Mini “Getaway” In Your Own Home | Budget Friendly Date Idea
This post may contain affiliate links, please read my full disclosure : here We all need a time away from the norm, but we can’t always think of anything to do or have the time to getaway and go on vacation. Here’s a fun at home date idea that’ll leave you and your partner refreshed but won’t break the bank. I’m always looking for new fun things to do with my boyfriend. The variety helps fight the monotony of everyday life and keeps our relationship exciting. I always love surprising him and doing fun things for him. It makes me so excited to show how much I appreciate him and all he does for us. “Just Because” dates are my favorite, because most likely, your partner will reciprocate the favor. It’s great quality time together. So, let’s get to it. So just a quick tip before we get started. I used basically what I had around the house. If you do not have some of these things, don’t go out in buy it, there’s other things that will work just as well or even better! Our living room is not very big. It is an long rectangle that shares the space with the dining room. I flipped my ottoman to its side and used it to hold one side of the “fort.” The other side was held up by two chairs. (Some say it looks more like a canopy, which works too). The air mattress fit right in between and butted up to the couch and entertainment set. It was definitely a tight fit. A comforter was thrown on top to cover the fort. I let it drape onto the couch and used Swiffers to prop it up higher sit didn’t droop too much. Extension cord were used to connect the Christmas lights and just wrapped them to decorate. Food can really be anything you want. I would suggest doing something that is not the norm since that is what this date promotes. Get something that you consider a treat or don’t always eat. Or you can pick a theme and go with it. For instance, if you wanted to make it like you were camping inside, cook hotdogs or hamburgers. Anything that is typical for a camp out will do! I loved Desire’s take on the camping theme. Ours was just more of a getaway with some our favorite: sushi. We don’t get it too often but it was nice. I also picked up a bottle of wine, but this is totally optional, especially if you are keeping it super low budget. There’s tons of other food themes you can do! You can just do popcorn and a movie, pizza, or just dessert. Whatever you think your partner would love. With technology taking over the world these days, I thought it would be nice to put away the technology for a bit and just have some rich quality time together. So, I went a raided my mom’s old collection of games: Monopoly, Clue, Battleship. We talked a lot of smack… (I of course let him win all the games since it was all for him :P) You don’t have to go out and buy some, just a deck of cards can give you plenty games. Or like I said, go with a theme. If you are doing popcorn and movies, then do that! I can’t wait to see yours! Send me your most creative forts, I’d love to see them. Save to Pinterest for later! More Date Ideas:
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