With Christmas just around the corner, there's so many seasonal activities to cross off your holiday list. Los Angeles may not receive snow, but that doesn't stop this city from celebrating the season with Christmas decorations, endless shopping, ugly Christmas sweaters and pumpkin spice lattes galore. For those who plan on spending the holidays with a significant other or romantic interest, here's some cute date ideas:
1. LA Zoo Lights
Located at the LA Zoo and Botanical Gardens, this event consists of "a dazzling wonderland of light." The attraction is small, but makes for a cute place to stop at after a dinner date. It costs less than $20 per ticket for adults and they provide free parking. Maybe your date will find that they're mesmerized by more than just lights.
2. Take a trip to Mountain High
Mountain High resort is located in the San Gabriel Mountains. It's a mere two hour drive from the San Fernando Valley so whether you want to take a day trip or get away for a couple days, this is the perfect snow resort to visit. Depending on which area of the resort you go to, you can snowboard, ski, sled or just play innocently in the snow with snowball fights and snow angels.
3. Ice skating
Ice skating may not be for everyone, but I say everyone needs to give it at least one try. A lot of people fear falling on their bum; however, you'd be surprised how well balanced you might be. Besides, if you're afraid to fall you always have the excuse of holding your partner's hand (wink wink, nudge nudge).
4. Attend a Christmas party
Whether it's a company party with an open bar or an ugly Christmas sweater party among family or friends, you can't go wrong with going to a Christmas gathering. Christmas parties are a great way to spend time with the people close to you and your current love interest. Additionally, you can get multiple perspectives of the person you're dating from your friends and/or colleagues.
5. Bake sweets and drink hot cocoa
What's a more delicious way to get to know each other than baking desserts and sipping on hot chocolate? (After a home cooked dinner of course). The two of you can sit, chat and munch on your delectable—or burnt—creations. Oh, and if one of you owns a fireplace that's always a plus.
6. Take a stroll down Candy Cane Lane
Candy Cane Lane is located near Pierce College at the intersection of Lubao and Oxnard Street in Woodland Hills. The homeowners of this neighborhood traditionally put on a creative display of Christmas lights and decorations like the one pictured above. It wouldn't hurt to wander this festive neighborhood with a date.
7. Christmas movie marathon
There's so many marvelous Christmas movies and it's too difficult to choose one to watch. Why not make an evening of it and have a movie marathon? Christmas movies span across various film genres so you're certainly not limited in your options. Try to mix things up with at least one classic, comedy, horror and romance Christmas film in your marathon.
8. Roast s'mores and cuddle up by a fire pit
Roasting s'mores around a fire pit is an alternative option for the couples too lazy to bake and/or don't own a fireplace (if you don't own a fire pit, get creative fellas). Enjoy each other's company and don't forget to sit extra close because these winter evenings are quite cold.