Want to know what are the best date night ideas at home you and your loved one can do? Don’t feel like spending lots of money to make date night happen?
Check out this list of the best indoor date ideas down below.
Date Night Ideas at Home
Do you want to have a date night at home with the hubby (husband)? Maybe you can’t go out right now, or some events are closed? Well, have no fear because your date night “fairy godmother” is here.
Alright, I’m done being tacky, but seriously relationships require work, and these are some trying times literally in every aspect of life.
Sometimes we can’t always manage to go outside because of events being canceled or maybe you just don’t feel like going out. And, just because the world is quite “interesting” out there doesn’t mean you have to pause your romantic life.
This is why I have collected the best date night ideas at home for any couple looking to have some fun indoors. Some ideas can even save you some money so without further ado, these are the best stay at home ideas for couples!
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What is a Date Night?
According to the site Dictionary.com, a date night is typically where a couple go out on a date at night. It could be to a social event, the movies, to a restaurant, and in this case, it could even be had indoors!
It is a term more used when a couple has been together for a long time and they decide to go out without kids and such.
Some couples stick to a routine when it comes to date night. Some couples go out once a week while others go out once a month.
Couples can choose to do anything from have a game night, to having a travel inspired theme dinner! Throw some chocolate covered strawberries into the mix alongside the romantic candlelight dinner you’ll have a super romantic date night idea!
This post is going to go over some great stay at home date ideas for couples if you don’t get a chance to go outdoors you could always bring the fun indoors.
Benefits of Home Date Night Ideas:
- Can Save Some Money.
- You can have it be as “fancy” or as “laid back” as you want it.
- You can truly set it up the exact way you want it.
- Eat whatever you want, want to order take out? Go for it. Want to make a home-cooked meal? Go for it!
- You have the ability to be as romantic as you want or as loud and goofy as you want because you’re at home!
- Home date night is a great way to put a fun spin on a regular date nights.
Best List of Stay at Home Date Ideas for Couples
1. Recreate your first date night with this person
If you have had a memorable first date with this person, if it was romantic or even a little awkward, you should definitely try your best to recreate it at home.
These romantic date ideas are sure to bring flare to your Friday night.
Do your version of it and bring the right vibes into your home to try to create that spark from the first date. Recreate going to your favorite restaurant or recreate your dream trip all at home to add on to the beautiful love story.
2. Have an Indoor Movie Night
If you are your date love movies you guys could have a movie night. They have tons of equipment now for affordable movie nights and you can set it up to be so much fun without spending a ton of money. You could buy a movie projector and set it up in your home or outside for a memorable experience.
3. Practice a New Language
When learning sometimes new it’s good to have an accountability partner. If you are looking for a fun date night try taking a virtual class to learn a new language. If you don’t feel like spending money on a class you can always sign up on Duolingo.com.
The site teaches people different languages and you could even make a game out of it with your partner.
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4. Start Reading a Book Together
A home date night idea that I love is reading a book! It works if you’re looking for cheap date night ideas at home. It’s for people like myself who are book worms and likes to read a books for fun. If you enjoy reading try to set up a reading date night. You can read a chapter and discuss the book with your partner.
Talk about it, say what you enjoyed what you didn’t. If it’s a self-help book you can easily discuss what you learned.
5. Make a Bucket List Together
Talk about things you would like to do in the future with your date. Maybe it could be a great way to think of future date nights with your partner. Say yous both want to skydive, well that’s a fantastic date night for the future.
6. Talk About Your Goals
If you have been with your partner for a while, it is strongly suggested yous both share your goals. By sharing your goals you know what to expect from him and vise versa. You could also see if any of your goals alien with each other to help each other out in being able to achieve them.
7. Have a Video Game Night
Playing a video game is always fun, play games all night. A good co-op game where you can be on the same team or a game where you can challenge each other is always fun.
8. Make a Home-Cooked Dinner Together
Cooking together fun recipes is always a great time when you and your partner love to be in the kitchen.
9. Have a Dance Party at Home
Have a dance party! I mean why not? Even if you or your date don’t have the best moves the best thing about having a dance party at home is that nobody is watching! You make the rules…
10. Play dress up at home
This is such a fun date night idea if you like the idea of dressing up as characters or from an era, from Disney, or any movie for that matter, and just basically live out your fantasy. Shop costumes for adults here. Here is a couple who love to dress up for when they have date nights at home. Check them out here.
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11. Watch old tv shows from when you were a kid
Watching old shows from when you were a kid can bring up some good conversation.
12. Talk about your childhood
Set up dinner at your place, share stories from your childhood. By sharing things from our past with someone we trust can sometimes help us understand our present and future.
13. Scrapbook together
Scrapbooking can be a fun and creative date for both of yous if you have lots of pictures. Even if you don’t start taking some!
14. Play board games
Board games can be tons of fun if you pick the right ones to play with your date. I will be suggesting some down below.
15. Play 21 Questions to ask
Play 21 questions, get to know more about your date. I have a blog post about the best 21 questions to ask a guy. Check out my blog post on the best 21 questions to ask a guy here.
16. Play would you rather
Playing would you rather lets you know more about who you’re dating..If you have played this game before you know what I’m talking about.
“Would you rather eat a snake or a raccoon?” Yeah, let’s see what their answer is to that lol.
17. Wine Tasting at Home
Buy different wines and cheeses and do a fancy wine tasting at home. Have a tasting party. The best part is, you don’t have to share with anyone other than yourselves… Just sayin’
18. Do Yoga at Home or Work Out
Participate in a yoga class, or look up on youtube yoga classes for couples, if you want a more relaxed date night or do a couples workout.
19. Take a Virtual Painting Class
You can actually set up your own painting class at home. Buy all the paints, buy some wine and you can literally save tons of money by searching up painting videos on Youtube and recreating the (Paint & Wine) classes that are popping up everywhere these days.
20. Go Camping in your home or in your own backyard
This is a fun idea and should take you back to your childhood days.
21. Ice Cream Taste at Home
Buy different ice creams, make an ice cream bar with different toppings, and go nuts. (I said I was done being tacky but I couldn’t help myself!)
22. Have a Home Spa Date
If your date likes the idea of being pampered, buy some masks, and oils. Make it fun! This is a cute home date idea that can get a little handsy but the point of all this is to have fun. Do your thang.
23. Bake different desserts/ buy different desserts and taste them at home
This one is pretty self-explanatory. A great idea to make fun memories if you ask me.
24. Have a karaoke night
Youtube some love songs, or duets, grab a brush, or a microphone, and sing your hearts out. Another one of the fun ways to have a memorable night. Sing a collection of your favorite songs!
Grab a few bottles of wine, and sing songs that cater to each other’s love language. You can even make this a double date and practically have a concert date night that’ll be the most fun!
25. Play card games
Play some fun card games, like poker, goldfish, etc.
26. Assemble a puzzle
Make a puzzle, this could be even turned into a challenge to see who could finish first. Whoever finishes first gets a foot massage.
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27. Give each other a tattoos
This is actually for the rebels out there, who want a super memorable fun way to have a date.
28. Play Strip Tease Games
A striptease can literally be incorporated into almost anything, again… just sayin’.
29. Set up a photoshoot in your home
Take more pictures, and set up a photo shoot in your home. You don’t even have to post it on social media. Buy a nice backdrop, if the last few years have taught us anything is to cherish the moments you have with your loved ones.
30. Take a Bubble Bath
Set up a nice bubble bath with some amazing bath bombs, salts, candles, you know the whole thing.
31. Make Pottery
Look up how to make pottery, you could recreate the scene from the movie Ghost if you wanted to, why you ask? Because you’re in the comfort of your own home. (If by now you’re not convinced that stay at home date ideas for couples are great? I don’t know what will!)
32. Food & Snack Tasting from other countries
This is always fun if you’re a couple who likes different foods.
33. Write each other a story or a poem
If you want you can write down each other’s feelings in a short story or even a poem, go through old photos even!
If you are looking for the perfect stay at home date ideas this post should have you covered. Or if you are looking for only at home date night ideas for a fun evening, we have some ideas for you! If you have some other ideas on different date ideas let us know in the comments.
At home date nights are super versatile, and it’s a great way to save money. These date ideas are sure to add to your love story As always you are much appreciated for reading these posts. Have a good one!
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Disclosure
Great ideas! Since my husband and I both work from home, it is sometimes hard to have fun dates because we spend all the time together anyway. We like to read books together, go on walks and there were a few times when we even played games. It is important to be intentional about finding fun things to do together!
Absolutely! I agree it’s important to make time to spend with loved ones doing fun and different things. Thank you for commenting on this post on date night ideas at home.
These are great ideas! We started date nights at when stuck at home in 2020. We still continue them, just not as often. Often they included #10. But always #8 & #9. I will add in more now. Thanks!
Love it! Such great ideas.