At Home Date Night Ideas
An at home date is a great idea because it allows for intimacy and relaxation in a familiar and comfortable setting. It also allows for more flexibility and creativity in planning activities and can be a more budget-friendly date idea than going out.
Check out our list of at home date ideas for a relaxing night indoors.
Best At Home Date Ideas
Do a Puzzle or Board Game Together
We recommend these pizzle games: A Good Snowman, Causality, Cosmpic Epxress, DOX, Flower Water, Dues Exo Go, Spirit Island
We recommend these board games: Catan, Ticket to Ride, Codenames, Secret Hitler, Mancala, Chess, Vanilla and Pictures
If you don’t have and board of or puzzle games at home, we recommend these site: https://www.boardgamearena.com/; https://tabletopia.com/; https://www.wargear.net/
Have a Netflix Double Feature
Snuggle on the couch and catch up on all 8 seasons of Game of Thrones.
Find a Project On Pinterest or Instructables and Make It Together
Here are some ideas for projects on pinterest!
Cheap At Home Date Ideas
Use these cheap date night ideas to save money for other necessities.
Play an Online Game Together
Play one of your childhood games, download for free or do a trial period of the most popular online game.
Try Cool Science Experiment Videos on YouTube
Get started by visitng https://scitoys.com/
Give Your Pet a Bath
They will secretly appreciate it–so will your social media followers.
Make Your Own Board Game
Easy games you can DIY: Tic Tac Toe; Checkers; Backgammon; Scrabble; Chess; Guess Who
If you don’t want to make your own board game, check out our other post about date night game ideas.
Organize Your Home Together
Stay in for a night any organize each room of your place. Organizing your home can help create a sense of calm, increase efficiency, and make it easier to find what you need.
Have a Coloring Contest
Set a theme, provide materials (e.g., crayons or markers), set a time limit for completing the coloring, and ask your friends or family to pick who’s artwork is the best.
Make Conversation Heart Cookies
Use our conversation heart sayings to make heart cookies on valentines day.
Take Photos of Each Other
Use your smarthphones of buy a disposable camer at your local Rite Aid, CVS, or online ($18-25). Taking photos of each other will help capture special moments and create more memories. It can also be a fun activity to do together, and the resulting photos will serve as a visual record of your relationship.
Date Night At Home Ideas
Build an Adult Fort and Watch a Movie
Use Blankets, sheets, chairs, sofa pillow, books, duct tape and curtain rods.
Have a Movie Marathon with Ice Cream Sundaes
Watch a Game Show and Keep Track Of Points
Best Game Shows: Wheel of Fortune; Family Feud; Jeopardy; Dating Game
Build/Make Something Together
Easy things to build together: Pallet Shelf; String Art; Newspaper Seed-Starter Pots; Handmade Pottery; Crochet; Flower Art; Sew;
Babysit Together
Pay it forward by offering to babysit a friend or coworkers kid(s), giving them a much needed night out.
Play Strip Poker
This is also a great late night date idea if you run out of things to do before bed!
Give Each Other Haircuts
Play Never Have I Ever
Haven’t played this game with your significant other yet? Use our list of never have I ever questions to get started!
Have a Relationship Check-In
Get the conversation going with these relationship check-in questions.
Write Out The Story of How You Met
Start a Book Club
Start your own Oprah Book Club at home with a bestseller or a book sitting in your GoodReads or Amazon Wishlist.
Double Date Night At Home
Just because you’re home doesn’t mean you two have to be alone. Invite another couple or some friends over for a a few double or friend date ideas.
Host a Board Game Night
Attend a friend’s game night or hit up a local brewery and play the board games while having a beer.
Popular Group Board Games: Codenames, Scrabble, Reverse Charades, and Catan. (Personal Favorite is Crazy 8)
Karaoke at Home
Start your own Karaoke party; YouTube Music videos with lyrics will do the trick.
Watch a Foreign Film Together
The foreign film category of Netflix/Hulu/Amazon Video you never seem to select? Give it a try.
Best Foreign Films on Netflix: Pan’s Labyrinth; Roma, I Lost My Body; The Life Ahead, Parasite, The Edge of Democracy; The White Tiger; Okja.
Foodie Dates at Home
Staying in at home doesn’t have to be boring. Have a fun time in your kitchen with foodie dates for the food-lovers in your life.
Make Homemade Ice Cream
One Ingredient Ice Cream. Bananas. You’re Welcome.
Bake Cookies, Pastries, or a Cake
Have a bakeoff to see who can make the most edible or attractive sweet.
Cook a New Food or Have a Cook-Off
Love Indian take-out but intimidated cooking curries? Try this simple veggie curry from Tasty.
Top-Chef Style (e.g., whatever is in your pantry or an unusual vegetable is the main dish)
Make Fondue Together
If you don’t have a fondue pot, use a heavy pan, slow cooker, or even a rice cooker (!) to melt the cheese.
Enroll in an Online Cooking Class
Types of online and in-person cooking classes: French Cooking, Knife Skills, Baking and Pastry, International Cuisines, and more!
Romantic Date Ideas at Home
Don’t leave the comfort of your home with these romantic date ideas.
Write An Original Song or Story Together
It doesn’t has to be singer/songwriter quality — unless you plan to go on tour; get insipred to write with our list of 365 reasons I love you.
Start Planning Your Dream House or Vacation House
Lake? Mountain? Oceanfront? Downtown City Apartment?
Give Each Other Massages at Home
How to give a good massage: Warm up the muscles first, move the skin over the muscle in a circular motion.
Note: Never Massage or put pressure on a Bony Area (e.g, shoulder blades or spine)
Reminisce About Your 1st Date
Practice Kama Sutra
No further explanation necessary. Buy the Book (if you don’t already have it.)
Make Each Other Breakfast In Bed
Best Breakfast in Bed Food: Peanut Butter French Toast; Matcha Breakfast Bowl; Soft-Boiled Eggs; Eggs Benedict; Yogurt and Muesli
Make a Time-Capsule
You probably haven’t made these since 3rd grade but they’re fun to do. Make sure you use an airtight plastic box or resealable bag.
Things to bury in a time capsule: Facemask/Favorite Snacks/Photographs/Write Your Favorite Songs. Mak
Talk About Your Future Together
Be transparent about your short or long-term goals — professionally and personally.
Have a Picnic at Home
If the weather is decent, setup a picnic on your roof, balcony, or backyard.
Essential Picnic Items: Cooler; Wine; 4-Pack of Seasonal Beer; Paper Towels; Blanket; Plates/Utensils; Cups; Bug Spray
Read a Novel, Short Story, or Play Together
Other At Home Date Ideas
Play Twister Together
Naked/Strip Twister Anyone?
Rent a Documentary or TED Lectures
Take Online Relationship Tests
Types of online relationship tests: Personality Types; What Kind of Couple Are You?; Couple Compatability
Watch YouTube Videos or Instagram Reels
Wash Your Car(s) and Flirt with Each Other
This also makes a good car date idea.
Get On Spotify and Make a Playlist Of Your Favorite Childhood Songs
Build Paper Airplanes
Have a competition to see who can throw their paper airplane the farthest.
Borrow (or buy) an Instrument and Watch YouTube Videos
Cheapest intruments you can buy: Harmonica; Bongos; Recorder; Shakes/Maracas/Cowbell;Ukulele
Make a Bucket List of Things You Want To Do Together and Share Afterward
Make a Mix Tape Together
Either record a song together or pick your favorite songs and create a Spotify/iTunes Playlist.
