How to spice up your romance when the children are in bed. Yes when the little ones are sleeping away and you have all the time in the world to use it anyhow you want; don't just spent it watching tv. do something.
1. Play games, whether they're board games, computer games, card games or naughty games...
2. Work your mind with brain-teasers, jigsaw puzzles, crosswords or quiz books. See how your IQ rates against the rest of the nation!
3. Pamper each other. Give your partner a massage, manicure and pedicure. We all need a little pampering sometimes!
4. Rent a film to suit your mood, be it a comedy, weepy, romance or horror movie.
5. Star gaze. Lie in the garden and see if you can name the constellations.
6. Have a blind food tasting.
7. Enjoy a romantic dinner for two: light those candles, put on some soft music and get out the posh crockery. As if you needed an excuse to indulge!
8. Have a picnic in the garden.
9. Put on a themed evening. Try a little Eastern promise or a sushi night.
10. Drag out the duvet, make two cups of hot chocolate and snuggle up on the sofa or in front of the fire.
11. Read the same book and compare notes. If you're stuck for inspiration, why not see what everyone else is reading?
12. Dig out the photos and enjoy a night of nostalgia. Or if you want to get more involved, why not take some of your own portraits? You could be the next icon!
13. Try a new recipe together. Have a go at Thai, Indian, Greek - whatever tickles your taste buds.
14. Learn how to say i love you or lets do it in a different language and then do it.
15. Go internet shopping.Why not treat each other to a surprise? Buy online and then wait for it to arrive!
16. Compose something: a poem, a story or - if you're feeling musical - a song.
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