Date Ideas for Nights When You Just Want to Stay In
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Any time spent with your partner can be made romantic with a little imagination and planning. These cute date ideas are great for any time of the week and involve activities you can do from the comfort of your home.
Have a look at this list, and see if anything gets you excited to plan a special night that won’t cost much. Also, you can get this list for free below. Print it off, put it on your noticeboard, and make it a weekly or monthly thing to do together.
Romantic Ideas
If you want a date night straight out of a romcom, this is your section!
- At-Home Spa with a Movie. For inspiration, check out this list of romantic comedies that are great for a date night.
- Candlelit Dinner
- Wine and Paint Evening
- Backyard Movie with Fairy Lights
- Decorate Mugs for Each Other
- Watch the Sunrise with Deep Conversation
- Slow Dance in the Living Room
- Candle Making with a Kit
- Love Letter Exchange. Tell your partner all the reasons you love them.
- Scrapbook Digital Photos – Memory Lane
Fun Ideas
These ideas are great for having fun, letting loose, and embracing your fun side. Plus, all of these can be done from home with a little planning and some stuff you may already have, or can order online.
- Have a Dance Party
- Take a Mixology Class Online from the Comfort of Your Home
- Have a Video Game Night
- Karaoke Night
- Tapas and Sangria
- Photo Scavenger Hunt Around the House
- Balloon Volleyball
- DIY At-Home Photo Booth with Props
- Indoor Mini-Golf
- Bread Baking Evening
Unique
Want to do something a little different for date night? Try one or more of these ideas and see if you want to make it a regular thing.
- Travel-Inspired Dinner Party
- Redecorating
- At-Home Pub Crawl
- Beer or Wine Tasting
- Have Date Night Delivered
- Take Personality Tests
- Fill and Bury a Time Capsule
- Make Your Own Board Game
- Host a Virtual Travel Night
- Start an Indoor Herb/Plant Garden
Budget-Friendly
These activities utilize things you may already have at home, or will cost very little to put together. These fun ideas are proof that it’s about who you’re with, not what you’re doing.
- Board Games or Card Games Night
- Fill in Journals Together. You can use one of these journal printables to jot your thoughts down.
- Gourmet a Frozen Pizza
- Bubble Bath with a Movie on the iPad/Tablet
- Scrapbook Memories (use tickets from your dates, photos, etc.)
- Themed-Movie Marathon
- Create a Time-Lapse Video
- Play Mobile Games (like Heads-Up)
- Plan Your Dream Vacation
- Listen to an Audiobook or Podcast
Last-Minute
These ideas are especially great if you’re home late from work, or don’t have anything planned. You can typically use things already around the house, and these activities don’t need much planning.
- Write Your Couples Bucket List
- Have Dessert for Dinner
- Binge Your Favorite Childhood Movies
- Cook Dinner Together
- Have an Indoor Picnic
- Origami Competition
- Virtual Live Music Event
- Play Mr. and Mrs. Together or Use These 200+ Questions for Your Partner for Inspiration.
- Play Question Games
- Listen to Albums from Past Eras
Adventurous
Life’s all about new experiences. Because you can do these from home, you can go out of your comfort zone without it being too overwhelming. See if any of these take your fancy:
- Blindfolded Tasting Session
- Try a New Indoor Hobby
- Have a Bake-Off
- Camp Out in Your Back Garden
- Plan a Holiday Together
- Remote-Controlled Car Races
- Build/Craft Something for the House
- Blindfolded Navigation Course
- Backyard Archery (soft-tip bow/if safe)
- At-Home Escape Room
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Remember, you can get this list as a printable here. If you do any of these activities and really enjoyed them, I’d love to know all about it in the comments below.
Don’t forget to save this list of date ideas to one of your boards.