Are you looking for a cheap and original date, but you can’t think of anything? Don’t panic, to help you out, here’s a whole list of ideas for the perfect date. Besides the standard date of eating out at a restaurant, there are so many more fun activities that you can do with your (future) partner that don’t have to cost a lot of money.
Date ideas
Asking someone on a date is always exciting, but if you want to ask someone on a date, you first have to come up with a nice date. Coming up with the right date can be difficult if you don’t have enough inspiration or the financial resources. Fortunately, a date does not have to cost much and coming up with a suitable date does not have to be difficult. To help you on the right track, below you will find a list of ideas for a date. Of course, this list is just the tip of the iceberg and there are many more possibilities.
- Drink coffee at home or at Starbucks
- Have lunch somewhere in a brasserie
- Eating a delicious pastry at a coffee house
- Take a walk on the beach and have a warm drink at a beach hut
- Watch the sunset on the beach or elsewhere
- Take surfing lessons together
- Evening at the casino
- Chocolate fondue
- Visit Ikea and drink coffee there
- Cheap breakfast at Ikea
- Drink at the X-cold bar in Amsterdam
- Rent a boat in Giethoorn
- Cuddling a cow at the farmer’s house
- Pedal boats in Amsterdam or elsewhere
- Visit Dance Tour
- To music on the Tros square
- Visit another music festival
- Mudflat walking
- City walk
- Picnic in the park or nature
- Squaush together
- Dinner in the dark
- Visit a football match
- To the cinema
- Watch Imax films at the Omniversum in The Hague
- Going to a quiz night together
- Attend a wine tasting together
- Day trip to Amsterdam and a ride on a tour boat
- Watching a DVD at home under a blanket
- Take a drive through the countryside and stop somewhere to eat or go for a walk
- Playing Singstar
- Wii’ing
- Visit to a karaoke bar
- See if there is a fun event to go to nearby
- Go to a comedy club
- To the flea market together
- Visit the arcade
- To a climbing gym
- Shopping in a big city
- Go to a museum
- Cooking for each other
- Running together
- Rent a Segway
- Pub crawl
- Tasting desserts
- To a zoo
- Visit to an amusement park (Six Flags/Efteling/Duinrell)
- Picnicking in the Vondelpark
- Take a hike
- Chocolate making workshop
- Go to a cocktail bar
Extra
Do you want to ensure an unforgettable date? With the help of a little extra you can make a date unforgettably successful. For a little extra, you can think of a gift for your loved one. With a small budget you could opt for a small thoughtful gift or a self-written poem.
Other options
As mentioned before, the above list is just the tip of the iceberg and there are so many other fun date ideas. If there is nothing on the list for you, take a look at what kind of events are being held in your area in the near future or what kind of parties are being organised. Various online auction sites also regularly offer fun activities to do on a date and, with a bit of luck, for a not too high price.