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These cheap yet cute and fun date ideas would help you go beyond the ordinary and forgettable dates to the realm of truly romantic and memorable. What’s more, they’re easy on the pocket so you don’t have to break the bank to create a noteworthy moment with your loved one.
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So create that extraordinary date moment with these cute and fun date ideas that won’t put many dents on your wallet.
How do you make a date fun?
To make a date fun, try an activity both enjoy: a picnic in the park, a cooking class, or an arcade challenge. Keep conversation light, share jokes, and be open to new experiences. Remember, it’s about connection and enjoying each other’s company.
Dinner at Home
Make it romantic. Think candles, low lighting, soft music playing in the background, linens on the table, and the like. Pull out all the stops. You are creating an epic date, after all.
Garden Dinner
Take the romantic gesture even further by having that romantic dinner in your garden. Put up some fairy lights, candles, linens, and fine china. Don’t forget the soft background music, too, to complete the mood.
If you don’t have a garden, a small patio or balcony would do.
Stargaze
You can spread a blanket in your yard or anywhere outside that’s appropriate and lie down, hold hands, and stargaze. Cheesy for some, but really romantic. It’s spending time together with no one but the two of you under a vast star-filled night that makes it magical and special.
Living Room Picnic
Or you can take that picnic in the confines of your living room. Recreate the picnic vibe with a blanket, food to munch, and some drinks.
Charcuterie Board
Go further and binge with a charcuterie board consisting of different cheeses, deli meats, biscuits, olives, etc. Delicious!
Build a Fort
Or get playful by building a fort. Maybe use some blankets or anything you can think of. You can attach glow-in-the-dark stars or the moon on the upper portion, so it would feel like you’re both lying underneath the sky. When it comes to being creative, the sky’s the limit.
Rooftop
If you have a rooftop at your place, a picnic there would also be awesome, especially at night.
Watch Sunset or Sunrise
Nothing is more romantic than watching the sun set or rise and delighting in that beautiful panorama before you. It’s truly magical!
Maybe bring some blankets, and a bottle of wine, and create a bonfire as well. Is there anything cozier?
Play Board Games
Bond over board games. Any board game that interests you both will do. You can also try jigsaw puzzles.
Play Chess
Maybe even engage in a round or two of chess. If you don’t have a chess set yet, here are some you can shop for.
Watch Movies
Movies are enjoyable. Not only because a good one is entertaining, but watching one will give you both the chance to hold hands and cuddle.
Plan Bucket List
The only thing more enjoyable than planning your bucket list is ticking off that bucket list. And a more enjoyable ticking-off is when you’ve planned your list meticulously beforehand. So spend an enjoyable time (and trust me, it’s always enjoyable) planning places to visit to make that future trip the best you’ve had.
Home Spa
Pamper both of you by making your home a relaxing spa. Do facials, massage each other, and light candles. Here are the perfect spa kits that do the work. A great way to spend time together and relax at the same time.
Bubble Bath
And dip in an aromatic bubble bath that’s aromatherapy, too.
Karaoke
Sing both your hearts out via a Karaoke date. Do a duet or singles. Singing is fun and therapeutic.
Video Games
Have fun playing a riveting video game. Strategize together or challenge each other.
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Cook
Bond over cooking. It’s fun and educational. Plus, you get to have food at the end of it.
Bake
Perfect for sweet or bread lovers, bake a cake, pastries, or bread.
Read Together
Bond over books by reading together.
Meditate
Incorporate self-care and wellness into your dates with meditation. A great way to spend time with each other and de-stress as well as achieve calmness and better concentration.
Yoga
Do some yoga. A great way to get fit, too.
Workout
Or work out together. Another excellent way to get fit.
Do-It-Yourself
Engage in a do-it-yourself project. Maybe there’s something that the two of you have been wanting to do for some time now. A date would be a good time to tick that off your list.
Would You Rather?
Play the fun and illuminating game of “Would You Rather”. A great way to get to know your partner more. Here’s a set of Would You Rather questions to help you along.
Scrapbooking
Create a scrapbook of the two of you. Maybe document your relationship from how you started up to the present. Or probably a scrapbook of your travels.
Craft
Do some crafting. Create a decor, some printable, etc.
Quiet Afternoon
Just spending a quiet afternoon together is priceless, too. In today’s world where there’s so much noise, it’s such a treasure to find quiet time. And finding it and spending it with a loved one is just priceless.
Camp in the Backyard
Camping in the backyard is one of the fun date ideas as well. Or find a cheap campsite to make it even better.
Bonfire
Create a bonfire, roast marshmallows, talk, and cuddle—cozy!
Scavenger Hunt
Make it fun and exciting with a scavenger hunt. Create your own. Maybe hunt for things special and memorable to your relationship. Or design it around a theme that’s related to either or both of your interests.
Picnic
Have a picnic. At a park, beside a lake, or even just in your backyard. Pack food, lie on a blanket, enjoy the beautiful weather, and just bask in each other’s presence.
Walk the Dog
If one of you has to walk the dog, then why not turn it into a date? It’s like killing two birds with one stone, so to speak.
Play Sports
Play any sports both of you love. It’s fun and exhilarating.
Batting Cage
Or you can do your date in a batting cage and hone both your skills at the same time.
Mini-Golf
Spend time playing mini-golf.
Bowling
Bowling isn’t expensive yet it’s fun. A great way to spend your date.
Play Pool
Play pool. Or if either one of you doesn’t know how to just yet, then spend your date learning. It’s an enjoyable game.
Zip Line
If both of you are into exhilarating sports, do some zip-lining. Don’t forget to take photos to remember the experience.
Rock Climb
Or rock climb and get that adrenaline pumping.
Nerf Gun War
Nerf gun war is one of the fun date ideas, too. Play against each other, or together and learn some team-building skills and build more rapport.
Go Dancing
Whether in a club, at a dance class, or just in your living room, spend your date dancing.
Drive
Rev up the car and go for a drive. Lower the windows, put in some cool music, and enjoy the breeze and each other’s company with nothing but the long stretch of road before you.
Park
If there’s a scenic spot along your drive, you can park and continue your date there.
Tandem Bikes
Riding in tandem bikes is romantic. Pedaling in synchronization is another exercise in team building as well.
Movie Out
Or go for the age-old date idea of watching a movie in the cinema. A classic and works every time.
Drive-In
You can go the less usual route, though, by watching a movie in a drive-in cinema instead. A different kind of experience, but just as enjoyable, if not more.
Lookout
If movies are not your jam, you can spend your date on a lookout where you can enjoy a lovely view, too. Better during the nighttime with all the lights you can see before and around you, but great any time of the day as well.
Couples Massage
Find a budget-saving couples massage where you both can pamper yourself and relax.
Go Fishing
Fishing is a great date idea, too. It’s relaxing and the quiet will give you a chance to get to know each other better and bond. Plus, you get a fish to cook at the end. If you catch at least one, that is. If not, then there’s that dating time you have, which is more than enough, I believe.
Kayak
You can also spend your date kayaking in the lake.
Fly Kite
Flying a kite is so much fun! It’s not only for children, really.
Hiking
Or date while hiking. A good exercise, too.
Pool Time
Swim in the pool. Never loses its magic.
Beach Time
Or better yet, at the beach, where you can enjoy the sand and the breeze.
Surf
And surf, or learn how to while you’re at it.
Ice Skate
Spend your date in an ice skating rink, where you get the chance to hold hands and hug.
Roller Skate
Or go roller skating.
Bird-Watch
Bird-watching is amazing, too. Something I’ve learned to love after watching The Big Year.
Zoo
Do it at the zoo. You can go around watching and feeding the animals if allowed.
Park
Or spend it at the park. Sit on the grass or walk around.
Day Trip
You can do a day trip that won’t cost you much.
Planetarium
A planetarium or an aquarium where you can learn much would be a fantastic date venue as well.
National Park
A day exploring at a national park. Or spend overnight camping.
Museum
At a museum where you also can learn some things. If there’s a free one, then all the better.
Tourist Spots
Some local tourist spots are free or wouldn’t cost you much. A good place to go on a date, especially when not crowded. It’ll help you get in touch again with the wonders of your place.
Library
For lovers of books and reading, a library would be a good place to date. You can’t talk much, but you can enjoy each other’s presence.
A bookstore would do as well.
Festival
Festivals are fun venues to spend a date, too. There are lots of things to see and do.
Free Concerts
Free concerts are a cheap but super fun way to spend your date.
Carnival
Another fun date idea is going to the carnival. It’s another scene where you get to do a lot of things, too.
Dollar Menu
Eating at a dollar menu is a great and cheap way to spend a date.
Ice Cream Date
Going out for ice cream, too.
Coffee Date
Even coffee, when you choose the budget-saving ones.
Flea Market
Or shopping at a flea market where you can snag items for cheap.
Window Shop
Window shopping won’t cost you much, but it is enjoyable all the same.
Recreate First Date
A romantic and meaningful one is when you recreate your first date.
First dates are usually precious, and remembering and paying tribute to them by way of recreating them is simply wonderful.
Feel free to embellish it with more romantic elements to make it more special.
Final Thoughts
We hope these cheap, cute and fun date ideas will inspire you to create a memorable date of your own.
Let us know if you have other great fun date ideas!
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