50+ Stay-at-Home Date Night Ideas for Couples

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Are you looking for some fun stay-at-home date night ideas? We've got you covered with over 50 creative in-home date night ideas for couples. Carving out time for date nights can be a challenge, especially when it means coordinating childcare for a date night out of the home. For Chris and I, having 1:1 time with each other is so important and requires us to be really intentional and creative with our time to make it happen. Although we love having nice date nights out on the town, we also love the ease and comfort of having them in our home. Best of all, most of these are super budget friendly. Next time you can't coordinate a babysitter, or just don't feel like going out, or you're on a budget, try one of these fun in-home date night ideas for couples!

Chris and I actually reserve every Thursday night as our weekly in-home date night. Each week, we pick from this jar. We wrote numbers on small pieces of paper that coordinate with this list. We pick a number and use this list as a reference.

Here we are playing a fun game of Get-A-Grip.

1. Snuggle up and look through our old photo albums
2. Get cozy and watch our wedding video and photos from our wedding album
3. Decide on a dessert and gather some conversation starters and have them over candlelight
4. Look for a new game we can play together 
5. Research massage books for techniques and try them on each other
6. S'mores and stargazing in the backyard
7. Give each other ultimate hand and foot massages
8. Make chocolate-dipped everything
9. Watch a documentary
10. Research and practice Kama Sutra
11. Paint together: get a large canvas and a variety of colors of paint and start painting; rotate the canvas every 10 minutes or so and finish each other’s work
12. Play strip poker
13. Have a video game night
14. Dance to some of our favorite songs
15. Go through our memory boxes together 
16. Indoor picnic
17. Karaoke
18. Stargaze in the backyard
19. Do a crossword puzzle together. Here's a fun adult version.
20. Watch YouTube videos and learn new dance moves
21. DIY facials
22. Make a dessert together and eat it
23. Watch a show together
24. Fondu night
25. Give each other back rubs
26. Make a craft together
27. Recreate a previous great date at home
28. Learn a new card game for two players
29. Watch Impractical Jokers
30. Play horse with a small ball and trash can
31. Take the Enneagram test
32. Learn a new skill together 
33. Organize your photos together (can be great for walking down memory lane)
34. Put together our annual family album
35. Watch or edit home movies together
36. Collaborative drawing
37. Watch inspirational YouTube videos 
38. Collaborative coloring
39. Read a book out loud
40. Write 10 things you love about the other person and read them out loud on our date
41. Try a new exercise together like yoga or Zumba; you can find instructional videos on YouTube
42. Play MadLibs. Here are a few fun adult versions they have: After Dark and Just Married.
43. Play Would you rather
44. Paint mugs for each other
45. Write out the story of how you met and fell in love
46. Take a personality test
47. Play Twister
48. Tell scary stories and use a flashlight for added drama
49. Build a fort and snuggle up
50. Answer connection questions
51. Learn each other's love language
52. Plan your dream vacation

I hope this encourages you to plan your own stay-at-home date nights with your partner. Do you have any ideas we haven't listed? Let us know in the comments below and we'll add them to the list! We're always look for fun new ideas.