Stay at home date night ideas can create a connection with your partner better than going out.

Spending time at home blocks out distractions that take place around you when out on the town.

But more importantly, they can get you to interact in activities and engage, rather than just mindlessly watching a movie, scrolling through your phones, or forcing awkward conversations just for the sake of having conversations.

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50 Creative, Fun Stay Home Date Night Ideas for Couples

1. Homemade Pizza Together

Who doesn’t love pizza?

Easy to make and you can choose whatever toppings you want.

==>Check out this recipe and video.

2. Wine Tasting and Cheese and Meat Board

Time to get a little fancy. 

But guess what?

It doesn’t need to get that expensive.

You can get inexpensive yet still good bottles of wine at your local supermarkets or convenience stores like Walgreens.

I love using my charcuterie board for meats, cheeses, crackers, and dried fruits.

==>Order a wooden charcuterie board on Amazon.

3. Learn a Magic Trick 

Try out this interactive activity together.

How cool would it be to impress your friends and family with a trick you both learned?

==>Choose between these 20 magic tricks on this YouTube video.

4. Homemade Loaded Fries

Another easy recipe to make together while letting your imagination run wild on the kinds of toppings you wish to slap on top.

And guess what?

You can prepare healthy French Fries with an air fryer.

Ever since I got one recently I can’t imagine what it was like to live without it.

One of my favorite things to make is loaded tater tots.

==>Here is the air fryer I got on Amazon.

It doesn’t have a fryer basket, but it comes with 4 racks which is plenty of space for making homemade fries.

It’s also a little more expensive than other air fryers but I’ve used it every day almost as much as my microwave.

5. Craft Cocktails with Starter Bartender Kit

Here’s my favorite hobby and I love crafting homemade cocktails for my gf.

You don’t need a cocktail shaker to make homemade cocktails, instead, you can just use an iced coffee mug with a lid, but it just feels more legitimate to do it with a cocktail shaker.

==>I use a French cocktail shaker like this one on Amazon.

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6. Indoor Fort and Make Out

Who said you have to go out or spend money?

Feel like kids again and make a fort out of sheets.

7. Indoor Putter Golf

You can try this with or without golf clubs.

Instead, just roll a ball. 

And instead of a hole just use an object to hit the ball against like a can or cup.

8. Retro Video Games

Simple and fun to compete.

Try your hand at classic retro video games like Pac Man, Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, or Frogger.

9. Virtual Class- Learn a New Skill Together

Here’s one of those free fun home date night ideas that feel very satisfying.

Brainstorm a list together.

Try cooking a specific type of cuisine, how to make sushi, paint, draw, edit wedding or special event videos, try out homemade cocktail recipes, or try out couples massage.

10. Funny Karaoke 

Sing silly songs together.

==>Check out karaoke 80s songs with the lyrics on YouTube.

11. Solve a Rubik’s Cube

How cool would it be to learn how to solve a Rubik’s Cube?

==>Learn how together with this YouTube video.

12. Taco Tuesday (or Any Night)

Make homemade tacos with whatever ingredients your hearts desire.

==>Check out this list of 50 taco recipes.

13. Chocolate-Covered Apples or Strawberries

Ever made homemade chocolate covered apples or strawberries?

It’s easy.

Then place whatever toppings you want on them.

It’ll be much easier to do with a double boiler.

==>Check out this one on Amazon that’s similar to mine.

14. Learn to Juggle

No, it’s not as hard as you think.

I learned it by watching a video and so can you two.

==>Check out how to juggle for beginners from this professional juggler in this YouTube video.

15. Improv Comedy

One of the most interactive fun home date night ideas you’ll find because it requires both of you.

Just prepare yourself for some real zany comments.

==>Check out Ellen Degeneres and Steve Carroll do comedy improv together in this YouTube video.

16. Act Out Famous Movie Skits

You said you always wanted to act in movies.

Now’s your chance to practice.

Act out popular skits from movies.

==>Check out this long list of famous movie scenes from 1896 and on.

17. Fake and Funny Newscast

Here’s another one of those zany and fun home date night ideas for couples.

It will require you to come up with the newscast first before performing it.

One of the best ways to feel together is to make each other laugh.

18. Build House of Cards

Yes, it can get stressful, especially after you’ve added several levels of cards.

But it forces you to work together as a team.

And what better way to feel together than to work as a team?

==>Check out how to build a house of cards from this master in this video.

19. Break Crazy Unknown World Record

You’d be surprised how many crazy world records exist.

Here’s a list.

Choose one together and then begin to strategize how you will achieve the feat together.

You can do it just for fun or let the world know about your accomplishment with a video.

==>Check out the most romantic world records you could break together.

20. Learn Origami

Ever made a leaping frog or lion out of colored paper?

Check out how in these videos.

==>How to make a paper frog (that jumps).

==>Make a paper standing dinosaur.

==>How to make a simple origami heart.

Then check out this colorful paper designed for origami here on Amazon.

21. Internet Scavenger Hunt

Make a list for each other.

Decide to do it just for fun or compete with a timer to complete as much of your scavenger hunt as you can.

Look for odd places around the world, historical facts, strange animals, abandoned cities, etc.

Write in question form so that your partner must complete each item with an answer.

==>Check out this list of virtual scavenger hunt ideas for couples.

22. Rent Inflatable Playground

Some fun home date night ideas involve playing with kids.

Got nieces or nephews?

Rent inflatable playgrounds for a weekend afternoon and have a blast together with your little friends.

23. Virtual Cooking Class

My girlfriend and I took an in-person cooking class in New Orleans and it ended up being one of the most satisfying experiences for us as a couple.

Currently, with the pandemic, virtual classes are the only way to go.

This is more than just watching a YouTube video.

Here you will sign up for a class led by an instructor.

Choose some interesting cuisine to prepare together.

==>Check out these online cooking classes.

24. Full-body Massages with Essential Oils and Scented Candles

After a hard day’s work, a full body massage with essential oils and candles is just what you both need.

Add in some relaxing nature sounds from this app. (I use it every day to go to sleep to thunderstorm sounds).

Then check out some of these essential oils and scented candles on Amazon, plus this massage book.

25. Jigsaw Puzzle

At first, I thought that my girlfriend and I would find this boring, but we discovered that this was one of those fun home date night ideas that build great teamwork.

You both work together to strategize the best ways to face the challenge of finding the pieces that fit together.

Check out this challenging yet fun 500-piece jigsaw puzzle and this 1000-piece- jigsaw puzzle that couples could put together.

Then look at these jigsaw glue sheets to keep your puzzle together as a wall decoration.

And here’s a video on strategies on how to put puzzles together more easily.

26. Virtual Roller Coasters

“Go on” some of the best roller coasters on the planet virtually. Then plan a future trip to one of the amusement parks.

27. Funny Fake Newscast Idea 2.0

This time create a funny face-to-face newscast around each other’s funniest moments. Each of you make a list ahead of time before conducting the newscast.

28. Find Four-Leaf Clovers

You’d be surprised how relatively easy it is to find them. Find them in your yard or in a nearby field. I used to find them relatively often when I was a kid. I’ve even found several 5-leaf clovers and seven-leaf clovers.

==>Watch this video how to find 4-leaf clovers.

29. Indoor Camping and Ghost Stories

Pitch a tent or sleep in a fort made of sheets. Find some ghost or scary stories online and tell them to each other with the lights out.

30. Play a Sexy Board or Card Game

Finding new board games or card games for two players make for great interactive fun stay at home date nights- especially kinky games that help bring sparks to your relationship.

==>Check out this sexy card game.

31. Glow-in-the-Dark Bedroom Ceiling

Stick glow-in-the-dark stars on your bedroom ceiling. Turn out the lights make out or make love.

==>Check out these glow-in-the-dark stars.

32. Hire a Chef for Your Anniversary

Have a personalized, professionally-made meal and candlelit-dinner.

33. Herbal Garden on Deck or Balcony

Start an herb garden to use for home cooking and cocktail garnishes (basil, mint, rosemary, thyme, etc.)

34. Homemade Gift Basket/Box Exchange Night

Create gift baskets or gift boxes of your partner’s favor items.

35. Challenge Each Other to a Dance Off

Play music from your favorite apps or play music videos from YouTube. Set up some competition rules to determine a winner, but keep it fun, not too competitive.

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36. Memorable Moment Calendar

Create a calendar with the dates something special happened. Insert the details of the memory, plus day, date, and year.

37. Favorite Recipes Book

Create a recipe book of your favorite dishes, desserts, cocktails, etc. (Digital or paper format). Keep it handy for when you want to prepare them together or for each other- especially at special occasions.

38. Memorable Moments Video

Make a video together reliving memories you experienced together. Re-watch it a year, 3, or 5 years later.

39. Gag Gift Exchange Night

Another one of the funny stay home date night ideas on this list. Exchange gag gifts (or novelty gifts). Consider creating a scavenger hunt with map to find them hidden around the home.

40. Toy Foam Bullet Gun Fight (or Target Competition)

Buy toy guns online and create a target practice competition or duke it out in a toy gun fight. For the competition, use random non-breakable items around the house for targets (plastic cups, toys, hats, lamp shades, boxes, etc.).

==>Check out this toy gun blaster.

41. Cook Off/Bake Off Challenge

Challenge each other to a cook-off/ bake-off only using the ingredients you have lying around at home.

42. Guessing Game

Blindfold each other. Hand your partner random items. Allow them to ask questions for clues. Determine the limit on guesses.

43. Kinky Fantasies

Let’s face it. You both have some sexual fantasies you’d love to live out. Bring these sexy, creative, outlandish fantasies to life. Go all-in, dress up to live them out (examples: nurse-patient, teacher’s pet, pilot-flight attendant, devil-angel).

44. Romantic Meeting Fantasies

Make up cute, romantic meeting-as-strangers scenarios (examples: meeting for the first time at a bar, park bench, or on a plane).

45. Date Idea Box/Jar

Create a decorative date night ideas box or jar. Drop date idea cards in it. Pull out a card whenever you run out of date ideas or just want to look for new stay home date ideas.

==>Here are digital and printable date idea cards.

46. First-Date Picture Book

Create a picture book of drawings telling the story of your first date.

47. Home Treasure Hunt

Create a scavenger hunt with a treasure map for each other to find prizes around the house.

48. Time Capsule

Create a time capsule together to open in 3, 5, or 10 years.

49. Christmas in July

Christmas in July (or any middle-of-the-year month). Watch Christmas movie, make Christmas cookies.

50. First-Date Keepsake Frame

Create a keepsake memory frame of your first date.

==>Watch this video of how to make a keepsake memory frame.

Summary

Staying at home can be relaxing and even fun, but above all bring couples together by finding activities that make you interact and engage.

These activities limit or even eliminate distractions.

Some of my most memorable home date night ideas I’ve experienced were either cheap or completely free.

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