DIY Date Night Jar

So in my late night perusing of Pinterest the other day, I found the adorable idea of making a date night jar. There are some pretty cute ones making the rounds right now. And fortunately for me, I had all the supplies on hand to make our own.
This jar is absolutely perfect for us because there are a lot of nights where we want to do something different but can't think of anything and end up just staying home and moping. Well not anymore!

We now have a stash of 42 date night activities right at our fingertips.

Making this jar was actually very easy.

All you need is:

• A Mason Jar
• Scrapbook Paper
• Twine
• Scissors
• Hole Punch
• Jumbo Popsicle Sticks
• Lace
• Paint (I used red, yellow, and white)
• Paint Brush
• Water
• Napkins
• Sharpie

To assemble, I just divided my popsicle sticks into 3 groups and painted each its own color. I then wrapped the lace around the inside of my jar to decorate and tied on some twine and a tag around the lip. I wrote a date idea on each stick based on the color category. Then I filled my jar with the sticks and wrote a description of the color categories on the tag. Voila! You now have a date night jar.

Below is the list of date activities I came up with for each color category:

Red - Expensive and May Require Planning

• Bed & Breakfast
• Dinner out at a fancy restaurant
• Hotel at South Padre Island
• Austin Weekend Getaway
• Got to a festival this weekend somewhere in the state
• Host an Alice in Wonderland party
• Go hot air ballooning
• Go to a concert
• Just get in the car and drive somewhere
• Order a huge pizza from Russo's
• Go horseback riding
• Buy each other a nice gift
• Buy the next $100 range Groupon or Living Social activity and do it

Yellow - Cheap and/or At Home

• Play a board game
• 1000 piece puzzle and pizza
• Popcorn and a chick flick
• Crossword puzzle and breakfast for dinner
• Make a dessert together
• Cook for each other
• Arrested Development marathon
• Homemade pizza and a spaghetti western
• Go to the drive-in
• Make a blanket fort
• Plan a trip even if it's impractical
• Camp in the backyard
• Picnic at the beach
• Go to an open house

White - Random & Under $30

• Laser tag and go carts
• Dinner and a movie
• Have friends over
• Go test driving
• Go window shopping for the house
• Coffee date
• Bookstore or Library date
• Go to the driving range
• Write each other a love letter
• Take the Color Code test together
• Play the song lyric conversation game
• Play walmart bingo
• Play the mall dare game