Date Night
has become a household term in recent years and many couples strive to make
this quality time together a priority in our increasingly fast paced lives.
Throw some kids into the mix (or in our case a granddaughter), and it’s even
harder to carve out quality couple time. Not to worry because finance guru Dave Ramsey has come to our rescue with not only
a whole host of date night ideas, but most of them are budget friendly. We’d
like to highlight 10 of Dave’s Stay at Home Date Night ideas!
Cook a special or fancy
dinner together – This
one involves several stages where you can plan a meal together, go shopping for
your special ingredients, prepare the meal together, enjoy eating it, and work
together on clean up. When it’s all for this “special occasion” it changes from
being a chore to an adventure.
Eat takeout by
candlelight – Don’t
want to go through all of the work listed above but still want some quality
time together? Pick up your favorite take out and enjoy it over candlelight. For
added convenience we have even had our food delivered.
Best part – no dishes!
Have
a picnic on the floor or in your room – Changing locations
from your kitchen table not only changes physical perspective, but mental and
emotional perspective as well. Consider telling your children that you will be
eating dinner and watching a movie in your room and they are not to bother you
for the next two hours unless someone is bleeding or there is a fire! Depending
on their ages, they can have their own pizza night making it fun for them too.
Make drinks and sip them
on your patio – Not only
are drinks super expensive at bars and lounges, you can’t always get them exactly the way you want them. This
option ensures you get what you want and on a budget you can afford.
Stargaze from the
backyard – Find
the Big Dipper and other constellations, catch a falling star and put it in
your pocket!
Play
board games, do a crossword or jigsaw puzzle - Winner
gets out of doing the dishes!
Get
dessert to stay (or go) from your favorite restaurant – Save
a bundle by skipping the expensive dinner and going straight to the best part
right away!
Use
Redbox, Netflix, Amazon Prime for a movie night at home – Looking
through your choices together and settling on a title is good practice for
resolving conflict at other times.
Take a trip down memory
lane - Get out old photos or family
home movies, and spend some time reminiscing. We’ve had a grand time doing this
and retelling old stories that we sometimes remember differently! An
alternative is to play some music you haven’t listened to in a while and maybe
even do some dancing.
Make milkshakes, floats
or fancy ice cream sundaes at home – Pick out the flavors together, make an assembly line, and have some fun
creating your dessert masterpiece. Then sit and enjoy it over some quality
conversation.
If
you have some of your own stay at home date night ideas, we’d love for you to
share them with us by leaving a comment below.
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