Date night is important for any couple, especially those busy with children and heavy work schedules. When you can’t get out the house for a date, you can always plan a nice evening at home for you and your special someone. Get creative with at-home dates that are just as fun and intimate as a night out without the cost.


Indoor Picnic

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Save gas and money by setting up an intimate picnic right in your living room. Using what’s already in your fridge, pack cold cuts or other simple eats in a picnic basket. Lay down a blanket and set out a few candles for a romantic ambiance.


Cook-Off Date

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Challenge your date to a light-hearted cooking competition. You and your date should each look for a moderately challenging recipe to cook for each other. Go shopping together, and keep the budget to $25 each to keep costs down.


Game Night

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Grab your favorite board game from the cupboard, and add fun twists to keep things exciting, suggests Lifehack. Rules can include a kiss for every battleship sunk or a risqué dare for the loser of Scrabble.


Cultural Night

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Bring the world to your living room with a date night based on a country you’ve always wanted to visit. Make crepes together and watch a French movie, or order Indian food while you watch a Bollywood film.


Dress Up and Stay In

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Get all dolled up like you’re going out for the night, and instead, enjoy a candlelit dinner for two in your dining room, says Happy Wives Club. Play your favorite love songs, and dance the night away with your date.


Photo Shoot Night

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Flex your photography skills, and plan a fun photo shoot for you and your date. Take turns posing for silly pics, and take a few selfies together. Use whatever camera you have, whether a fancy professional one or your cell phone camera.


Scavenger Hunt Date

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Send your date on a cute scavenger hunt around the house for objects relating to romance or your relationship. Write a list of clues that lead to each item, with the last one leading to you.

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