How it works
- 1 Pick a set: at home, going out, or free and cheap.
- 2 Optional: tap “Edit the wheel” to remove ideas you’ve already done or add your own.
- 3 Spin. The wheel picks the date and shows a tip.
- 4 No re-spins unless you both agree. That’s the rule that makes it work.
Make the wheel yours
The best date wheel is one with only dates you both want. Spend five minutes editing it together: delete what you’ve done too often, add places in your town and a couple of wild cards. Tick “Remove each result” if you want to work through the list over a few weeks.
Turn any date into a game night
Ending up at home anyway? Would You Rather, Never Have I Ever and Who’s Most Likely To all work for two on one phone, and they get you talking about more than your day.
All 36 date ideas on the wheel
At home
- Cook a new recipe Pick something neither of you has made, split the jobs and eat at the table, not the couch.
- Blanket fort movies Build the fort first, then choose the film. The fort is half the fun.
- Make-your-own pizza Each of you tops half. You both have to eat a slice of the other half.
- Game night for two Cards, a puzzle or a two-player game on one phone. Loser makes breakfast.
- Indoor picnic Blanket on the floor, finger food, phones in another room.
- At-home spa night Face masks, a playlist, and rock-paper-scissors decides who gives the massage.
- Paint each other Twenty minutes, cheap paper or canvases, then a dramatic reveal.
- Blind taste test Three kinds of chocolate, crisps or wine. Taste blindfolded and rank them.
- Learn a dance online Pick a short tutorial and film your final attempt. Keep the video.
- Deep questions night Take turns asking questions you’d never think to ask over a normal dinner.
- Bake a childhood treat Each of you picks something your family used to make. Compare notes.
- Theme dinner Pick a country, cook one of its dishes and play its music.
Going out
- Try a new restaurant Choose on the way there, and no reading reviews first.
- Sunset walk Find the nearest spot with a view and check the sunset time.
- Arcade or bowling Keep score. The loser plans the next date.
- Comedy night Open mics are cheap and the bad sets are often the best part.
- Thrift store challenge Ten dollars each to put together an outfit for the other. Wear it to dinner.
- Mini golf Add a side bet on every hole.
- Late night at a museum Lots of museums open late one evening a week, and they’re quieter then.
- Dessert crawl Three places, one dessert at each, walk in between.
- Karaoke One duet is non-negotiable.
- Market, then cook Buy whatever looks good at a market or a shop you never go to and cook it.
- Stargazing drive Drive out of town, bring a blanket and a stargazing app.
- Take a class together Pottery, salsa, cooking: whatever has two spots left tonight.
Free & cheap
- Picnic in the park Pack it together, find shade, bring cards.
- Library date Five minutes to pick a book for each other, then swap and read the first chapter.
- Sunrise coffee Make coffee at home, take it somewhere with a view before anyone else is up.
- Bike somewhere new Pick a direction you never go and stop for whatever you find.
- Fake-budget shopping Each of you gets an imaginary thousand dollars. Show each other what you’d buy.
- Free museum day Check which museums near you have a free evening or day.
- Fridge-only dinner No shopping allowed. Get creative and name the dish.
- Photo walk Take ten photos of each other around your neighborhood. Pick a favorite.
- Five pilots, pick one Watch the first ten minutes of five new shows and agree on one.
- Letters for next year Write each other a letter, seal it and open it a year from today.
- New neighborhood walk Pick a part of town you never go to and walk it with no plan.
- Board game café Many libraries lend board games for free.
Embed this wheel on your site
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Save these lists for later
Screenshot them for game night or save them to Pinterest.
Questions
How does the date night wheel work? +
Choose a set, spin, and the wheel picks one date idea at random with a short tip. You can edit the list, add your own ideas and remove ideas once you’ve done them.
Is this the same as a date ideas wheel? +
Yes, it’s a random date idea generator in wheel form: 36 ideas across at-home, going out and free or cheap dates.
What are good at-home date night ideas? +
Cooking something new together, a blanket fort movie night, an at-home spa night, a blind taste test and a game night for two are easy to set up and feel different from a normal evening.