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Cheap At Home Date Night Ideas

July 14, 2021 By: Sweet Frugal Life4 Comments

The best at home date ideas!

Looking for some cheap at home date night ideas???  You’ve come to the right place!

I’ve been married 17 years and life has HAPPENED.  Right now the majority of our time is spent taking care of our three kids, working our jobs, and maintaining our home.  It’s been far to easy to become consumed with all of our long list of “to dos” and leave less time for each other.  We have learned that we MUST make date night a priority, or else it probably won’t happen. 

However, dating can be expensive!  Just dinner and a movie could easily cost you a quick $50.  PLUS, when you have to hire a babysitter….those dates can add up fast.  I have BEEN there!   

We learned quickly that if we wanted to have regular date night, without breaking the budget, we needed to start having them at home.  We brainstormed some fun at home date ideas, schedule a night each week, put the kids to bed, turn off the TV, put away all phones and other distractions and we spend time together.  It has done wonders for our relationship!

I’m excited to share our cheap at home date night ideas with you!  I hope you can find something that you and your partner will enjoy together.

  • For even more free date night ideas check out my post, 20 FREE Valentine Date Ideas.

Our Favorite Cheap At Home Date Night Ideas

Remember that a good date night is all about spending time together.  There are so many free things you can do during a date night at home!  Enjoy these easy at home date ideas!

1.  Candlelight Dinner

There’s no rule that says you have to go out to a fancy restaurant in order to enjoy a romantic dinner.  You can have it right at home!

Put your kids to bed and enjoy a quiet dinner, just the two of you.  Set the mood by lighting some candles, dimming the lights, and adding a pretty tablecloth.

Make sure to cook your favorite dinner before hand to enjoy together.  It doesn’t even need to be fancy, as long as it’s something the two of you both love!

2.  Put Together a Puzzle

Grab a puzzle and spend some time putting it together.  This is such a great time to talk and laugh.  We love having a project/goal we can work towards together.

Bonus!  If you choose a more difficult puzzle you can turn your date night into a multiple night date!  My husband and I love Dowdle Puzzles.

3.  Would you Rather

Ask each other “would you rather” questions to get to know each other a little better.  This is such a fun way to learn more about each other. 

You can ask serious questions, or be a little more lighthearted and fun.  I’m still surprised at all the random idiosyncrasies I keep learning about my husband!

Here are some fun Would You Rather questions to help you get started!

4.  Food Tasting

Get brave in the kitchen by trying out some new foods together.  When planning for this date look for new food at the grocery store that you normally wouldn’t buy.  Perhaps, some fancy cheeses and unique fruits.  You might even find a few new favorite foods!

5.  Personality Quizzes

I’m a bit of a nerd in the fact that I seriously love personality quizzes.  I’m betting there isn’t a personality quiz out there that I haven’t taken. 

For a fun date night you could both take a personality quiz and then read each others results.  This is such a great way to get to know each other and understand the other better.  Understanding your spouses personality can really strengthen your marriage.

6.  Dream Board

Another cheap at home date night idea is to put together a dream board together.

A dream board is a board where you put your dreams, goals, and aspirations on.  This can be done using pictures or words.  Being able to voice your dreams and then visualize it is a great way to achieving it!

Spend some time together dreaming up your future and then put those dreams on paper with your dream board.  Print out a few pictures that represent your dreams to add to your board.

Make sure to gang it up somewhere that you will both see it regularly.  This part is important to see success!

7.  Outdoor Picnic

If it’s warm outside, set up a little outdoor picnic. This is so easy to do!  Just lay out a blanket to sit on, pack all your favorite finger foods, and enjoy time together in your own backyard. 

Try to schedule it right before the sunset so you can enjoy dinner and a show.  Be sure to bring an extra blanket for snuggling.

  • Related:  50 FREE activities to do with your kids over the Summer Break

8.  Ice Cream Sundaes

Ice cream is definitely not just for kids!  My husband and I have a serious deep love for ice cream.  It’s fairly common for one of us to buy a pint of ice cream as a sweet gesture to the other. 

How about turning an ice cream sundae into a cheap at home date night!   Grab some ice cream and your favorite toppings and enjoy a sundae with your sweetie.  Finish it off with a cherry on top (of course!).

9.  Play Name That Tune

Are you and your significant other music lovers??  Test each others music knowledge with a friendly game of name that tune. 

You could travel back in time and play some of the hits from when you were kids or listen to the current hits.  Turn it into a friendly competition with a small wager (maybe loser has to make the bed the next morning????).

10.  Learn a New Skill

Is there a new skill you have been wanting to learn?  Why not learn it together, as a couple!  Watch some YouTube videos about the skill, or sign up for an online class together.  These could be a few weeks worth of dates, as you continue to learn and improve your new skill. 

Perhaps you will want to learn about photography, cooking, art, or a foreign language?  The options are endless!  Maybe you could each pick a new skill you would personally like to learn and you can take turns supporting and learning the others chosen skill together.

11.  Game Night

I have a serious love for all games and it’s one of my favorite ways to spend an evening, it also makes a great date night.

Get out a few of your favorite board games and have an old fashioned game night.  Pop some popcorn, or your favorite snack choice, and enjoy a night of friendly competition, food and good laughs.

12.  Star Gazing

Spend a quiet evening together watching the stars.  You could download a free astronomy app onto your phone to help you find some new constellations.

This is such a great date for snuggling, good conversation and a beautiful view.

13.  Indoor Smores

Did you know that you can roast marshmallows indoors???  Because you can!  Spend the evening together roasting marshmallows over the stove top and make indoor smores. 

You can make the treat even extra special with gourmet smore toppings.  Consider adding caramel, peanut butter, or any other goodie to your smore.  It’s OK to act like a kid again with this fun treat!

 

In Conclusion

You do not have to spend a lot of money, or even leave your house for a special date night.  I am challenging you to start making date night a priority….even if you have to do it while staying at home!

 

 

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20 FREE Valentine Date Ideas

December 18, 2020 By: Sweet Frugal Life4 Comments

Our favorite budget friendly valentine dates!

With Valentines Day just a couple weeks away my husband and I started brainstorming some free date night ideas.  Valentines Day does not always have to be celebrated with an expensive dinner and fancy night out.  There is no price tag on quality time spent with the one you love very most.  And now, here is our list of 20 FREE Valentine Date Ideas.

I’m sharing a few of our favorite ideas below!  Some are a little more romantic, and others are just plain old fun!  There is a great date idea for everyone!

These dates are perfect for any date night, it doesn’t have to be on Valentines Day!  I hope you find a new favorite!

20 Free Valentine Date Ideas

It’s possible to enjoy a fun date with your spouse…without having to spend any money!  Here’s a few ways you can do it!

1.  Candlelight Picnic

There is no need to go out to a fancy restaurant to have a candlelight dinner.  You can set one up at home!

To make an at home candlelight dinner, just put a blanket on the floor and few candles set around the room.  Make sure to cook your loves favorite dinner and enjoy eating and talking over candlelight.

2.  Night Drive and Star Gazing

You might enjoy going on a long drive, just the two of you.  This is a great time to talk without any interruptions.

Drive to somewhere secluded and wrap up in a blanket together and enjoy some star gazing from the back of your car.  Use a star finder app to locate a few constellations.

3.  Netflix and Chill  

Who doesn’t love to Netflix and Chill????  This is a classic date, and for good reason!

All you have to do is set up some blankets and pillows in front of the TV.  Enjoy snuggling together while watching your favorite Netflix shows.

4.  Game Night

Another great free date night idea is to have a game night together.  Pop some popcorn, get out your favorite snacks and crack open a few games.  Let your flirty and friendly banter come out and enjoy a fun game night together with just the two of you.

If you are needing some fun, family friendly games, check out this article!

5.  At Home Star Gazing

If you don’t want to go for a drive to look at the stars, you could do some star gazing at home!

Make it a little more special by stringing up some Christmas lights on your back porch and getting out a few blankets to snuggle in.

6.  Stroll through Memory Lane

Get out old pictures and letters you may have written to each other.  Reminisce about your first dates and talk about how special your love story is.  This is a great way to rekindle the flame and to grow closer together as a couple.

  • Related:  Cheap At Home Date Night Ideas

7.  Cook Dinner Together

Do you or your significant other enjoy cooking?  You might enjoy spending an evening cooking in the kitchen together!

Turn on some music and enjoy each others company while cooking dinner together.  Light some candles in the kitchen to help set the mood.

After the dinner is cooked you can enjoy eating the nice meal together!

8.  Couple Questions

Even after 17 years of marriage, I am still learning new things about my husband!  It’s always fun to find out a new quirk or story from his past.

Find a list of couple questions, like this one, to ask each other.  This is a fun free date night to see how well you already know each other and enjoy learning new details about your lover.

9.  Roast Smores at Home

You don’t need a campfire to make smores!  You can roast them right at home over the stove.

Make them into gourmet smores by adding peanut butter or nutella to the graham cracker!  Yum!

10.  Dessert Iron Chef

Play an at home version of Iron Chef.  This is such  a fun cooking competition game!

To play Iron Chef, pick a few “secret ingredients” that you both have to use in your dessert concoction.  Set a time limit for each person to whip up the best dessert they can, all while using the “secret ingredients.”  End the game by taking turns judging each others desserts.

11.  Snowy Walk

If you live in a cold climate (like I do), Valentines Day usually includes snow.  Use this to your advantage by taking a walk with your love out in the snow.

Try to explore a new trail or area you have never been before and enjoy the winter beauty together.

12.  Comedy Night

Have an at home comedy night.  Grab your favorite snacks and search you tube for funny videos or watch a comedian on Netflix, our favorite is always Jim Gaffigan.

13.  Window Shopping

If you are wanting a free Valentines Date out in the town you might enjoy window shopping.  This is a fun way to browse the stores, without having to spend money.

Make it a little more fun by picking out funny items for each other to try one.  See who can find the funniest outfit and promise each other you will try it on no matter what!

14.  Photo Scavenger Hunt

Another fun and free Valentines date idea is to have a date night photo scavenger hunt.  Try to complete the list together, but give yourself a certain amount of time to make it more exciting.  This date is always so fun!

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15.  Fondue Night

Have a fondue night at home by melting chocolate chips in the microwave.  Enjoy good conversation together while dipping fruit and marshmallows into the chocolate.

16.  Heads or Tails Drive

A heads or tails drive is a really fun date night idea!  First, pack a picnic dinner into the car.  Then, go for a drive using a coin to find your destination. 

At every intersection flip the coin.  If the coin lands on heads, turn right.  If it is tails, turn left. turn right if it’s heads and left if it’s tails.  Do this for 10-20 intersections and then enjoy eating the picnic together at whatever the destination ends up being.

  • Related:  10 Valentines gifts for him under $10!

17.  Paint Night

Let your artistic side show with this free Valentines Date idea!  Whip out the paints and a few canvases for you and your honey to paint on.  Enjoy talking to each other while painting your individual masterpieces.  I’m not very creative, but I do always enjoy this activity.  It’s so soothing!

18.  Video Games

Play a few video games together and let your competitive sides show with friendly banter and laughs.

19.  Sledding and Hot Chocolate

Enjoy a fun night outside sledding together.  End the night back home snuggling next to the fire while sipping hot chocolate.

  • Related:  Easy Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe

20.  Health Night

If you are looking for a physical activity to do on a date, consider doing some couples yoga together.  You can find a lot of great, free videos on YouTube!  Afterwards prepare a healthy dinner together and enjoy each others company while focusing on your health.

In Conclusion

There are so many ways to date your significant other, without spending any money.  The most important part of a date is spending quality time together!  

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I hope you enjoyed these free Valentines Date Ideas!

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