{"id":17356,"date":"2021-02-09T19:03:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T03:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=17356"},"modified":"2021-02-17T22:02:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T06:02:38","slug":"six-stay-at-home-valentines-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/six-stay-at-home-valentines-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Six stay-at-home Valentine\u2019s dates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span><em>Unique date ideas for this quarantined Valentine\u2019s Day<\/em>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Allison Vanderzanden |<\/strong> Lifestyle Editor<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>For those who usually celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day with an extravagant date night, this year might feel disappointing. But being stuck inside doesn\u2019t mean date nights can\u2019t still be exciting. Hunker down with a significant other and have some fun with these date ideas.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Try cooking each other\u2019s favorite meal, or tackle a new dish with one another. Make a challenge out of it by creating a dinner or dessert with only ingredients currently in the pantry.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Still have the travel bug? A number of museums, aquariums and other popular destinations are offering virtual tours and livestreams. Get immersed in places like the Guggenheim, the Louvre, the Smithsonian, Disney World\u2019s Main Street, the Eiffel Tower, nearby aquariums and more all from the comfort of home.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Partners can get cozy with an at-home camping trip. Pitch a tent in the backyard, or build a blanket fort in the bedroom or living room. Enjoy some s\u2019mores \u2014 which can be cooked over a gas stove burner or in the microwave \u2014 and hot dogs. After cooking up some goodies, put aside the electronics and enjoy each other\u2019s company under the stars or by candlelight.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Get fancy and host a black tie evening for two at home. Dress up and break out the champagne or bubbly apple cider for a fancy dinner or movie night.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Game nights are a classic, and each new round is unique. Sit down to play a favorite board or card game, or learn a new card game like Egyptian Ratscrew, GOPS or Briscola. Video games are also a fun option \u2014 hold a one-on-one match in \u201cSuper Smash Bros.\u201d and \u201cMario Party,\u201d play co-op in \u201cMinecraft,\u201d \u201cAnimal Crossing\u201d and \u201cKeep Talking and Nobody Explodes\u201d or host a Jackbox matchup.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Psychologist Arthur Aron presented 36 questions that are proven to generate closeness in partners. Sit down with a partner, friend or even stranger and increase intimacy by discussing these <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ggia.berkeley.edu\/practice\/36_questions_for_increasing_closeness\"><span>36 questions<\/span><\/a><span> as outlined by University of California Berkeley.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Looking for more ideas? Brainstorm a list of each person\u2019s favorite activities and decide how to spend Valentine\u2019s Day together.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16738\" width=\"4220\" height=\"82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line.png 4220w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-300x6.png 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-1024x20.png 1024w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-768x15.png 768w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-1536x30.png 1536w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-2048x40.png 2048w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-1080x21.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4220px) 100vw, 4220px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Contact the author at <a href=\"mailto:avanderzanden19@mail.wou.edu\">avanderzanden19@mail.wou.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unique date ideas for this quarantined Valentine\u2019s Day\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Allison Vanderzanden | Lifestyle Editor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1094,"featured_media":17341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[156,155,636,667,664,661,669,668,154,666,406,665,662,660,663],"class_list":["post-17356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-allison","tag-allison-vanderzanden","tag-at-home-2","tag-boyfriend","tag-date-night","tag-dates","tag-dating","tag-girlfriend","tag-lifestyle","tag-night-in","tag-quarantine","tag-significant-other","tag-valentine","tag-valentines-day","tag-valentines"],"modified_by":"The Western Howl","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1094"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}