February Date Night Ideas — by Guest Mom Liz Fuller

Each year my husband and I alternate making the Valentine’s Day date plans. These are some of our ideas, please add your ideas in the comments section!

Dinner: This should be carefully selected well in advance. Our favorite place we have been together is Paris, so we always fall more in love at French Restaurants. Get a Zagat Guide at any bookstore or scan Time Out Magazine for your local city. These tools rate the quality of the food, type of atmosphere, cost, and information to call should you need reservations. (If you plan to head into NYC and need help, I would love to recommend some of our favs).

Activities: If you want to do something different, check with your local Museums. The Museum of Modern Art in New York has a naked scavenger hunt. The art is naked, not the contestants.

Symphony, theater, or opera.

Once we did a handsome cab ride through Central Park. I imagine most cities with a lively downtown atmosphere would have something similar. I told him to meet me on the corner of a certain intersection and he had no idea we would be whisked away by horse and buggy!

I adore picnics at night, complete with candles in jars and blankets. A beach, scenic overlook, or park could be nice spots. If it’s cold, bring extra blankets and a thermos with hot chocolate. Dessert at a fancy place to warm up afterwards might be a nice end to a romantic evening. Morton’s Steak House has the most delicious options (for dinner or dessert, really).

Weekend get-a-ways! Staying at a bed and breakfast set the mood like nothing else.

[ Design Mom note: Tiny (1/2 inch and 1 inch) needle-felted hearts available at Purple Petunia's Etsy shop. So cute to slip in someone's pocket! ]