Once upon a time before we had kids, we would go out on dates often. Fast forward to almost 10 years later (wait, what? When did I get so old?) We have 3 kids and not a lot of babysitting options. Although we have the occasional date night out, I wanted to share an idea for date nights at home. Whether you have kids or not, these are fun and will help you keep connected outside of all the mundane daily noise. Let’s dive right in.
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At home date night idea: Fondue night
Firstly, let me tell how much fun this is. There is a restaurant in Houston called the Melting Pot. If you’ve never been or heard of it, let me fill you in. The Melting Pot is a fondue restaurant where you can order a 4 course meal starting with a salad, then an appetizer of cheese fondue (YUM!!), Main course: which are types of uncooked meat that you cook in the pot fondue style, and a dessert fondue of chocolate of your choice. If you are in Houston I highly recommend this for date night. For at home date night purposes, I wanted to recreate this minus the 4 course meal and only the dessert.
A few years back I was gifted a fondue set and I decided clean off the dust and use it again. I also own a mini fondue set that is lit by a tea light candle. This mini fondue set is similar to the one I own. If you would like a larger fondue set I recommend trying this one out.
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What foods can you include for dessert fondue
There are so many foods that can be dipped in a chocolate fondue. Here’s a list of some favorites:
- Strawberries
- Bananas
- Apples
- Dried fruit
- Pound or Angel cake
- Pretzels
- Fruit
- Marshmellows
- Brownies
Lounge Wear for date nights at home
I am all for cute pjs for date nights at home! There are so many cute ones out there. You could even do matching ones if your corny like me. If pjs are not your style, here are also a few cute lounge wear sets that are so comfy too. Date night at home gives you the freedom to wear whatever you like.
Date night outfit ideas
Get to know each other by playing games
In our house, we are gamers. Not only do we enjoy video games from time to time but we also really love card and board games. I recently purchased this conversation start game for my family. It has helped us get to know each other better. Playing games like scrabble or even candy land is one of our favorites. These are so fun to play together and really can bring out our competitive nature. Remember though, no sore losers!
Final thoughts
Whether you want a night in because you have little kids and no time to escape or it’s a rainy day this at home fondue date night is sure the be fun and exciting. Be sure to check out my recommendations in the shop the post widget. If you decide to have your own at home date night tag me @jennimetz I would love to see what you come up with! Until next time friend.
XO,
Jenni
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