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If you're looking for an adventurous, outdoorsy, or atheletic/sports related date, then look no further. From visiting batting cages to taking mountain hikes, this list of active date ideas is sure to have something that will catch your eye. Remember though, just because it's an active date doesn't mean it can't be a romantic one. Pay attention to the details and you'll have fun and romance!

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Get together blanket and everything you need for a picnic. I cooked some food before I picked my date up. I took her to the beach just before the sun set, laid the blanket out, and started a little fire. We sat together and had the dinner I made with a bottle of wine as we watched the sun set in front of the fire.

Put together a map of nearby waterfalls and spend your day hiking to each of them. Bring along a picnic lunch and eat beside a waterfall.

Head out on a boat for romantic fishing in the dark by moonlight.

Grab a snorkel and a mask and head out to feed and view the fish. After you're done snorkeling, enjoy a picnic together on the beach.

Head out on a boat for an afternoon of fishing together. Bring along some wine and a picnic lunch.

Have a spa night together, complete with massages, oils, and sensual bubble baths.

Go to a 24 hour Walmart late at night and play with all the toys and chase each other around (with toy guns, etc.).

Get outdoors and dirty. Gardening is peaceful, relaxing, and a perfect activity to share with someone you love. If there's still a chill in the air where you live, move the gardening indoors. Plant something together and watch it grow, just like your love for each other. Awww. ;)

Ice skating is fun whether it's at a rink or on an old fashioned frozen pond. Grab the skates and your sweetie for an active afternoon.

Pick up some takeout and cuddle on the couch during the game. For even more fun, turn the game into your own game. Sneak a kiss for every first down. Or, for every point scored, take a piece of clothing off.

Spend the afternoon playing video games together. If you own a console, rent a few games from your local Blockbuster. If you don't have a console, you can rent them from your local store as well.

A fun date activity that often leads to more. ;) The key here is to be gentle!

Get outdoors and have a fun afternoon playing games together like tag or even hide and seek. Winner picks the restaurant for dinner.

Put together a map of all of the fountains in your city or a nearby bigger city then spend the afternoon visiting each fountain.

Most local amusement parks have bumper boat rides available. Have fun together splashing and spraying each other with water for the afternoon.

For the really active couple, head out for an afternoon of cross country skiing. When you get back in, enjoy a cup of hot cocoa together while you warm up and chat.

If you're avid skiers, then this is already a given. For those that may not ski on a normal basis, head to the slopes for a day and take lessons together!

Head to your local park and bring along a couple of remote control cars to race in a friendly game. Winner picks your lunch date.

Head to your local pub and play a friendly game or two of pool.

Get a dart board and play a friendly game together or head to your local pub and join in a game there.

Rent a canoe and row lazily along the river enjoy each other's company and some great conversation.

Bring along a few sandwiches and head out for an afternoon on the lake in a paddle boat. If you can't take it for the afternoon, rent one for a couple of hours!

We're not talking about your standard rowing a boat down the river. Instead, rent a boat and a rower! While they row the boat, you and your honey can cuddle!

For the active couple, check your yellow pages for a local paintball company. You'll have a blast - literally - together playing paintball.

Head to the local lanes and play a few games together. Whoever gets the most strikes gets to pick dinner.

Bundle up for this action packed date. It's a major adrenaline rush that you share together. Afterwards, warm up with some hot cocoa and cuddling.

The nice thing about frisbee is that you can do it anywhere... Play in your backyard. Head to a local park for a picnic and a game. Or make an entire date of it and head to a Disc Golf course.

Get together for a dessert date at home. Get the ingredients and create your sugary concoctions together. As you eat, dab some whipped cream on your date's nose. Turn it into a full fledged whipped cream fight and you'll have loads of fun with lots of laughing. The biggest benefit... when you're done, you can lick each other clean!

Get your dancing shoes on and head out to a local club. Don't know how to dance? Take lessons together!

Act like kids again with an old-fashioned game of tag in your backyard! Raise the stakes with a game of strip tag. Whenever you're 'tagged', a piece of clothing comes off.

Head out to the golf course for a day on the greens together. Not a golfer? This is the perfect chance for the two of you to sign up for a lesson and try something new together.

Have your own little Pajama party, complete with a movie, popcorn, and a good old-fashioned pillow fight. The rumbling and tumbling is sure to turn up the heat!

Bike riding is fun, but even better when you ride as a couple. You'll have fun seeing the sights while compromising and cooperating together.

Get Clean......with a twist! Spend the afternoon sudsing up and washing each other's cars! You'll get a chore done and have fun doing it! Reminder, suds are not just for cars. :)

Get bundled up and active together during an afternoon on the slopes. Not a snowboarder? Sign up for a lesson together!

Grab some snorkeling gear, some fish food (perhaps some day old bread), and head out to the beach. When you come up above water for a break, steal a kiss.

If you live near the coast, try taking a surfing class together. An afternoon riding the waves together with a lunch afterwards to chat makes for a fun and active date.

Grab your boards and get your boogie on! Pack a picnic lunch, a couple of towels, and make a day of it at the beach. You'll have fun, thrilling day filled with laughing and talking.

Grab a couple of truck sized air tubes, a cooler full of drinks, and head down the river for an afternoon of sun, fun, and laughs.

Make it an overnight. Share your hopes and dreams by the campfire and then make a wish as you fall asleep in your sleeping bags under the stars.

Head out on the trails for some beautiful scenery, good conversation, and an overall fun afternoon. Bring along a pinic and stop for lunch along the way.

Grab some pizza and then hit the links. Shake things up a bit by making a little wager. Whoever wins gets one wish granted by the loser.

For those into big thrills, head to the river for some whitewater rafting. You'll have a blast together, plus, it's a great way to find out how your date handles themselves under pressure.

Have a little fun and get some yard work done at the same time! Grab a couple of rakes and then have a blast playing in your piles like kids. Fire up the grill for a little fall bbq when you're done.

Get some chalk and play a friendly game of hopscotch. Add a little wager to spice things up... winner picks what you do for the rest of the afternoon.

Let your inner child come out as you spend the afternoon together sharing a picnic lunch and climbing trees in the park together.

Broomball is a fun team game similar to hockey, but without the ice, skates, and puck. For fun, you could play against each other, with a few friends, or even a quick game with a league. For more information on broomball, visit this page.

Grab an empty can play a game of kick the can, either against each other or with some friends. For instructions, click here.

This would work best for a group date, but you could have a fun afternoon playing 1-on-1. Head to a local park for your game and take a picnic lunch along.

Head to a local water park for a fun day in the sun. Slip, slide, and splash your way to love down the various slides and lazy rivers.

It doesn't matter where you do it: river, lake, beach, or pool. Bring along some sandwiches and drinks and spend a fun afternoon in the water.

Get closer on a moped as you take a drive through the country. You'll get great views and great conversation. Make a stop at a local diner in a small town for a bite to eat.

Head to the driving range to practice your swing! You'll have fun together and guys, you can show off your skills. A date on the links offers opportunity to talk as wel.

Head to the links for an afternoon of golfing together. Grab a cart (let her drive if she wants!) and spend the afternoon having fun together.

Grab a group of friends and spend the afternoon playing softball together. It's a fun, active date with lots of laughing and opportunities for talking. If you're a competitive person, keep the competitiveness at bay for the day. If you're looking for ongoing dating opportunities, join a softball league together!

Touch football (also called flag football) makes for another great group date. When you go to grab his/her flag, get them down in a tackle (gentle!) and give them a kiss.

Are you really adventurous? Rent a couple of jet ski's (or share one) for the afternoon and have fun together playing in the water.

Bundle up for an afternoon in the snow. When you're done sledding, share a cup of hot cocoa and good conversation.

Head to the gym and work out together. You'll get a workout for not only your body, but your relationship as well!

Bundle up and head outside to build a snowman, or even a snow couple, together!

After a romantic dinner, bundle up and head outside to make snow angels together by moonlight.

Let your inner child out by taking a walk, hand-in-hand, through the rain sans umbrella. Singing isn't required, but fun conversation is a must.

Work out a sweat together playing a fast paced game of racquetball. You'll have fun together and get a great workout at the same time.

Put up a net in your backyard or at a local park for a fun one-on-one game of badminton. If you don't have a net, you can pick one up at a local discount store (such as Walmart, Target, or even a Toys 'R Us) for under $20.

Find a local amusement park that offers go-cart courses and have a fun evening racing each other around the track. Winner gets to pick the rest of the date.

Spend the day in the sand playing a friendly game of beach volleyball together.

What's more fun than a friendly snow fight that leads to friendly wrestling and kissing. Loser gives the winner hot cocoa and kisses.

For big thrills, find a local whitewater company and go kayaking down the river.

Let fido join you on a walk -- perfect for any season. You'll enjoy conversation, company, fun, and romance. Plus, it's a great chance for your dogs to get to know each other.

Don't have a dog? Take a friend's dog out on a walk with you! Dogs make great companions and provide lots of entertainment on your walk.

Play like kids with a fun game of hide and seek together. Tell her to hide and you'll seek. Each time the seeker finds the person hiding, they get a sensual kiss.

Strap on the skates and hit the ice together! After you finish, enjoy a hot cup of cocoa and some great conversation.

Enjoy the warm weather by strapping on the blades and hitting the local park for some exhilarating roller blading.

It's an up-and-coming sport that will have you both in a friendly competition. The game plays like golf with par on the course, but you throw a disc (similar to a traditional frisbee) rather than swing a club. You do need to get a couple of disc's at a local sporting goods store before you hit the course.

Get a model (car, airplane, etc) from your local crafts store and spend the afternoon putting it together. It requires strategy and patience, both necessary in a relationship.

What's more fun that acting like a kid again? If you're expecting rain, grab the galoshes and puddle jump together!

Grab the rackets and hit the courts for a lively game of tennis. End the game with a kiss over the net.

Skip the beach this time and play volleyball in your backyard or at a local park. You can get a set at a local discount store for under $20.

Take your bike's out for an afternoon ride. Don't have bike's? Rent a couple! Find a park, path, or trail nearby and enjoy the weather, scenery, and companionship.

If you're water person and have a boat -- or know someone who does -- get the ski's out and enjoy an exhilarating afternoon of water skiing.

Spend the day sailing -- or taking a sailing lesson if you don't already know how. A day on the water together will have you swaying in each other's arms.

For big thrill seekers, go parasailing!

Play like children again on the slides and teeter totter, then take turns pushing each other on the swings.

Have full day of jam-packed fun. Ride the coasters and try for a kiss right as you're headed down a large drop. Squeeze tight as you get wet together on a water ride. It's non-stop, all day fun.

You can find a local laser tag venue or buy a nerf laser tag set to play at home!

Many local amusement parks have rock climbing walls that you can have fun with. Make it a friendly competition and the winner buys the other a drink.

Shoot some hoops -- either a one-on-one game or a friendly game of HORSE.

A romantic springtime picnic, a bottle of wine, and fun flying a kite. What better way to spend a romantic afternoon?

See the sites of your area with a helicopter ride over the city. Check with your local visitor's center for tourism companies that offer helicopter rides.

For a unique day on the water, find a local company that offers deep sea fishing.

If you're licensed, go out on a dive together. If not, take a lesson together!

Get a croquet set from a local sporting goods store and play a friendly game in your backyard.

Take a picnic along and spend the day hiking to waterfalls or other sites. Find 30,000 hikes and unlimited maps at trails.com.

Pick flowers and plants together at your local garden center, then head home to plant them together. You'll enjoy the fruits of your labor for years to come. Guys, as you finish, pick one of the flowers and give it to her along with a kiss.

Bounce and jump your way into each other's hearts on a trampoline. If you've been together for awhile, you can have fun doing other things on a trampoline -- if you get our drift. ;)

This works best for a group date, but it definitely makes for a fun afternoon together. For instructions on how to play capture the flag, visit this page.

Put together a list of things that you must find in your scavenger hunt. It can b things around your house or things around an entire town. Whoever finishes first gets to ... well, you decide!

Splash the afternoon away in your backyard with a friendly water balloon fight.

Beat the heat with this fun summer date. Put a couple of sprinkler's in your backyard and splash away!

It's hard to beat a hot air balloon ride, especially at sunrise or sunset, when it comes to romance.

Slip and slide your way to romance at a local water park.

Race around the track a few times. Make it a friendly competition and decide on a prize ahead of time for the winner.



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