Valentine’s Day is coming up and there’s no better time to think about how to add a little romance into your marriage or relationship. It doesn’t need to cost a lot of money to have a night where you are laughing, learning, and growing closer to one another. Here are 100 awesome ideas that won’t break the bank and provide that time you need to strengthen your relationships.

1. Cooking class
2. Start a journal together and leave love notes
3. Play favorite board games
4. Camp in the living room
5. Drive to a new location and have a picnic
6. Visit a new museum
7. Watch the sun set from a new location
8. Visit an elderly family member
9. Go to dinner with another couple
10. Find a new recipe and cook it together
11. Play chess in a park
12. Attend a free outdoor concert
13. Go stargazing
14. Couples massage (Look for a deal on Groupon)
15. Camping in the mountains
16. Bowling
17. Go fishing
18. Find homes near by that have Open Houses and walk through
19. Midnight bike ride
20. Fly kites
21. Drive in movie
22. Play 1-on-1 Basketball
23. Selfie time! – Go around town taking selfies in random/unique spots
24. Go to the local library and research a country you both want to visit
25. Show & Tell- go through your school year books
26. Take public transportation to a city near you and go to dinner
27. Paint a portrait of each other
28. Go geocaching
29. Find a new bookstore and browse
30. Watch a new documentary
31. Find historical landmarks in your town
32. Miniature golf
33. Sing at a karaoke bar
34. Learn how to sew something together
35. Attend a high school sporting event or play
36. Put together a puzzle
37. Play Frisbee or Frisbee golf
38. Go bird watching
39. Attend a matinee movie
40. Get some 1/2 off late night appetizers
41. Listen to a new podcast
42. Watch planes land and take off near an airport
43. Favorite TV Show marathon
44. Find a local flea market or sidewalk sale
45. Read a loud a classic book
46. Talk about each of your favorite top 10 moments/vacations with each other
47. Feed ducks at a pond
48. Play “Would you rather”
49. Dance party in living room
50. Go on a double date with your parents
51. Swimming in a near by pool/lake/ocean
52. Go on a new hike
53. Play Tennis
54. Bake a new dessert
55. Go to the local zoo
56. Climb a tree
57. Walk your dog or a neighbors dog
58. Take a dance class (check your local community classes- they are a lot cheaper!)
59. Pretend you are a tourist and head to the city. Grab brochures and learn all about your city.
60. Exercise together- start training for a race
61. Attend a comedy or improve show
62. Video game night competition
63. BBQ in the backyard
64. Play truth or dare
65. Browse a second hand store
66. Go to a U-pick garden
67. Clean up your streets by picking up litter
68. Tackle a house project that you’ve been putting off
69. Build a snowman or a sand castle
70. Go on an evening walk together
71. Make a personalized pizza at home
72. Walk through your college campus
73. Make homemade ice cream
74. Make a campfire and roast marshmallows
75. Serenade each other with instruments that you each know how to play
76. Sign up for a mud run or color run
77. Play a childhood game
78. Fondue night
79. Attend a local Opera
80. Host a dinner party
81. Write a poem for each other
82. Walk to dinner
83. Camp at a state park
84. Learn a magic trick together
85. Volunteer at a local school
86. Progressive dinner (start at a restaurant, then a friends, then your home)
87. Go to a gun range
88. Lay in a hammock together
89. Play monopoly
90. Taste test a variety of chocolate (blind fold and see if you know!)
91. Go to a local pet store
92. Wash your cars
93. At-home spa night
94. Have a cook off (each of you create a new dish and enjoy each others masterpieces)
95. Enjoy favorite drinks on the patio or deck
96. Make a relationship time capsule
97. Test drive your dream car
98. Dress up and make your own photo shoot
99. Make sushi together
    100. Exchange a scalp and back massage

What other date night ideas do you have to add to this list?