DATE IDEA: Paint night! Couples’ paint nights have been a fun date night for years now! This date is perfect for couples in every stage of life! Whether you can go out, are planning to stay home, have a limited budget, have no money to spend, or are ready to spend some money on date night, I have an idea for you! This post has an idea for every couple on how to enjoy a paint night, connect and have fun together for date night. Plan a couples paint night date and do something outside your normal together!
I searched “couples paint night” on YouTube and found a variety of free tutorials anyone can use! The tutorials ranged in length from 10 minutes to two hours. I would suggest setting aside about an hour for this date. You cut your tutorial short and come back to finish it for another date if needed. Most tutorials use acrylic paint and a canvas. I found this inexpensive acrylic paint set with three canvases (an extra in case of mistakes) online. With the free tutorial inexpensive canvas/paint set, and a small treat to enjoy after you paint, this date would cost you about $20-$25 at home.
If your budget is a little more flexible, I suggest checking out this Virtual Dual Painting Class from one of our favorite companies, Date Night In!
If your budget for date night is $0, you can still make this date work for you! Look up the “couples paint night” free tutorials online. Raid the kids’ craft supply box or cupboard for paper and your choice of medium (crayon, marker, paint, colored pencils). Then make a treat or snack to enjoy together from things you have on hand at home. You’ll have a lot of fun without spending any money or leaving the house!
Date Night In has a fun, one-time box, you can order for date night! It’s called Painted with Love and it includes everything you need for a paint night date at home. You’ll get canvases, paint brushes, acrylic paints, a snack, extra activities, a playlist for ambiance, and more! Date Night In Boxes is one of our favorite date night subscription box companies. The Painted with Love box will take your couples paint night at home date to another level!
Painting to Gogh is another fun company with couples paint night kits that can be sent to you. Each kit includes a tutorial for painting together or alone. Their kits are a bit more expensive but you can purchase just a tutorial each time you want to paint together after you’ve ordered their starter kit. They offer a variety of paintings so you aren’t limited to just one option when you order. Use code PTGMARRIAGE to receive 5% off your first box from Painting to Gogh.
There are some great options out there for taking your paint night to the bedroom, or somewhere secluded where you can make a mess. An intimate paint night date is fun on its own or is amazing as an addition to any of the paint night date ideas in this post!
The Love is Art kit is a really fun intimate date night that leaves you with a piece of art you can hang in your room. Think of the abandoned house scene from The Notebook. They’ve included everything you need to make this a fun date! You get the canvas and the paint, a large tarp to “paint” on, and the paint is washable so you don’t need to worry about it staining your skin. This could be such a fun gift or purchase for a fun and unique intimate night at home.
Date Night In has a Body Art Date Night Box that is the perfect bedroom addition to their Painted with Love Box! It’s different than the Love is Art kit style paint night, so you could try both at some point in time for a completely different paint night experience. This box includes edible paints in a variety of flavors, a guide to paint each other, and everything you need to keep the mess to a minimum and clean up afterward. Most Date Night In boxes includes a link to a curated playlist for the date.
Create a mural together using a long sheet of paper and watercolors or finger paints.
Fill balloons with paint, hang them on poster board or thick canvas, and use darts to pop those and create an abstract painting. This idea comes from The Princess Diaries, but you can also find a tutorial here.
Search for watercolor or other styles of painting classes online. Enjoy learning something new and creating a masterpiece together for date night.
Have a room you’ve been meaning to paint? Spend your date night budget on paint and any supplies you need to complete the job. Turn on your favorite playlist and use your date night to complete the project. A little paint fight in the middle could be fun too!
Grab a pad of drawing paper and some colored pencils and take them with you to a scenic place in your area. Spend your date listening to calming music and drawing the scenery in front of you.
Take the free or paid paint night tutorials listed in the at home ideas above on a date outside the house with you. You can bring canvases and paints or just a pad of drawing paper and colored pencils. A bowery at the park is a great place to bring a picnic and paint together after.
Search for paint studios in your area. Local studios often offer couples paint night classes or a dual canvas option for some of their regular classes. This is a fun way to learn and create together and makes a great date! Stop and enjoy a treat together after your paint night, or make time for dinner out before the class starts.
The awesome thing about most paint night tutorials is that you don’t have to have any experience to enjoy and be successful at them! Regardless of your skill level, you’ll love painting and creating and doing something new together. And if you like your paint night date, you can do it again and again, or experience a different version of the date from the ideas in this post.
Which paint night date idea sounds the most fun to you?
For more date night ideas like these ones, check out the book, Prioritizing Date Night in Your Marriage, with 300+ date night ideas.
