25 Fun Holiday Date Ideas for Couples

The holidays are the perfect time for couples to experience closeness and connection in the spirit of the season. Try out a few of these fun holiday date ideas with the one you love most! 

1. Watch your favorite Christmas movie with some gourmet hot chocolate. 
2. Pick up some donuts and coffee and visit neighborhoods to look at Christmas lights.
3. Bake Christmas cookies together to give to family, friends, neighbors, or first responders. 
4. Pick out a live tree or wreath at a Christmas tree farm.
5. Check out a Christmas concert, either live or online. If you’re on a budget, look up local places of faith or high schools having choir or band concerts.
6. Go Christmas gift shopping in your Christmas pajamas.
7. Support a local organization such as Toys for Tots by shopping for and delivering gifts for needy families.
8. Build gingerbread houses together using graham crackers, icing, and an assortment of candies.
9. Decorate outside of your house with Christmas decorations and add one thing new this year.
10. Go ice skating.
11. Create ugly Christmas sweaters together and wear them out to eat.
12. Have a couple of Christmas photos taken, either by a photographer or yourself using your phone. Be as creative and humorous as you can with locations and poses.
13. If the weather is right, go sledding, build a snowman, or have a snowball fight. (Or make your own snow!)
14. Go caroling with other couples or another group.
15. Do your own photoshoot in matching Christmas pajamas.
16. Have a backyard fire with hot chocolate and marshmallows.
17. Dance in your living room to Christmas songs. (Set the playlist on random!)
18. Have your picture taken with Santa.
19. Take a holiday cooking class together, either in-person or streaming.
20. Wrap gifts while playing holiday songs and eating Christmas treats.
21. Visit your favorite coffee shop and write Christmas cards to families and friends. (Or create a Christmas letter.) 
22. Watch “A Christmas Story” and give each other a kiss every time the words “Christmas,” “Santa,” or “You’ll shoot your eye out” are said.
23. Give each other a soothing massage with oil or lotion, candles, soft Christmas music, and nothing but the Christmas tree lights on.
24. Get a box of assorted chocolates from the store and take turns giving each other a bite and guessing the flavor.
25. Do holiday karaoke. 

There’s no excuse to not enjoy some special time with your spouse this holiday season. Pick one of these ideas and make a fun holiday date this week. And happy holidays!