A cheap but boring winter date does absolutely nothing for you romantically. That’s why we’ve weeded out those bad date ideas for you. What’s remaining is five of the best cheap date ideas you should try out during winter.

When the weather is getting colder, you and your significant other will be needing to spend more time indoors to stay warm. Well, that depends, you can still bundle up and spend time outside during the wintertime unless it is a weekend when the polar vortex is taking over. In that case, you will need to stay in to stay warm.

However, aside from that, you may be inclined to stay indoors with your date by going to restaurants, bars, plays, and cafes. That is fine, however, doing those activities all winter long will be hard on the wallet. And, you will need to spend a lot more time with your partner than going on expensive dates that you will be able to afford no more than twice a month. That is why you will need to know about these 5 cheap wintertime date ideas below.

1. Make Your Own Chocolate Fondue And/Or Hot Chocolate

This will be so much fun to do if you and your significant other are chocoholics! Go buy plenty of chocolate bars which will not be hard on the wallet. If you want to make some hot chocolate instead, get some instant hot chocolate, whipped cream, sprinkles, and marshmallows. To make the fondue, warm up the chocolate bars that you bought. Make the hot chocolate by pouring the instant hot cocoa into the mug. Heat up water, and pour it into the mug, stir it up, and put some marshmallows in, then top it with whipped cream and sprinkles. You will have a chocolatey winter date night with your significant other that does not cost you an arm and a leg.

2. Build A Gingerbread House

The ingredients to make a gingerbread house are relatively cheap. All you have to do is go to the supermarket, get gingerbread squares, whipped cream, candy, chocolate, and anything you want to add to your creation. Have some fun with creating the gingerbread house at home. That will be an exciting and cheap at-home winter date idea. The bonus is that you and your significant other will be having plenty of laughs! And those are free and priceless.

3. Go Ice Skating Together

You will want to do this on a milder winter day, not during a polar vortex but there are plenty of mild winter days when you can spend outdoors after bundling up! Why not go ice skating together, and laugh at one another in a gentle way when a fall happens. Be sure to find a rink where you actually can ice skate! You can also go snowboarding, skiing, or tobogganing — all of which are free if you have your own equipment.

4. What Is On The Winter Dollar Menu?

The keyword is cheap, not free. You can still spend a little money on a date without you having to worry about burning a hole into your wallet. What you will want to do is go to a cheap restaurant, or a fast food restaurant and indulge in the cheapest and the most delicious items on the menu. However, you don’t want to make a habit of this. Yes, it is cheap, but it is also quite unhealthy!

Enjoy in moderation. You can also go on a Groupon date if you are willing to spend a little more money than ordering something quite unhealthy from the dollar menu. A Groupon date will not break the bank either.

5. Go Look At Ice Sculptures @ Winter Festival

For this activity, you will be spending a lot of time outdoors so make sure you and your partner layer up! There is a good chance that there are some cool ice sculptures near you. Check out your local website or the town’s Facebook page, pay special attention to festivals related to the winter season — look for keywords like ice festival or winter festival. These festivals often feature ice sculpting competitions on their schedule. Why not spend the day to and admire the ice sculptures produced by artists with your significant other? Don’t forget to take pictures of those cool ice sculptures so you can share them on social media with your friends and family. While you’re at the festival, grab some specialty snacks (for example, winter ice cream!) and participate in other activities that the winter festival has to offer.

What Is Your Favorite Frugal Winter Date Idea?

These unique winter date ideas will allow you and your significant other to enjoy winter activities with one another without having to worry about your bank account. Because who said that you can only have an enjoyable date during winter if you go to places that are more costly such as most restaurants, dessert cafes, indoor concerts, and anything else that will require you to spend a lot of money. All that matters is that you and your honey have plenty of things to do on a budget that will keep you busy and entertained. If you have other awesome date ideas for winter, please share them!

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Other Cheap Date Ideas To Check Out

• Cheap Date Ideas for Winter (This Article)
• Cheap Date Ideas for Fall
• Cheap Date Ideas for Summer
• Cheap Date Ideas for Spring
• 80 Cheap Date Night Ideas For Couples
• 30 Free Date Night Ideas

Romantic Winter Date Ideas

• Winter Date Ideas for Teenage Couples

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Winter Date Ideas for Teen Couples

The colorful leaves migrate to the ground as the Fall fades away. Soon, Winter will take over with its harshness and coldness. Some people feel gloomy during Winter. It’s understandable since everything is covered in a hue of grayish blue and inches of snow, depending on where you live. And that is why it’s especially important to proactively plan for a fun date during Winter — as a way to fend off the gloominess.

Below are 30 romantic winter-season date ideas that will help provide some inspiration. These ideas are written for teenage couples in mind. They are mostly budget-friendly and are suitable for adults too.

1. Plan New Year’s resolution together
2. Make a snow angel
3. Snow tubing
4. Cut each other’s hair (or just do each other’s hair for the risk-averse couples)
5. Get artistically inspired at the local art museum/gallery
6. Decorate each other’s room
7. Feel festive by going to the mall — check out the decorations, listen to the Christmas songs
8. Share ice cream in the snowy park
9. Play video games
10. Snow fight!
11. Make a snowman
12. Binge watch YouTube
13. Start a couple’s blog together
14. Get awed by fireworks on New Year’s Eve
15. Exchange Christmas presents
16. Listen to your favorite music — dance to it
17. Make hot chocolate, hang out, and talk.
18. Share childhood photos
19. Try to bake something — cookies, cakes, pies
20. Have a reading date
21. Let your boyfriend do your makeup; help him to do his makeup in return.
22. Watch a movie
23. Skate on ice
24. Watch a play
25. Join the Christmas choir
26. Play board games
27. Countdown to the New Year
28. Hold a karaoke session in your room
29. Enjoy a cup of good coffee at the local café
30. Find a new photo editing app. Add funny stickers on your SO’s photo.

Personally, I love Winter. Sure it gets gloomy sometimes, but it also feels especially serene. Either way, it’s a great time to date! Truth be told, it’s always a romantic date no matter what you do, as long as you’re doing it with your beloved partner.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this article. And please, if you have other date ideas, please share with us in the comment section below. Thanks for reading.

Date Ideas by Season

• Spring Date Ideas for Adult Couples
• Cheap Summer Date Ideas
• Fall Date Ideas for Teens
• Winter Date Ideas for Teens (This Article)

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By the way, have you checked out my other blog post: Best Ever Christmas Gift Ideas for Teenage Girls? You should if you haven’t. It’s pretty interesting.

Fun Outdoor Winter Date Ideas for Best Friends

1. Make a snow angel
2. Have a snow fight
3. Make a snowman (do you want to make a snowman?)
4. Chill out at the beach (literally)
5. Eat an ice cream
6. Go to an ice sculpting festival
7. Enjoy a cup of hot chocolate outside
8. Go skiing
9. Go window shopping
10. Stargazing
11. Go people watching at your local park
12. Ice skating!
13. Check out the Winter Festival, if there’s one where you live.
14. Go check out the holiday lights and other Christmas decorations
15. Be festive!
16. Take a stroll at the park
17. Read a book. Yes, outside.
18. Visit a museum
19. Visit an art gallery
20. Spend some time at the public library
21. Have an ugly sweater contest between you two
22. Shop Christmas gift for your crush or boyfriend

Fun Indoor Winter Date Ideas for Best Friends

1. Enjoy a cup of hot chocolate in your living room while watching the snowfall outside.
2. Have a sleepover party
3. Movie marathon! Bonus point if the movies are from same series (for example: Back to the Future 1-3)
4. Make a todo-list for Spring
5. Have a karaoke session
6. Learn to make chocolate
7. Bake cookies!
8. Cook something together, then eat it no matter how it turns out
9. Play dress up — then take endless wefies
10. Play makeup — what style of makeup should you put on this Christmas?
11. Do each other’s nails
12. Read a book
13. Make Christmas and New Year greeting cards then send them to your mutual friends
14. Make a New Year’s resolution
15. Brainstorm Christmas outfits
16. Workout at home
17. Find a new mobile game that you can play together
18. Play Chess
19. Go bowling
20. Play board game

Other Great Winter Date Ideas for Besties

1. Volunteer at the animal shelter
2. Start a blog together
3. Learn to paint
4. Learn some dance moves from Youtube videos

Check out my other date idea blog posts for best friends:-

Fun Spring Date Ideas for Best Friends

Fun Summer Date Ideas for Best Friends

Fun Fall Date Ideas for Best Friends

Fun Winter Date Ideas for Best Friends  (this article)

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