Are you having a hard time coming up with a cute and inexpensive date this winter? This post is all about the best winter date ideas for couples!
The snow is falling, the air is frigid, and you and your partner are binging your favorite Netflix show. You’re ready to have a fun date night together, but it’s winter and it’s hard to find things to do when it’s cold outside.
If you live someplace cold like me, then you know it can be super difficult to find fun and cheap dates in the winter. Cozying up to each other on the couch is nice, but if you’re looking for a fun way to spice up date night, then check out these 15 cheap winter date ideas!
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This post is about cute and cheap winter date ideas
1. Ice Skating Date
Grab your skates and head to your local ice rink! This is a great date to get out of the house and getting moving together. If you don’t have skates, a lot of rinks rent them out or you can check out a thrift store for a cheap pair.
3. Fast Food Rating Game
This is the perfect game for a winter date!
The fast-food rating game works by picking one common food item that a lot of different fast food places serve such as: French fries, chicken strips, mac and cheese, etc. You pick ONE item, and you go to 4-5 fast food restaurants that serve that one item.
For example, if you picked mac and cheese then you might go to Panera, KFC, Chick-fil-a, and Popeyes. You then rate each mac and cheese by giving them scores 1-10. You can make up different categories and get as creative as you want.
This is a super fun game because you get to drive around together, eat food, and spend time discussing and debating which restaurant had the best food!
3. Spa Night
Grab your wine and face masks for a spa night! Making homemade masks can also be a fun added activity to spa night. Make a DIY face masks or run to your local Target or Walmart for a face mask. You can fill up a large bucket or your tub with some Epsom salt and essential oils to soak your feet. Play some soft spa music and relax in each other’s company!
Check out these cute winter sheet face masks from Amazon!
4. Gingerbread house
I love making gingerbread houses because you can get creative and enjoy some sweet candy. Work together to make the perfect gingerbread house or get two gingerbread houses and turn it into a little competition!
5. Bake-off
Feeling a little competitive? Have a baking competition with each other! Find a recipe for a dessert and get to baking. You don’t have to be a master chef to have a fun time with this date idea. It’s just fun being in the kitchen together and trying each other’s food!
6. Painting Date Night
You don’t have to be the most artistic person to enjoy a painting date. You can paint a canvas, ornaments, picture frames, or anything else you want. Turn on a Christmas movie and get painting together!
Check out this affordable paint set that includes canvases, paint, and paint brushes for your painting date night!
7. Board Game Night
Game night for two is such a fun and cheap winter date idea.
If you have some dusty old board games in your house, take them out and have a fun board game night! If you don’t have any games, try out one of my favorite date night games below.
8. Bookstore Challenge
Go to your local bookstore and spend some time perusing through different books together. Buy each other a book that the other person might like and trade the surprise books with each other when you get home!
9. Build a Fort
I love blanket forts because you get to feel like a kid again, but you also get to cuddle with your partner.
Fill your fort with all the blankets and pillows in your home for maximum coziness. Don’t forget the laptop to watch a movie and some snacks to munch on!
10. Snow Shoeing/ Cross Country Skiing
A lot of towns have places where you can rent snowshoes and cross-country skis. It is a great workout and the scenery is beautiful.
11. Drive to See the Lights
Turn up the Christmas music and drive around town to look at Christmas lights! Some neighborhoods go all out during Christmas time, and you can see houses completely lit up. I like to stop at Starbucks for some hot cocoa before driving around with my boyfriend to check out the lights!
12. Movie Theater
If you’re tired of watching Netflix in your living room, check out your local movie theater for some new flicks! Movie theater dates are a great way to get out of the house, grab some yummy snacks, and enjoy a good movie with your partner.
13. Indoor Picnic
Too cold for an outdoor picnic? No problem! Lay out a blanket in the living room and put out some yummy food to enjoy together. Turn down the lights and light some candles to really set the mood.
14. Christmas Shopping
If you still need to go Christmas shopping for friends and family members, take your partner along and make it a date! Visit your local stores, grab a bite to eat, and enjoy each other’s company while shopping.
15. Go Thrift Shopping
Visit some of your local thrift stores and shop around together. Pick out some outfits for each other and have a little fashion show when you get home!
Stay warm this winter season and I hope you try out one of these cheap winter date ideas!