101 Date Ideas for Every Budget!

The number of times I’ve racked my brain to come up with date ideas only to end up doing the same things with again and again is blech. “What do you want to do?” “idk.” Let’s try to avoid that, please. Here is a list of 101 date ideas. With this many options, there is something for every budget and you can come back to this list any time you need an idea.

1. Go Bowling
2. Get Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt
3. Go to Walmart/Target/Dollar Store/etc. and see what you can get for $5
4. Netflix and Chill
5. Bake cookies
6. Make Gingerbread Houses
7. Paint a room in your house
8. Take your dogs for a walk
9. Learn a new skill
10. Workout together
11. Go for a drive
12. Sit on the porch and see who can spit Cherry pits the farthest(My parents loved this when they were young and broke!)
13. Go to a movie
14. Go to a concert
15. Go to a play
16. Do something crafty
17. Go ice skating
18. Go roller blading
19. Go Skateboarding
20. Dress up and go to a nice dinner
21. Picnic
22. Minigolf
23. Zoo
24. Aquarium
25. Play a board game
26. Play a card game
27. Go to an arcade
28. Go to a bookstore
29. Blanket fort
30. Go to a museum
31. Be tourists in your own city
32. Escape Room
33. Skiing/Snowboarding
34. Tubing(Snow or Water)
35. Boating
36. Sporting event
37. Build a snowman
38. Snowball fight
39. Fly a kite
40. Go Swimming
41. Strawberry/Blueberry/Orange/Apple picking
42. Lasertag
43. Go Carting
44. Videogames
45. Candy factory tour
46. Go to a carnival
47. Go to a thrift shop and see who can find the best/worst outfit
48. Paintball
49. Theme Park
50. Buy a bag of jellybeans and guess the flavor
51. Stargazing
52. Take a dance class together
53. Take a cooking class together
54. Go to the beach
55. Go to a golf course
56. Musical festival
57. Comic con
58. Couples Massage
59. Volunteer somewhere
60. Trivia night
61. Roast marshmallows
62. Nerf War
63. Messy Twister
64. Get snacks and watch funny Youtube compilations
65. Rewatch your favorite childhood shows
66. Madlibs
67. Starbucks
68. Ghost Tour
69. Farmers Market
70. Racetrack
71. Walk around the mall
72. Watch the sunset/sunrise
73. Walk around Costco or Sams Club and try all of the samples
74. Take a nap
75. Go to a pumpkin patch
76. Scavenger hunt
77. Water balloon fight
78. Yard games
79. Find some good trees to climb(and take pictures!)
80. Coloring contest
81. visit a nearby city
82. Take photos of each other
83. Go for a hike
84. Find open houses in your area and talk about your dream home
85. Parade of Homes
86. Buy a lottery ticket and dream big
87. Play 20 questions
88. Go caroling
89. Get lost in Ikea (and then get cinnamon rolls at the end!)
90. Random acts of kindness
91. Geocaching
92. Tell each other childhood stories
93. Host a themed party with friends
94. Pizza and Puzzles
95. Hot air balloon ride
96. Axe Throwing
97. Makeovers
98. Visit an animal shelter
99. Feed the ducks
100. Go to a planetarium
101. Test drive cars

I hope you found an idea that you liked and had a great time! Let me know in the comments!

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