At-Home Date Night Ideas For A Low-Key Valentine’s Day
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Planning date night? If you’re bored of trekking to the same old pub, sipping overpriced cocktails, or wracking your brain for activities to do with your significant other, fact: staying in is just as romantic as going out – if not more so.
Who wants to go out for Valentine’s Day anyway? Packed restaurants, fixed menus (at elevated prices), cheesy decorations… There are so many better ways to do it, none of which involve leaving the comfort of your own home. So dress up, put on a romantic playlist and pop the champagne: love is in the air with these at-home date ideas.
10 Cute At Home Date Night Ideas
Make Pottery Together
If it works for Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze, it works for us. Order an at-home pottery making kit, and get your hands dirty crafting a special piece of crockery. You could even pledge to make each other something. Don’t worry: you don’t need a potter’s wheel to throw your creation into being. Instead opt for a special at-home kit like Sculpd’s, which contains air-drying clay and all the tools you’ll need.
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Paint Together
Speaking of crafts, if you’d like to keep the art simple, try painting instead. You could paint each other, or agree on an object you want to create. You could work side by side, or wait until you’re finished for a big reveal moment. If you want to make it even simpler, stick to pencil drawing, or why not try a chic adult paint by numbers set? (No one needs to know…). DIY Art Club has plenty of playful, not-too-tricky designs.
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Spa Night
Time for self-care. Light some candles to create a cosy and romantic ambience, whip out the fluffy robes and slippers, and settle onto the living room sofa (or perhaps your bed) for an evening of relaxation. This is a perfect way to spend quality time – and a great opportunity to try Niksen (aka the art of doing nothing). You could listen to gentle music, apply face masks, rest with cucumber slices over your eyes, or even give each other massages. Ahem…
Double Date: Game Night
Got a couple you just vibe with? It’s notoriously hard to pin four people down at once, but an at home date is easier to arrange than many. We propose: game night. Whether you play video games or classic board games, this is a fun way to see a new side of all involved. Who is secretly extremely competitive? And who will turn out to be a sore loser?
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Try Dusking
In case you missed it, Dusking is the latest mindful wellness trend on the experts’ lips – especially for anyone wanting to spend less time online. An ancient Dutch ritual, the whole idea is that you sit together at twilight to watch the day fade into darkness, resisting switching on the lights for as long as possible. It’s another way to spend quality time together, without distractions.
Movie Night
It’s a classic at home date night idea for a reason: everyone loves movies. What have you been meaning to watch? Perhaps one of the films up for Best Picture at the Oscars? Stick it on, whack the popcorn in the microwave, sit back and enjoy – and then dissect every moment with your loved one afterwards.
Box Set Binge
Prefer TV to films? We hear you. Sink your teeth into a TV box set instead. Looking for a thrill? Here are our favourite crime box sets.
Dinner Party For Two
Why save your best crockery for visitors when the love of your life is right here? Plan a romantic dinner party for your next at home date. This could be as minimal or maximalist as you desire; think candle light only, a specially crafted menu written on a card, cracking open a special bottle of wine or popping the prosecco… You could even dress for the occasion, though probably best to do that after you’ve cooked the meal. Speaking of which, here are some C&TH approved recipes to inspire you. An especially fun dish to get stuck into together is sushi. And there are sure to be laughs when one of you inevitably can’t escape the sticky mess of rice on your hands.
And if you’re in need of a helping hand, meal kit specialists Dishpatch is back with its annual roster of romantic menus created in collaboration with top chefs like Michel Roux Jr and Rick Stein especially for V-Day.
MORE: 6 Valentine’s Day Meal Kits For A Romantic Dinner At Home
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Cocktail Night
If tasty tipples are more your speed, grab a shaker and have a cocktail night together, mixing up your favourite drinks and experimenting with classic recipes. Visit the C&TH cocktail hub for inspiration, or beeline to our selection of romantic cocktails to shake up especially for V-day.
Wine Tasting Night
If money isn’t the reason you’re seeking at home date ideas, splurge on a few fancy bottles of wine (or crack open the ones you’ve been saving) and enjoy a wine tasting night together. Alternatively, order a wine tasting kit to avoid opening countless bottles. We like KASK’s kits of five 100ml tasters of organic, vegan and minimal intervention wines.
