67 Unique At Home Date Ideas to Stay Home and Cozy
Big fan of staying in? Hate crowds? I understand. I am a huge fan of at home date ideas that allow us to stay nice and cozy inside of our own home. Think they’re boring? Let me help.
Keep reading for a HUGE list of unique at home date ideas that are fun. I have a list of cheap ideas as well as a list for those who don’t mind spending a bit of money!
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At Home Date Ideas
The best part about this giant list is that most of the ideas are SO cheap!
Let’s gooooooo!
Living Room Travel Night: Pick a country and transform your living room into a travel destination with music, food, and decorations.
Quality Time Jar: On slips of paper, create a jar filled with quality time activities. Pick one to do together each week.
Cook-Off with a New Recipe: Challenge each other to make the best dish using only ingredients you have at home.
Video Games Night: Play co-op or competitive video games and keep track of scores for a little friendly competition. Make things interesting!
Living Room Theater: Turn your living room into a theater with printed tickets, popcorn, and your favorite movies.
Memory Lane Scrapbook: Spend the evening creating a scrapbook filled with photos and memories from your relationship.
Make it Cozy: Make your living room or bedroom as cozy as can be. Amazon has some awesome picks for this!
Face Masks and Fun: Apply face masks and watch a comedy movie for a relaxing and fun night.
Light Candles for a Romantic Dinner: Cook a special meal together and enjoy it by candlelight in your living room.
Wine Tasting on a Budget: Buy a few different bottles of inexpensive wine and have your own tasting at home.
Recreate Your First Date at Home: Mimic the activities and food from your first date, but do it in the comfort of your home.
Write Love Letters: Take turns writing and reading heartfelt love letters to each other.
Read Passages from Your Favorite Books: Share and read aloud your favorite excerpts from books you love.
Friendly Board Game Competition: Have a night of board games with a fun prize for the winner. There are plenty of adult-friendly games out there as well!
DIY Scavenger Hunt: Create a scavenger hunt around your home with clues that lead to a small surprise.
Living Room Picnic: Spread out a blanket, prepare some snacks, and have an indoor picnic.
Movie Marathon with Themes: Choose a theme (like classic romance or adventure) and watch movies that fit.
Make a Bucket List: Sit down together and create a bucket list of adventures you want to have. If you need inspiration, I have an awesome bucket list post for couples!
Cook a Meal from Your Favorite Restaurant: Try to recreate a dish from your favorite restaurant at home.
Living Room Karaoke: Sing your hearts out to your favorite songs using a karaoke app or YouTube.
Living Room Pictionary: Play a game of Pictionary using a whiteboard or paper, taking turns to draw and guess.
Create a Quality Time Jar: Write down fun date ideas on slips of paper and draw one each week for quality time together.
Bake a New Recipe Together: Find a new dessert recipe online and bake it together, then enjoy your creation with a cup of coffee or tea.
Make a Video Game Night Special: Create a tournament with your favorite video games and keep a scoreboard for some friendly competition.
Host a DIY Game Night: Design your own game night with homemade games and play them together.
Board Game Fun: Spend the evening playing through a stack of board games, challenging each other to friendly competition.
Create a Memory Lane Scrapbook: Gather your favorite photos and create a scrapbook that tells the story of your relationship.
Explore Your Love Languages: Take a love languages quiz together and discuss ways to show each other love based on the results.
At-Home Art Studio: Set up an art studio with canvases, paints, and brushes, and spend the evening creating masterpieces.
Enjoy an Ice Cream Sundae Bar: Set up a DIY ice cream sundae bar with various toppings and create your own sundaes.
Host a Double Date via Video Call: Invite another couple to join you for a virtual double date, playing games or having a chat.
Relax with Face Masks and a Movie: Apply face masks and watch a favorite movie together for a relaxing night in.
Light Candles and Have a Romantic Dinner: Set the mood with candles and soft music, and enjoy a special dinner in the comfort of your home.
Write Love Letters to Each Other: Spend time writing heartfelt love letters to each other and then reading them aloud.
Organize Your Favorite Photos: Go through your digital photo collection and organize your favorite memories into albums or a photo book.
Host a Friendly Competition: Challenge each other to a series of mini-games or activities, keeping score to see who wins.
Plan a Perfect Date Night: Take turns planning and surprising each other with creative at-home date night ideas.
Create a Bucket List Journal: Scrapbook all of your bucket list worthy adventures in a journal.
Host a Wine Tasting Night: Select a few different bottles of wine and have a tasting, rating each one and discussing the flavors.
Scavenger Hunt with Clues: Create a scavenger hunt around your home with personalized clues that lead to a surprise.
Have a Fun Date Night with Themed Costumes: Choose a theme, dress up accordingly, and spend the evening in character.
Enjoy a Comforting Movie Marathon: Watch a series of your favorite comfort movies while snuggling under a cozy blanket.
Recreate Your Favorite Restaurant Meal: Cook a meal together inspired by your favorite restaurant dish.
Host a Good Times Talent Show: Take turns showcasing hidden talents or performing silly acts for each other.
Create a Vision Board for Future Adventures: Use magazines and craft supplies to create vision boards of places you want to visit and things you want to do together.
Have a Cozy Blanket Fort Movie Night: Build a blanket fort and watch movies inside, making it extra cozy with pillows and snacks.
Explore a Virtual Escape Room: Join an online escape room game and work together to solve puzzles and escape.
Design Your Dream Home Together: Use paper and pens to draw your dream home, discussing every detail from room layout to décor.
Host a Fairy Tales Reading Night: Take turns reading classic fairy tales to each other, using funny voices and dramatic expressions.
Create an Accent Wall Together: Choose a wall in your home and decorate it with paint, decals, or photos for a fun DIY project.
Living Room Tea Tasting: Have a tea tasting night with various tea flavors, discussing your favorites and learning about their origins.
Create a Bucket List with Bonus Points: Make a couple’s bucket list and assign bonus points for completing items within a set time frame.
DIY Photo Booth with Fairy Lights: Set up a photo booth with a fairy lights backdrop and fun props for a mini photo session.
Craft a Charcuterie Board: Create a fancy charcuterie board together with different cheeses, meats, fruits, and nuts.
Virtual Museum Date: Explore a virtual tour of a famous museum and discuss your favorite pieces.
Living Room Jazz Club: Create a jazz club atmosphere with dim lighting, jazz music, and your favorite cocktails.
Design a Time Capsule: Gather items that represent your current life and relationship, and create a time capsule to be opened in the future.
Host a Wine Tasting: Get creative and buy a few wines you haven’t tried. Try them out, pair them well, and enjoy.
Living Room Obstacle Course: Create an obstacle course using furniture and household items for a fun physical challenge.
DIY Craft Night: Each of you pick a craft you’ve always wanted to try, or think could be fun, and do them together.
Living Room Disco: Set up a disco ball, play some classic hits, and dance the night away.
Recreate Famous Paintings Together: Choose famous paintings and try to recreate them using art supplies you have at home.
Make Your Own Ice Cream: Use an ice cream maker or a no-churn recipe to make your own ice cream flavors.
DIY Pottery Wheel: Use a DIY pottery wheel kit to create pottery pieces together.
Living Room Sports Night: Create your own mini-sports tournament with games like mini golf, table tennis, or indoor bowling.
Digital Detox Night: Turn off your cell phones and spend the evening without any digital devices, focusing on each other.
Create Your Own Fairy Tale: Write and illustrate your own fairy tale story together, incorporating elements of your relationship.
I hope this giant list of at home date night ideas has inspired you to plan out your next one right at home!
