Date Night in Box has easily become one of our favorite activities to do together! It’s so much fun and we don’t even have to leave the house to enjoy it. Today, I want to share with you one of the most recent boxes that we received in the mail.
THE GIVE THANKS BOX
This box was all about giving thanks, showing gratitude, and paying it forward. As parents, our lives may get a little hectic, with little ones running around the house day in and day out. So, we especially loved this box because it allowed us to celebrate and reflect on all the little blessings we have in our lives.
DATE ACTIVITIES
This month’s Date Night in Box included the following activities:
- optional custom dinner menu and table talk
- make ice cream for your caramel apple cider floats
- sip and give thanks
- gratitude that becomes intentional
- play gratitude slam
Every box includes an optional dinner menu, which I absolutely LOVE! You receive a list with all the ingredients, as well as detailed directions. This month’s dinner menu consisted of turkey, brie & cranberry pesto phyllo wrap with parmesan, & thyme mashed potatoes. For dessert they suggested salted caramel cheesecake muffins. YUMM!
The table talk consisted of a series of questions to ask each other to help us reflect on the past season in our lives.
Next, we received a great recipe for making some delicious caramel apple cider floats. The idea behind this was to snuggle up while sipping on the caramel floats, turn on our custom Spotify playlist (bonus gift), and write down the things we’re thankful for using the “give thanks” sticky notes that came with our box.
The Gratitude that Becomes Intentional activity was one of my favorites. This month’s box included supplies to create our own Thank You board. The team at Date Night in Box encourages you to place the display stand in a spot you see every day and use the dry erase marker to write something you’re thankful for each day.
Gratitude Slam – With every box we receive, there’s always a fun game included. This month’s game was gratitude slam. As a team, you have to choose a starting word (like bless, thank, honor, love, etc.). Then, you have to place a letter from your hand anywhere on your starting word to form a new word. Gratitude Slam is a speed game, which can be a lot of fun if you’re a competitive couple.
WAYS TO CONTINUE YOUR NIGHT
The team at Date Night in Box offers a few other ways for you to continue your date after you’ve gone through the contents of the date box. One of them was to get cozy and watch a movie about gratitude and making a difference. Here are the suggestions they offered: Forrest Gump (1994), Freedom Writers (2007), Hidden Figures (2016), It Could Happen to You (1994), Mr. Holland’s Opus (1996), Patch Adams (1998), Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), The Blind Side (2009), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), The Revolutionary Optimist (2013).
Have you watched any of these yet?! Which one is your favorite?
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