There are many reasons you might need at-home date ideas. You might have kids at home to look after. You might need dates to be free or inexpensive. Or, your country might be on lockdown!

I started a date jar at the beginning of this year. We pull out one idea per week and plan when we’ll do the activity. Lots of the activities involved getting out of the house. And this was working well until we had to stay indoors all the time!

So I decided to re-do my date jar and fill it with 52 at-home date ideas. That’s enough for one per week all year. And even when we’re allowed back outside, I think it will still be nice to do one of these activities per week. After all, I love a box set, but there are only so many you can watch!

So below are 52 at-home date ideas for you to try. At the bottom of this page, you will find the free printable I created which has all of these ideas and space for more. See how I set up my date jar.

52 at-home date ideas

Read short stories to each other Bake your favourite treat Learn a new skill together Make a time capsule Learn something about your local history Stargaze Watch a documentary on a place you might like to visit Have a movie night Try each other’s hobbies Solve puzzles together Pretend shop for your dream home online Build a fort and camp indoors Play a board game Create a new cocktail Listen to a podcast together Do each other’s make-up Take an online class Look through old photographs Watch a classic black and white film Enjoy a candlelit dinner Listen to an album from start to finish Have a fashion show where you pick each other’s outfits Create a bucket list Have an indoor picnic Watch a terrible film – just for fun! Youtube karaoke Make a playlist of songs from when you first met Complete blind taste test challenges Tell each other your best jokes Play would you rather Have a spa night Make a scrapbook filled with memories Play a video game together Write each other a poem, love or gratitude letter Try a new recipe Take online couples quizzes Exercise together Draw each other Take a personality test or find out your love language Play name that tune Have breakfast in bed (at whatever time you like!) Try and recreate a famous painting Decorate biscuits Recreate the at-home version of your first date Do a treasure hunt Play cards Have an online double-date with friends Plant something Celebrate a holiday at the wrong time of year Put on a show, mute the sound, and create your own dialogue Play hide and seek Take a virtual tour of a museum

Date jar and free printable

I printed these and used my paper cutter to cut them all out. Then I folded them up and popped them into a jar. I added some ribbon and a tag for a quick finishing touch. I’ll be keeping the blank slips in case I think of any extras to add.

Share your own tips

What are your favourite activity or date ideas to do at home? Share them in the comments below.