Week 01
Winter · Low budget
Wish dinner
Cook a simple dinner together and each write down three things you'd like to do this year.
Make something together
Make something. Make memories.
You don't have to be good at anything. Trying things together, making a mess and laughing are what make these plans fun.
83 ideas you can actually try.
All ideasWeek 09
Winter · Free
Winter photo walk
On a short walk, each take five photos of details the other person misses.
Week 11
Spring · Small budget
Market breakfast
Each buy one ingredient at a market and make breakfast together.
Week 13
Spring · Free
Spring playlist walk
Each choose five songs and take turns listening to them during a walk.
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Spring · Free
Urban nature bingo
Make a bingo card with birds, plants and small natural details in your neighbourhood.
Week 18
Spring · Free
Colorful flower route
Find five different flower colours along the way and make a photo collection of them.
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Summer · Small budget
A summer dessert showdown
Each make a dessert using the same fruit and taste each other's version.
Week 29
Summer · Small budget
City beach
Find a spot by the water and enjoy a drink for a short date with a holiday feel.
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Week 39
Autumn · Small budget
Apple cake duel
Make two small versions of an apple bake together and taste the difference.
Week 44
Autumn · Small budget
Pumpkin soup competition
Make one pot of soup and let everyone come up with their own topping.
Week 45
Autumn · Free
An autumn playlist walk
Each make a short playlist for a walk around your neighborhood.
Week 46
Autumn · Small budget
Home film festival
Choose two short films and plan your own activities for the break between them.
Week 47
Autumn · Free
Conversation cards by candlelight
Each write five questions on cards and take turns drawing them.
Week 48
Autumn · Small budget
Soup and a city walk
Take a short walk, then warm up together with a bowl of soup.
Week 50
Winter · Low budget
Hot chocolate taste test
Make two kinds of hot chocolate and give each other a blind tasting.
Week 51
Winter · Low budget
Make a winter card
Make a card together for someone who could use a kind message.
Letter B
All year round · Small budget
Bake-off
Each put your own spin on the same ingredients and taste the results side by side.
Letter C
All year round · An outing
Creative class
Take a short class together in making something neither of you has ever made before.
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All year round · Small budget
Dinner with three secret courses
Each come up with a course and only reveal what you've made at the table.
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All year · Free
Photo walk
Each take five photos around one theme, such as windows, red or reflections.
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All year round · Small budget
Italian cooking duel
Each make your own sauce for the same pasta and taste the difference.
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All year · Free
Quiz for two
Each write five questions about subjects the other person is curious about.
Letter T
All year round · An outing
Train roulette
Choose a station on the map within your travel time and get off there together.
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Letter X
All year round · Small budget
X on the map
Draw a small treasure map leading to a place where the other person will find a surprise.
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All year round · Small budget
Mystery ingredient dinner
Each buy one surprising ingredient and use them to cook a meal together.
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All year · Free
A photo comic of your afternoon
Take six photos that tell a short story about your date.
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All year · Free
Street art treasure hunt
Find three murals or other public artworks in your neighborhood together.
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All year · Free
A kitchen cupboard journey
Choose a country on the map and cook with ingredients you already have.
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All year · Free
Map without names
Draw a map of your neighbourhood from memory and compare what each of you remembers.
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All year · Free
Make your own city guide
Put together a list of five places you'd recommend to a friend.
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All year round · Small budget
Cookbook roulette
Open a cookbook at random and adapt the recipe you find to your tastes.
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All year · Free
Listening walk
Walk for ten minutes without music and each note three sounds that catch your attention.
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All year · Free
Portrait without looking at your paper
Draw each other in five minutes without lifting your pen from the paper.
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All year · Free
Dream weekend collage
Cut pictures out of old magazines and create an imaginary weekend together.
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All year round · Small budget
Paper marbling
Use water and color to create a few sheets of paper with unexpected patterns.
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All year round · Small budget
Your own stencil on a bag
Create a simple symbol and print it on a reusable bag.
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All year · Free
Design a game for two
Draw a game board together with three rules and try it out straight away.
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All year · Free
Take turns drawing a comic
Draw a comic, taking turns to come up with the next panel.
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All year · Free
A photo with one sentence
Choose an existing photo and each write a completely different caption for it.
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All year · Free
Tracking down an old photo
Find a historical photo of your neighborhood and visit the same spot today.
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All year · Free
A sculpture trail
Find three public sculptures and imagine what they could mean without reading their plaques.
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All year round · An outing
Learn by watching a craft
Find a public demonstration of a local craft and watch how something is made.
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All year round · An outing
Attend a chamber music performance
Listen to an intimate concert together and each choose an instrument to focus on.
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All year round · Small budget
A pancake table
Make pancakes and let each person choose two unexpected toppings.
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All year round · Small budget
Bread from the bakery
Buy two small types of bread and try them with the same topping.
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All year round · Small budget
Pizza in two shapes
Make one batch of dough or one base, then give each half a different shape and topping.
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All year round · Small budget
A jar for later
Make a small jar of pickled vegetables together using a safe, tested recipe.
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All year round · Small budget
Flatbread with your own dips
Bake or warm some flatbread and make two different dips together to go with it.
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All year round · Small budget
A dish with a story
Cook a dish together that reminds one of you of home or earlier times.
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Summer · Small budget
A small jar of jam
Make a small batch of fruit spread together to taste the next morning.
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All year · Free
Façade shape bingo
Make a bingo card with arches, balconies and other façade details.
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All year round · Small budget
Early bakery route
Pick something up from a bakery early and eat it somewhere the day is just beginning.
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Autumn · Free
Make a rain rhythm
Record the sound of rain and create a short rhythm to go with it together.
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All year · Free
Styling from your own wardrobe
Each create an outfit for an imaginary occasion using clothes you already own.
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All year round · Small budget
A puzzle from your own photo
Print a favourite photo and cut it into a small puzzle for the other person.
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All year · Free
Mini museum at home
Each choose three objects at home and turn them into a tabletop exhibition.
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Summer · Small budget
Build and test a kite
Make a simple kite together and try it out in a suitable open space.
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All year round · Small budget
Bake your own crackers
Bake a tray of simple crackers together and each come up with your own flavor.
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All year · Free
A team photo scavenger hunt
In pairs, look for six everyday details in the same neighbourhood.
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All year · Free
An ad for something ordinary
In small groups, make a one-minute advertisement for an everyday object.
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All year · Free
Musical statues without eliminations
Take turns stopping the music and come up with a new pose each time.
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All year round · Small budget
The same breakfast, two tables
Make the same simple breakfast in separate locations and eat at the same time.
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All year · Free
Digital postcard chain
Send each other three photos that together tell a mini story of your day.
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All year round · Small budget
Cooking buddies over video
Each make your own version of the same simple recipe.
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All year · Free
Draw what the other person describes
Describe an object over the phone while the other person draws it.
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All year round · Small budget
One photo from a photo booth
Find a photo booth and take one strip of photos together.
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All year · Free
Dream room in three colours
Choose three paint colors together for an imaginary room.
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All year round · An outing
Experience a live podcast
Attend a recording of a podcast that sparks your curiosity.
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All year round · Small budget
Visit the community oven together
Bake something small at a shared oven or a local baking activity.
The best plans are made
Don't wait for someday.
Make a day of it.
Start with an idea. The rest will follow.