Life is crazy but don’t forget to make time for your relationship.
Need ideas for date night?
Here are 15 creative date night ideas to keep the spark alive. Feel free to modify any of these to your personal style or with your available recourses.
It is never too late to put each other first and deepen your relationship.
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1. Stargazing Picnic
Pack a cozy blanket and some snacks, and find a dark spot to lay under the stars.
What could be more romantic?
2. Movie Marathon
Pick a theme or a series and watch movies all night with popcorn and your favorite snacks. Maybe add a nice bottle of wine and really make a night of it.
3. DIY Spa Night
Create a relaxing spa experience at home with facemasks, massages, and a bubble bath. Don’t forget your soft fuzzy robes!
If you get really adventurous you could always go get a couples massage.
4. Escape Room
Test your teamwork skills at a local escape room.
Nothing brings people closer together than a challenge and having to trust the other.
5. Art Date Night
Buy some canvases and paint and have an art night where you create something together. Or grab some of your kids art supplies and see what you can come up with.
Not great artists? Make a game of it and see if you can guess what the other is making/drawing!
6. Board Game Tournament
Gather your favorite board games and have a friendly competition.
Add a little more adult fun by making the games into a drinking game.
7. Hiking Adventure
Explore a new trail and enjoy the beauty of nature together.
If you want a little more challenge, go on a modern-day treasure hunt using a geocaching app!
8. Wine Tasking Date Night
Select a variety of wines and pair them with cheeses for an at-home wine tasting experience.
See who can make the best charcuterie board.
9. Karaoke Night
Rent a karaoke machine or use a karaoke app and sing your hearts out.
Invite some friends over and make a group date of it.
10. Volunteer Together
Spend time giving back to your community by volunteering for a cause you both care about. Date Night can also be productive and be about helping other people together.
11. Build a Fort
Create a blanket fort in your living room and watch movies or read books inside.
Put together a snack and just talk about life and goals together.
12. Go on a Scavenger Hunt
Create a scavenger hunt for each other around your town or even in your home.
Each of you can create a list for the other, make it challenging. The first to finish their list wins!
13. Plan a Future Trip
Spend the evening researching and planning a future vacation together.
No matter how far out the trip might be its still worth it. This gives you something to look forward to and work together towards.
14. Try a New Recipe
Take a cooking class together and learn to make a new dish.
If there are no cooking classes nearby, find a cookbook and open up to a random page. Now spend the night trying to make your new dish.
15. Go on a Shopping Adventure
Visit a thrift store and challenge each other to find the best outfit for under a certain budget. Wear the outfits for the rest of the date!
Spend the day at a flea market searching for hidden treasures and unique items.
Visit different bakeries, candy shops, or ice cream parlors to sample sweets and treats.
Set a budget and shop for small surprise gifts for each other. Exchange and unwrap them at the end of the date.
Each of you can make a list of items the other person might like (within a budget) and try to find them in the store.
Hope you enjoy and remember to have fun!
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