Good date nights take planning and preparation. So let's get to planning. Check things off as you go.
"Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."MARK 10:9
Tonight's plan
HOME EDITION
Hand in Hand
Before tonight
Preparing for your night in
Your night in
It's time for your date night
Do you remember when you first held hands with your spouse? Little did you know that special moment was the beginning of the life you would share together.
Tonight, enjoy a stay-at-home date night baking cookies, reminiscing about your time together, and dreaming about the years ahead. Follow the steps in this kit. Go ahead and get a little messy and have a lot of fun! If all goes well, that outfit will be coming off soon anyway.
Read together before you start
FUN rules
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Focus on fun & flirtingLeave all talk of finances, chores, deadlines, and household to-dos for another day.
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Unplug and uniteGive each other your undivided attention. Turn off notifications on every phone except the one running this kit, and use devices only to capture photos and share your night together.
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No negativity allowedDate night is a conflict-free, complaint-free, nice zone. If a rule gets broken, gently remind each other that you're here to have fun.
In the kitchen
Get started
Join your spouse in the kitchen. Give them a 7-second (or longer) kiss, and tell them how excited you are to spend this evening with them.
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Few things go hand in hand like milk and cookies. Gather your ingredients and get started. While you mix, take turns with the conversation starters on the next page and remember when you fell in love.
Chocolate chip cookies
Makes about 3 dozen. Using store-bought dough? Skip to the oven temperature on the package.
- Preheat the oven to 375Ā°F.
- In a small bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and both sugars until creamy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla.
- Stir the flour mixture in a little at a time, then fold in the chocolate chips.
- Drop rounded spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
- Bake 9 to 11 minutes, until the edges are golden. Use the oven timer on the Baking page.
While you mix
Conversation starters
Have fun taking turns finishing these sentences.
- I first realized I had a crush on you whenā¦
- My favorite memory with you isā¦
- I remember laughing with you whenā¦
- If I could relive any moment with you, it would beā¦
Bonus round
Still mixing? Draw a bonus question.
Cookies in the oven
Baking: Hand in Hand
Oven timer
10:00
10 minutes
Now let's heat up the connection! While the cookies bake, play Hand in Hand. For each pair, ask your spouse which one reminds them of you, and why. Take turns and have fun!
Example: Milk and cookies. "You remind me more of cookies because of how sweet you are." Or, "You remind me more of milk, because milk does a body good."
Which one reminds you of me, and why?
Snap a photo
Social media challenge
POWER
COUPLE
COUPLE
Post a picture on social media of the two of you enjoying your date night together. Use the caption below to encourage other couples to plan a date night of their own, and tag it:
Cookies cooling
Chill
While the sweet aroma fills your kitchen, set the fresh cookies aside to cool for a few minutes. Use this pause to talk about how your different gifts complement each other.
Talk about how your individual strengths fit together, making your marriage stronger and showing you're an absolute power couple.
- One strength I see in you that I don't have isā¦
- We make a great team whenā¦
- A time our differences made us stronger wasā¦
- One way I want to lean on your gifts this year isā¦
Milk & cookies
Cuddle
Pour a glass of milk, cuddle up with your spouse in bed (cookies in bed are okay, you're adults), and have a cookie or two while you listen to our cuddle playlist.
Don't let the cookies be the sweetest part of your night. Pick up where the date started and set a new personal record for how long (and how passionately) you can kiss.
Kiss record
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Simply enjoy the moment together, then keep the night going and continue the fun.
