This list of creative date ideas puts the create into date!
Much of our environment sets us up to consume. You start with one reel on Insta from the hits of 1971. Three hours later, you’re closing out of You Tube having just enjoyed Eddie Vedder singing In God’s Country with no idea how you got there.
But as humans we are inherently creative beings. Making is part of who we are.
And not only is engaging in creative activities a prime opportunity to experience flow, but you can also reap a number of health benefits that extend after the activity is over. These include reducing dementia and boosting your immune system.
The best thing about being creative is that it’s not something that needs to be done on your own. Enter the creative date!
What’s more, many of these creative date ideas can be an introduction to an activity that can turn into a mutual hobby – and we all know that the couple who plays together, stays together.
And you thought the only thing you were going to get from these creative date ideas was a bit of fun time with your loved one!
- Attend a furniture making class and make a piece of furniture for your home
- Attend a workshop at a hardware store that’s focused on repairs you’d normally have to hire someone to do
- Attend a workshop on creating your own bespoke fragrance
- Build a playhouse for your backyard
- Create a map of all the places you have visited together, or of all the places you have lived in together
- Create a vision board together
- Design a new game together
- Design a vegetable garden that will meet some or all of your fresh vege needs
- DIY a craft you learn from You tube
- Draw each other… always better if you have some drawing skill, but if not, this could be worth a few laughs
- Interview your parents about their relationship
- Make a date night in a jar – put in folded piece of paper with date ideas that you can pull out every week or month when you feel like being spontaneous
- Make a scavenger hunt or treasure hunt for each other (this one is inspired by my wee niece who loves making treasure maps!)
- Make cupcakes and decorate them with patriotic decorations
- Make your own ice cream. You could even experiment and come up with your own recipe
- Order a date night box and have fun
- Paint a simple piece of furniture together
- Plant a herb garden. This is perfect if you lack the space or inclination to do a vegetable garden. Fresh herbs add so much to so many meals
- Recreate a favorite date experience
- Redecorate a room. You could either brainstorm how you would change the room, and find images of layout and furniture plus get paint and flooring samples, or you could go ahead and do it
- Set up your backyard for a backyard movie night
- Sign up for photography classes. Once you graduate, you can take photos together around your region and have them printed and framed for pride of place in your home
- Take a blacksmithing class and make a knife or two
- Take a fire spinning class and learn how to spin fire together
- Take a painting class together – particularly if number 6 was a real bust
- Try a pottery class and get all Ghost on it
- Visit an art museum together. In each room, pick your favorite piece of art and talk about why you like it. Note down any authors you particularly like and do a deep dive into their lives and works when you get home
- Write letters to each other that you’ll open 20 years from now
- Write a song together. If you are completely lacking in musical talent, you could write new lyrics to a song you both love
- Visit an grocery store that targets a specific cuisine and make a meal from ingredients that are unusual to you
- Make your own pizza oven and then make your own pizza
- Film your own cooking show
- Make a romantic dessert for two and then eat it
- Record your love story
- Take fun photos together
- Print your favorite photos of you as a couple and make your own photo album
- Teach yourself a dance. Depending on how that goes, you could sign up for lessons
- Learn the art of bonsai
- Listen to a crime podcast series together and start your own investigation into whodunnit
- Start your own couple’s podcast
- Read aloud to each other from your favorite childhood books
- Go to the library and complete this library scavenger hunt
- Create your own bookstore at home, complete with books, magazines and a cafe
- Take barista lessons so you can buy a coffee machine and make your fave coffees at home
- Do a blind taste test with whatever food or drink item you enjoy together such as chocolate or cheese
- Make a couple’s playlist
- Play a role playing game
- Go into town and craft stories from the people you observe
- Write a book together
- Make a bucket list for your lifetime together
Have fun with these creative date ideas. I love it when you share what worked well for you or share what other creative ideas you’ve tried.
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