Summer Dating Challenge: Bingo Style

Summer's here and it's time to get your date on, BINGO style! We are challenging you to date your spouse, fiance or significant other throughout July and August. Do five dates to complete a BINGO, and you can enter to win a prize! At the end of the challenge we will give away one grand prize randomly chosen from entries. The more BINGOs you complete, the more entries you can submit. Share your dates on social media and tag us!

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grand prize entry

Alphabet Picnic

Choose one letter of the alphabet and build an entire picnic menu around it. Creativity is encouraged.

Blind Taste Test

Gather unusual snacks, favorite foods, or ingredients you've never tried before. Take turns being blindfolded and guessing what you're tasting.

Bucket List Dreams

Grab dessert, set a timer, and dream together. Create a list of experiences, trips, goals and adventures you'd love to share over the next few years.

Card Games at Dinner

Bring a deck of cards to dinner and play while waiting for your food. Learn a new game or revisit an old favorite from childhood.

Cook Together

After the kids are asleep or the workday is over, pick a recipe and make dinner together. The goal isn't perfection, it's participation.

Dance Lessons

Whether it's line dancing, swing, salsa or ballroom, learn something new together. Nobody needs to be good at dancing for this one to be successful.

Dollar Menu Date

Order entirely from the value menu. The challenge is getting creative with whatever you can create together.

Double Date

Invite another couple to join you for dinner, games, trivia, mini golf or whatever sounds fun. Sometimes relationships grow best in community.

Fancy 24-Hour Getaway

If childcare, schedules and budgets allow, maximize a short getaway. One night, one hotel, one great dinner, and uninterrupted time together can feel like a full vacation.

Food Crawl

Instead of eating one meal in one place, spread the experience across multiple stops. Grab appetizers at one restaurant, your entrée at another, and dessert somewhere new. The journey becomes part of the date.

Ice Cream Date

Keep it simple. Visit a local ice cream shop, build your own sundaes at home, or try flavors you've never had before.

Kayak Adventure

Rent a kayak or canoe and spend time exploring together. Teamwork is required, communication is tested, and the memories are worth it.

Movie Night In

Skip the theater and create your own experience at home. Pick a movie, grab your favorite snacks, build the ultimate blanket fort, or make the evening themed around the film. Bonus points for matching outfits or themed desserts.

Portrait Challenge

Draw, sketch or paint each other. For extra laughs, use your non-dominant hand. The worse the artwork, the better the memory.

Puzzle Night

Work together on a puzzle, crossword, coloring page or brain teaser. Slow, simple and surprisingly effective for conversation.

Recreate Your First Date

Take a trip down memory lane by recreating your first date as closely as possible. Then spend some time talking about how much has changed and how much has stayed the same.

Road Trip Roulette

Pick a direction and drive. Maybe choose a destination. Maybe don't. Explore a nearby town, discover a hidden gem, and enjoy the adventure.

S'mores Night

Build a fire, light a grill, or even use your stovetop. Roast marshmallows, make s'mores, and enjoy a slower evening together. Conversation starters encouraged.

Sunset Hike

Find a local trail, waterfront or overlook and enjoy a walk as the sun goes down. Leave the phones in your pocket for part (or most) of the journey.

Target Craft Night

Head to Target, a craft store, or your favorite hobby aisle and choose a project together. Paint flower pots, build Legos, try embroidery, or tackle something completely outside your comfort zone.

Theme Night Movie

Pick a movie and commit to the theme. Watch an Italian movie and make pasta. Watch a baseball movie and eat ballpark food. Go all in.

Thrift Store Challenge

Each person gets a budget and must pick out an outfit (or one article of clothing) for their partner. Then wear your selections to lunch, coffee or another adventure.

Time Capsule

Gather a few meaningful items, write notes to your future selves, and create a time capsule. Decide together when you'll open it again.

Trivia Night

Find a local trivia night or host your own at home. Team up, laugh at the questions you definitely should know, and celebrate the random facts one of you somehow remembers.