101 Romantic Winter Date Night Ideas
My husband is my best friend.
This October marked 17 years since we’ve been together! 17 years!
I love to do anything and everything with him. As we’ve gotten older and added 5 kids to our crew, it’s gotten tougher and tougher to find the time to head out and just BE.
I’m committing to myself and to him that in 2015, we will do dates whenever we can (pending my parents for babysitting!).
It’s the winter right now, and will be chilly for the next few months, so I wanted to come up with some ideas for us.
I came up with 101 Romantic Winter Date Night Ideas… not all of them will be romantic to everyone, but it’s the kind of list that you can peruse and see what works best for you.
Happy Holidays with a little ROMANCE! 🙂
101 Romantic Winter Date Night Ideas:
| Movie Night at the Theatre | |
| Cook together – each taking turns with parts of the recipe | |
| Head to the gym together for the fitness lovers (use the gym daycare of find a babysitter) | |
| Ice Skating – Head to a local rink | |
| Find an Indoor Waterpark | |
| Plant an indoor garden together | |
| Go see a play at a local theatre | |
| Paint a room in your house that you’ve been meaning to re-do – Have fun and if you feel so inclined, a paint fight! 😉 | |
| Shopping for something new for you and for him | |
| Scrabble | |
| Head to a brewery or vineyard | |
| Night sledding | |
| Picnic on the living room floor – candles and all | |
| Nighttime sledding | |
| Head to an indoor tennis court if you love to play | |
| Put together a puzzle | |
| Book reading | |
| Coffee house night – find a romantic one | |
| Sit outside and watch the sunset – it’s cold, so SIT CLOSE! | |
| Cooking class together | |
| Yoga – very sensual! 🙂 | |
| Morning breakfast together once the kids go to school | |
| Day trip to a special location nearby – for us it would be Newport or Cape Cod | |
| Find a band you both like and see if they’re playing anytime soon or nearby. If not, head to a local bar who plays music. | |
| Dancing lessons | |
| Hockey Game | |
| Shop for some new home décor | |
| Bowling! | |
| House hunting | |
| Visit a local pet shop or animal shelter to play with the animals (maybe get one, too!) | |
| Day Spa together | |
| Ski Trip | |
| Roller blading – we used to do this all the time! | |
| Indoor Roller Skating | |
| Dust off that XBOX and play games | |
| Couple massages | |
| Run a 5K, 10K, 1/2 marathon, marathon together – there are some fun winter ones! | |
| Volunteer together somewhere special | |
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| Find a fun arcade | |
| Head to a sports bar | |
| Indoor mini golfing | |
| If you’re REALLY into it, whisk each other away for the weekend to somewhere HOT | |
| Play basketball together (or teach her how to play) | |
| Walk the beach in the winter, it’s not bathing suit weather, but it’s calming | |
| Monopoly | |
| Recreate your very first date | |
| Dance in the kitchen when the kids are in bed | |
| Head to a flea or farmer’s market | |
| Sit by the fire | |
| Truth or Dare | |
| Learn to play an instrument together | |
| Head to the Ballet | |
| Redo your bedroom together – new sheets, new arrangement of furniture, hang photos, etc | |
| When it’s raining or snowing, run outside and kiss! | |
| Watch some Holiday Movies – weekend marathon | |
| Walk around the mall hand in hand | |
| Have a fondue night | |
| Find a Play at a local theatre to attend | |
| Make chocolate chip cookies from scratch together | |
| Head to the indoor batting cages | |
| Go-cart racing! | |
| Romantic Dinner at a 5-star restaurant | |
| Head to a car dealer and test drive cars you’ve been dying to check out for you and your family | |
| Learn a new language together – take classes | |
| Enjoy a hot tub together and unwind | |
| Sit and watch your wedding video together | |
| Make a family tree | |
| Spend the night at a local B&B | |
| Art classes – make pottery or paint a canvas | |
| Head to a local museum | |
| Fitness class together | |
| Make your own sundaes | |
| Trip down memory lane together – visit your schools, childhood homes, etc | |
| Find a place where you can do a dinner boat or a dinner train! | |
| Make your own sushi | |
| Lay in your backyard and look up at the stars | |
| Head to a local bookstore and peruse around | |
| Find a local art exhibit | |
| Bubble bath | |
| Night without technology | |
| Visit your best friends | |
| Hot Cocoa night (forget the wine and beer!) | |
| Create something for your kids and surprise them – blanket fort, pillow fortress, LEGO cave, etc! | |
| Make a cake and celebrate | |
| Dress up all fancy and head out to dinner, it doesn’t matter if it’s just for the fun of it | |
| Create a vision board of goals and dreams you both have for your lives ahead | |
| Clean out and organize the garage, your basement or your attic | |
| Go to church together | |
| Make breakfast and eat it in bed | |
| Make your own candles | |
| Make your own beer | |
| Go to a planetarium | |
| Visit a local nursery – try local foods, etc | |
| Hibachi night | |
| Create a scavanger hunt for each other of clues that only the 2 of you would know and understand | |
| Margartia night and make tacos | |
| Take a karate class | |
| Plan a BIG vacation together – research and look online | |
| Head to the casino | |
| Make breakfast together in the morning |
