Craft cocktails
Look up recipes online for inventive cocktail ideas. Raid your kitchen for ingredients and garnishes. Research techniques and tools. Learning mixology together turns the art of cocktail crafting into an interactive late night experience.
Karaoke night
Live out your pop star dreams by blasting some tunes and singing your hearts out. Use hair brushes as microphones. Award prizes for best duet, most dramatic performance, silliest song, etc.
Slow dancing
Dim the lights, cue up your wedding song or a sentimental love song, and sway together in your living room. Gaze into each other’s eyes to make it extra romantic.
Card games tournament
Use this quality time together to master card games like Rummy, Go Fish, Crazy Eights, and Slapjack. Make it competitive with double elimination tournaments. The winner receives massages or other rewards.
DIY photo booth
Use props and backdrop materials to create a fun photo booth setup. Take silly pictures together that you can print out and frame later. Document your late night hijinks.
Make music or art
Even if you’re total amateurs, spend time working on a creative project together. Write and record a song, paint portraits of each other, or decorate mugs or t-shirts. The process is more meaningful than the end product.
Tell stories
Share childhood stories, recount your funniest moments together, reminisce about your dating days, or catch each other up on life updates. Deepen bonds through storytelling without any distractions.
Do a puzzle
Puzzles engage your brain and provide a relaxing way to pass time together. Start when you have lots of energy. For extra fun, make it race by working on separate sides or breaking up pieces in a bag.