Valentine’s Day is coming up and there’s no better time to think about how to add a little romance into your marriage or relationship. It doesn’t need to cost a lot of money to have a night where you are laughing, learning, and growing closer to one another. Here are 100 awesome ideas that won’t break the bank and provide that time you need to strengthen your relationships.
- Cooking class
- Start a journal together and leave love notes
- Play favorite board games
- Camp in the living room
- Drive to a new location and have a picnic
- Visit a new museum
- Watch the sun set from a new location
- Visit an elderly family member
- Go to dinner with another couple
- Find a new recipe and cook it together
- Play chess in a park
- Attend a free outdoor concert
- Go stargazing
- Couples massage (Look for a deal on Groupon)
- Camping in the mountains
- Bowling
- Go fishing
- Find homes near by that have Open Houses and walk through
- Midnight bike ride
- Fly kites
- Drive in movie
- Play 1-on-1 Basketball
- Selfie time! – Go around town taking selfies in random/unique spots
- Go to the local library and research a country you both want to visit
- Show & Tell- go through your school year books
- Take public transportation to a city near you and go to dinner
- Paint a portrait of each other
- Go geocaching
- Find a new bookstore and browse
- Watch a new documentary
- Find historical landmarks in your town
- Miniature golf
- Sing at a karaoke bar
- Learn how to sew something together
- Attend a high school sporting event or play
- Put together a puzzle
- Play Frisbee or Frisbee golf
- Go bird watching
- Attend a matinee movie
- Get some 1/2 off late night appetizers
- Listen to a new podcast
- Watch planes land and take off near an airport
- Favorite TV Show marathon
- Find a local flea market or sidewalk sale
- Read a loud a classic book
- Talk about each of your favorite top 10 moments/vacations with each other
- Feed ducks at a pond
- Play “Would you rather”
- Dance party in living room
- Go on a double date with your parents
- Swimming in a near by pool/lake/ocean
- Go on a new hike
- Play Tennis
- Bake a new dessert
- Go to the local zoo
- Climb a tree
- Walk your dog or a neighbors dog
- Take a dance class (check your local community classes- they are a lot cheaper!)
- Pretend you are a tourist and head to the city. Grab brochures and learn all about your city.
- Exercise together- start training for a race
- Attend a comedy or improve show
- Video game night competition
- BBQ in the backyard
- Play truth or dare
- Browse a second hand store
- Go to a U-pick garden
- Clean up your streets by picking up litter
- Tackle a house project that you’ve been putting off
- Build a snowman or a sand castle
- Go on an evening walk together
- Make a personalized pizza at home
- Walk through your college campus
- Make homemade ice cream
- Make a campfire and roast marshmallows
- Serenade each other with instruments that you each know how to play
- Sign up for a mud run or color run
- Play a childhood game
- Fondue night
- Attend a local Opera
- Host a dinner party
- Write a poem for each other
- Walk to dinner
- Camp at a state park
- Learn a magic trick together
- Volunteer at a local school
- Progressive dinner (start at a restaurant, then a friends, then your home)
- Go to a gun range
- Lay in a hammock together
- Play monopoly
- Taste test a variety of chocolate (blind fold and see if you know!)
- Go to a local pet store
- Wash your cars
- At-home spa night
- Have a cook off (each of you create a new dish and enjoy each others masterpieces)
- Enjoy favorite drinks on the patio or deck
- Make a relationship time capsule
- Test drive your dream car
- Dress up and make your own photo shoot
- Make sushi together
100. Exchange a scalp and back massage
What other date night ideas do you have to add to this list?
