth tablecloth tablecloth table table- cloth and make Samurai head bands 2 Mission Impossible Give your date a TOP SECRET envelope with code names and a tape of instructions Make sure the tape includes Mission Impossible music and have your date meet you at ata ata ata a certain location and time where they can accept their mission Remember to tell your date that the tape self- self destructs Dress in spy costumes costumes costumes cos cos- and call each each other only by code ode name Buy photos in a booth and paste them on spy ID ill cards Setout Setout Set Setout out on the scavenger hunt of your choice Prepare in in advance hidden notes or food in unusual places Make sure its it's challenging 3 Watcher in the Woods Rent a generator scary movie and borrow a portable TV VCR TV VCR if you dont don't have one Roast weenies weenies weenies wee wee- nies and marshmallows till your hearts are content Then watch your movie in inan inan inan an unusual place Best ideas in the woods on top of a house on a raft in a pool on a trampoline in in a cave on a lakeshore or make cardboard cars out of refrigerator boxes and have havea a drive 4 Master Play Pieces Theater Pop plenty of popcorn for 8 1 8 10 kids Call a local daycare center and ask if you could put on a puppet show for them tem Either buy puppets at Deseret Industries or Savers or you youcan youcan youcan can make sock puppets yourself Remember to bring ring a blanket that can beheld beheld be beheld held up with sticks just incase incase in incase case you need it for a stage Act out rehearsed pre-rehearsed puppet puppet puppet pup pup- pet shows of fairy tales or nursery rhymes You could even use childrens children's books Finish off with inthe inthe in inthe the playground and pass bass ass her a note that asks Do IDo you like me Mark a box YES TES NO MAYBE 5 Whipped Cream Wars 4 or more people Buy several cans of whipped cream Take your dates to Deseret Industries and have them pick out t r r ft r to If 1 cheap outfits for each other Go to a park that has a public public pub pub- public lic bathroom and have them change into their clothes If they ask why tell them its it's a surprise Take them to the place where Jouve youve you've hidden the whipped cream and attack 6 Buy fabric markers for a white T-shirt T decorating contest Design your dates date's T-shirt T and vice-versa vice a eye bulls-eye is a good idea Have everyone try their T- T shirts on and then take dates to play Laser Tag 7 Rambo Dress in black and pair off with your dates One couple is it it and carries flashlights Designate a start and a finish The it couple gets a head start of two minutes and the others have to get from A to B without getting caught The first couple caught is is it the next round 8 Strip Pool If your apartment complex complex complex com com- plex has both a pool table and a swimming pool you youcan youcan youcan can play Wear swimming suits under your clothes and as you lose take off an article of clothing If you loose at pool you have to togo togo togo go jump in the pool 99 9 Other ideas include picnic picnic picnic pic pic- pic- pic nic Frisbee prom dress shopping beach walking sunset sunrise hikes dancing dancing dancing ing in in the rain wash the car sledding cocoa ice blocking amusement parks water parks play- play See Dates on page 10 f i t- t nj I Dates continued from page 4 grounds museums historical historical cal sites free concerts tunnel tunnel tunnel tun tun- nel singing visit a rest home hot springs church activities taste tests synchronized swimming tubing or river surfing More activities roller- roller blading BBQ devotionals swing country dancing community theatre costume costume costume cos cos- tume parties How to Host a Murder party board games paintball wars college sports ice skating snow football Easter egg hunts fireworks show zoos scavenger scavenger scavenger enger hunts photo date video camera pillow forts puzzles ping pong catch butterflies campfires fairs babysitting time capsules kites planetarium laser li light ht shows dance lessons pie fights or a bargain din din- ner More ideas star gazing watching lightning storms croquet hairstyling party movie marathon homemade homemade homemade home home- made pizza odd no utensil dinner water-fight water alpine slide bike riding fee feeding ing ducks pumpkin carving sand castles skits comedy shows comedy clubs tandem tandem tandem tan tan- dem bike fitness gym make music tapes topes parks water balloon fights tights airports airports airports air air- ports wally-ball wally cliff lumping Jumping parties hay rides Nutty Putty Caves Heber City and Grannys Granny's Restaurant Z A-Z shopping sleeping bag stair sli sliding ing miniature golfing three- three legged bowing bowling parade of homes movies sumo wrestling videos 4 wheeling wheelin wheeling wheel wheel- in ing demolition derby carolIng caroling caroling car car- oling go on a walk mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain biking kissing rugby sledding or read childrens children's books to each other at the library |