In need of some stay at home date night ideas? Especially when we all have a bit of extra time on our hands at the moment. However, quiet doesn’t have to be tedious, avoid resigning yourself to months of Zoom quizzes (one a week is quite enough, thanks).
In a less virtual world, we’re looking forward to indulgent nights in with our friends or a date night with our other halves, filled with cheese boards and the occasional takeaway. Need some inspiration for the coming weeks? We aim to please…
Creative Date Night Ideas
Cooking Together
Not all of us are fortunate to have essential shops at our doorstep, especially the non-city dwellers. This limits the ingredients we have readily available to us – but that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Set yourself a challenge of finding some fun food to make as a couple, one of you could take the main course, the other the starter and dessert. Rate each others meals, and the loser has to wash up, and then think of some breakfast date ideas at home. Now there’s some motivation to work hard…
Want your food to look Insta-worthy? Serve it on some stylish tableware like the below.
LSA Set of Four Dining Plates
LSA Set of 2 Dine Rectangular Dishes
Soho Home Set of 4 Country House Bread Plates
Couples Art
We all have a creative side, and who better to release it with than your other half? Challenge yourself to a painting date night at home, it could be as simple as painting by numbers, or you could create a collage from tears out of newspapers and magazines from around the house. Feeling cheeky? You could even take part in some life drawing…
Couples Game Night
Show off your playful side by challenging your other half to some date night games. Whether you’re up for a classic Uno and Monopoly tournament, getting your mind working with a touch of Chess and Scrabble, or you want to play some video games against each other, it’s a great opportunity to get involved in something a little different.
Indoor Camping Date Night
Missing the great outdoors? Simply bring the camping experience in-house instead. Remind yourself of your childhood days and build a duvet fort, then treat yourself and your other half to all your favourite foods and drink in an indoor picnic. Choose a film each, and indulge until one or both of you eventually falls asleep.
Silentnight Yours & Mine 7.5/4.5 Dual Tog Double Duvet
Cascade Duck Feather & Down Single 13.5 Tog Duvet
Snuggledown Dynasty Hollowfibre Double 4.5 Tog Duvet
Go All Out
Fancy Date Night at Home
Spin the concept of ‘All Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go’ into a positive on your next date night. Loungewear is fun and all, but the thought of wearing purely elasticated bottoms until December is slightly depressing. Make entertaining at home a rather more stylish affair and take out the clothes you normally ‘save for best’ for an elegant date night outfit. If you feel like treating yourself to something new, we’ve got suggestions for that too.
Mango Pastel Pink Sleeveless Dress
Reiss Black Gabby Star Embellished Dress
\Soft Cashmere Beige Cashmere Blend Fitted Dress
Home Wine Tasting
Why not try some couples wine tasting? There are plenty of kits available you can order direct to your front door. It’s a fun, unique way to pass the time and you may even end up finding a new favourite wine.
Recreate A Memory
Just because we can’t go out, it doesn’t mean we have to miss out on all our favourite haunts and pastimes. For your next date night, recreate a past experience that’s memorable to your both. Did you go on a particularly fun bar crawl? Have a drink in every room in the house. Went on a picnic? Those can be done inside, too. You could even have a couples movie night where you choose a film for the other one. It’s a chance to have fun with your surroundings, and see them as more than just four walls.
Mate Dates
Whether you live alone or just crave the need for some fresh conversation, virtual evenings are still an option, so consider some fun friend date ideas. Instead of the traditional quizzes (did we mention how done we are with them?) for Lockdown 2.0 we want to get a little more inventive. What about a theme night or talent show? You could learn about a long-term friends secret skill that you never even knew about.
Ensure your background looks its best with a candle from Parks London on show.
Parks London Pomegranate & Pink Pepper and Cedar & Clove Noir
Parks London No.4 Passion Flower & Vanilla 3-Wick Candle
Parks London Set of Three Orange/Cedarwood/Clove Scented Candles
At Home Valentine’s day ideas
Plan ahead for your next Valentine’s Day at home. Make it a memorable day and night by making it all about you. Ban phones and social media, and simply enjoy each others company. You could take part in some home baking activities, write a poem for each other, or just relax on the sofa chatting away. The choice is yours…
Christmas Themed Date Ideas
With Christmas always on the agenda, we may as well start the celebrations more prematurely than ever. Whilst you may not feel quite prepared to turn your home into a full-blown Santa’s Grotto, you can add some subtle accents that will still put you in the festive mood. Whether you’re into quirky or classic decorations, we’ve got plenty on offer to make your home look better than ever.
