On the hunt for stay at home date night ideas? We’ve got you covered with stay at home date night ideas for couples that are way better than yet another Netflix marathon. Even though we don’t have kids yet, going out for date night can still sometimes be a challenge

1. 7 Stay At Home Date
Night Ideas

2. Your circumstances for wanting stay at home date night ideas might be different. Maybe you
have kids and going out isn’t easy or you’re in the middle of the winter and prefer to be warm at
home. Whatever the reason, we’ve come up with tons of options for cute date ideas at home.
Bonus, almost all of these stay at home date night ideas are super budget friendly! Next time
you don’t feel like going out or maybe can’t go out, try one of these unique and budget friendly
stay at home date night ideas for couples!
1. HAVE A GAME NIGHT FOR A DATE NIGHT AT HOME
We LOVE game nights! It’s one of our favorite ways to have a date night at home. We will usually
open a bottle of wine, set out a cheese board, and challenge each other to a bet. Backgammon
used to be our favorite game to play together, but now we’ve been really into playing cards.
We are currently obsessed with this game that is kind of like an adapted version of Gin Rummy
but we have no idea what it’s called. We can seriously spend hours playing this game and we
have so much fun! A little bit of competition can also be a great aphrodisiac! If you want to host
a double date, a game night is a fantastic at home date night idea for a group date or a double
date!
2. PRETEND THE ELECTRICITY IS OUT FOR A CUTE AT HOME
DATE NIGHT IDEA
As an adult, the electricity going out is my worst nightmare. No wifi?! What am I supposed to do
with myself! (Wish I was joking, but I really can’t survive without wifi.) As a kid, I used to think it
was a lot of fun and found so many ways to entertain myself. Why not turn this into an
awesome couples night in date idea! Light candles, play games, tell ghost stories… come to
think of it, sounds like the perfect romantic stay at home date night idea! Put away your
electronics and make believe the electricity is out.
How many ways can you come up with to entertain yourselves?
Some ideas:
● Light the fireplace and make s’mores
● Create wacky meals out of ingredients in your fridge that may “go bad” since the
“electricity is out” { a little make believe never hurt anyone, just go with it! Plus it’ll
be a great way to clean out your fridge!}
● Tell scary stories and use a flashlight to add drama

3. ● Build a fort and snuggle up
● Play a guessing game. Give each other random items, have the other person close
their eyes, and guess what it is by any sense other than sight
3. HAVE A TASTING PARTY DURING YOUR STAYING IN DATE
NIGHT
One of our favorite staying in date night ideas is to have a tasting party. Pick any theme:
whiskey, ice cream, cookies, chocolate, whatever and lay out a bunch of different options. To
make it extra fun, create “tasting stations” with everything needed for the tasting party laid out
and a sheet of paper to take “tasting notes”. The sky’s the limit with the kinds of tasting parties
you can have for your at home date night. We’ve had a smoothie tasting party before!
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4. TURN YOUR BEDROOM INTO A FANCY HOTEL ROOM
Ahh staying at a fancy hotel always feels luxurious. While that may not always be in the budget,
you can turn your home into a fancy hotel room for an ultra luxe and romantic stay at home
date idea. I absolutely love this night in date idea!
Ideas for a date night at home hotel:
● Start collecting sample sizes of fancy body lotion and other skin care ideas. Most
department stores and beauty stores are happy to provide them if you ask. Place
them in the bathroom in a pretty basket
● Light a few scented candles and turn on soft music
● Place a bottle of champagne in a bucket of ice near the bed. If you really want to
go all out, make some chocolate covered strawberries and sprinkle flower petals
on the bed
● Watch movies in bed and pretend you’re watching hotel pay-per-view. {Only, you
won’t have to pay because you’re at home!}
● Order in your favorite food and eat it in bed

4. ● Make a simple breakfast in the morning and serve it in bed on a tray. This will take
your date night into the next morning and will feel oh so luxurious
5. TRAVEL INSPIRED THEME DINNER AT HOME DATE NIGHT
This idea is so great for at home dates and can be customized in so many different ways! Pick a
country you’ve been wanting to travel to and cook dinner together inspired by that country.
This at home date night idea is also a perfect way to curb wanderlust when you can’t travel.
Ideas to try:
● Italy: Make homemade pasta or pizza together. This can be super easy with store
bought dough or make it homemade {Here’s an easy pizza dough recipe}
● France: Dine on a cheese platter and wine {this is our all time favorite dinner!}
● Japan: Learn to make sushi together. Pair with sake if desired
● Greece: Feast on a dinner of Mediterranean appetizers like Greek salad, olives,
feta, hummus, artichoke dip
● Mexico: Set up a make-your-own taco, nachos, or burrito bar. We like to make
individual nachos in these mini cast iron skillets. They can go straight into the
oven to melt the cheese, but we usually line them with foil first for easy clean up
6. CHALLENGE EACH OTHER TO A COOK OFF
Getting competitive can be a great relationship booster! Adding some competition to your date
ideas at home is such a great way to spice things up and boost your bond!
Instead of the standard cooking with each other, why not challenge each other to a cook off!
You can choose a specific course to each create {like an appetizer or dessert} or pick a
particular ingredient that each person has to incorporate into whatever they make. For
example, the ingredient could be pickles and then each person comes with a creative dish that
incorporates pickles in some way or a three course dinner incorporating pickles into every
course.

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7. HAVE A DIY WINE AND PAINT NIGHT
We love going to Paint and Wine Nights, but they can be pricey. Fortunately for your wallet,
they are really easy to recreate at home. Buy some cheap canvases and paints, look up a
painting tutorial on YouTube, and paint at home together for your at home date night! It doesn’t
matter if you’re not artistic or your painting comes out looking nothing like the original, just
being creative can be so fun and relaxing.
8. PLAN YOUR DREAM TRIP
It’s no secret we love to travel, but we can’t travel all the time. Fortunately, we use this concept
for some of our home dates. Sometimes on an at home date night, we’ll plan our dream trip.
We’ll scout locations on Pinterest, Instagram, or look through our many travel books.
For a spin on this, try giving yourselves a budget and see what kind of trip you can plan on that
budget. You’ll be surprised what you can come up with when you’re creative! As a bonus, you’ll
have a fun date planned for the future. You can even turn this into a competition and see what
type of trip each person can plan with the set budget. It’ll be interesting to see how differently
each of you goes about it.
9. FIGHT IT OUT
When was the last time getting in a fight was a good thing? It’s a fun date with this feisty and
fun at home date night idea! Plus, dates like this boost your adrenaline and dopamine which
mimic the feeling of falling in love! Your stay at home date night can actually help give you
butterflies all over again!
Ideas to try:
● Water gun fight (probably best in the backyard)
● Whipped cream fight
● Pillow fight

6. ● Food fight
10. HAVE A VIDEO GAME MARATHON
This is Bassam’s dream date come true and such a fun at home date idea. Spend a few hours
challenging each other to video games you have at home. We love playing Pacman at arcades
when we go out, so I’d eventually love to get a version we can play at home. This is also a great
stay at home date night idea if only one of you knows how to play video games. The video game
expert can teach the other person. Learning new skills together and being able to teach each
other something is a really great way to boost your bond and connection!
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