11 Cheap Halloween Date Ideas at Home For a Memorable Night 

This post shares Halloween date ideas for you and your boo! 

It’s time to start planning adorable ways to enjoy Halloween night with your loved one! 

If you want to stay home this year but still enjoy all the Halloween fun you will be obsessed with the ideas on this list. We’re covering all the cozy, yummy and spooky ways to celebrate from the cozy comfort of your space. 

Best of all, the Halloween date night ideas on this list are all budget friendly so you won’t break the bank as you enjoy the festivities!

This post is all about the best Halloween date ideas.

Cute Halloween Date Ideas For Couples

1. Carve pumpkins or paint pumpkins

Depending on how messy you want to get you can decorate adorable pumpkins by carving them or by painting cool pumpkin designs. 

You can simply use your own materials or pick up a pumpkin carving kit. To paint on your pumpkins all you need is some acrylic paint and inspiration.

Mix these materials with a bit of creativity and you have the perfect fall date night! 

Pumpkin carving ideas for beginners:

• Classic Jack-O’Lantern face
• Stars and moon 
• Your initials + your dates initials 
• Pumpkin with heart eyes

Simple pumpkin painting ideas:

• Polka dots or hearts 
• Stripes or chevron pattern
• Spooky bats
• Galaxy pumpkin 
• Matching monogram pumpkins 
• Abstract art 
• Spider web 

2. Bake Halloween-themed treats

Bake something delicious that has a halloween twist to it! Choose your favorite desserts (cookies, brownies, cake etc.) and then brainstorm ways to make it fit the Halloween theme with frosting, googly eyes, sprinkles etc. 

Halloween foods for date night:

• White chocolate covered ghost strawberries with googly eyes
• Halloween themed charcuterie board with a mix of savory and sweet treats 
• Caramel apples with sprinkles
• Decorate Halloween sugar cookies with frosting, food coloring & sprinkles 
• Chocolate covered pretzels with candy corn and sprinkles 
• Halloween candy popcorn 
• Halloween gingerbread houses

To get the recipes for these Halloween date night food ideas check out the post below! (even more yummy ideas included!) 

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3. Dress up in Halloween costumes for couples and pass out candy to trick or treaters

Choose one of the Halloween costume ideas for couples below , get a big bowl of Halloween candy and pass it out to the trick or treaters that come by your home!

Even if you don’t want to spend your whole Halloween night doing this, it can be fun to do for an hour or so. Spreading joy to others is a great way to spread the love. 

Halloween costume ideas for couples: 

• Beauty and the Beast 
• Fred and Wilma Flintstone 
• Vampire couple 
• Shrek and Fiona 
• Tinkerbell & Captain Hook 

Buying these costumes from big Halloween stores can get pricey real fast so check out the post below to learn how to thrift your Halloween costume and props for much cheaper! 

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4. Create cute Halloween crafts

If you and your boo are creative, having a Halloween themed craft night is the perfect way to celebrate. 

Let your imagination run wild with what you want to create! Anything from halloween decor to memorable pieces to remember this special night. 

Halloween craft ideas for couples: 

• Halloween coloring sheets (These are free!)
• DIY Halloween garland to decorate your home 
• Painting Halloween pottery. You can get this air dry clay to make mini pumpkins or bats and paint them!  
• Designing easy Halloween chalkboard designs to put on your porch like these
• Decorate Halloween themed tote bags 
• Create a Halloween door mat with a funny saying 
• Make fall scented candles with a candle making kit & cinnamon essential oil

5. Cook a candle lit dinner with Halloween tablescape decorations

If you and your loved ones are foodies, go all out with a Halloween themed menu! You can create fun names for all of the dishes or keep it simple with standard fall dinner ideas. 

Get some candlesticks to make things extra romantic and have fun creating an amazing Halloween tablescape with a table cloth, pretty plates and Halloween decor. 

Check out your local thrift store to find decor and use natural items to keep costs low! 

Halloween date night tablescape ideas: 

• Black candle sticks in spooky thrifted candle stick holders
• Use an orange, yellow or black table cloth and napkins you already own (or thrift!)
• Use cutlery and plates you already own own or thrift black/orange glasses, plates etc. 
• Buy a bouquet of sunflowers, dried flowers, black roses or artful sticks in hallowed out pumpkin or vase 
• Cut out paper spiders or bats to sprinkle around the table 
• Make place cards from fall leaves or mini pumpkins/gourds 
• Design a cute Halloween menu on Canva for free 
• Reuse string lights or fairy lights from other areas of your home
• Turn over head lights off and use candles or lamps 
• Play cozy but eerie Halloween music 

6. Have a cozy Halloween movie date night 

Cuddle up on the couch, have a scary movie marathon and enjoy a bowl of Halloween monster munch popcorn! Don’t forget a cozy blanket and soft pajamas! 

You can add your favorite Halloween candy to your mix or follow the recipe below.

Halloween Monster munch Popcorn mix: 

• Freshly popped popcorn (add orange or purple food coloring for fun colored popcorn!)
• Marshmallows
• Chocolate chips
• Pretzels 
• Candy corn
• Orange Halloween Oreo chunks 

If a movie date night sounds fun we dive into everything you need to know below! 

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7. Work together on a virtual escape room

In person escape rooms are a fun Halloween date ideas but if you actually don’t have to leave your house to enjoy them!

Make your way through a maze of riddles and clues to escape and best of all this version is completely free! 

8. Bonfire or fireplace and make smores 

Cozy up next to the fire place or make a bonfire in your backyard to enjoy the cool weather that fall brings. To make it extra special you can roast smores as you enjoy each others company. 

To bring in the Halloween vibes you can share ghost stories or listen to them for free online! 

9. Enjoy a Halloween spa night at home

Why not pamper yourself and your loved one with some halloween themed self care. You can use what you already have an pick up or DIY a few other fun spa night goodies 

• Light a Halloween/pumpkin scented candle 
• Halloween bath bomb 
• Halloween face mask 
• Massage with pumpkin scented lotion 
• Soothing music and low lights 
• Pedicure and manicure using fall nail polish 

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10. Sip on some fall tea and complete a Halloween themed puzzle

Get cozy with a warm pot of tea and work on a Halloween puzzle! Check out the curated list of Halloween puzzles and teas below for your cozy night in!

• Halloween Town puzzle 550 piece 
• Pumpkin puzzle 1000
• Pumpkin spice tea
• Cinnamon apple tea

11. Snuggle up for a Halloween reading night

If you and your loved one are book lovers switch things up with a ghost story, mystery book or a lighthearted Halloween themed novel to get into the Halloween spirit. Snack on the Halloween treats above as you dive into another spooky world. 

If you don’t feel like heading to a Halloween party this year these are some fun ideas to spend quality time with your loved one and still enjoy the Halloween season! I hope you have a fun date night and enjoy the spooky season with these low key and cozy ideas! 

Fall Date Ideas

If you change your mind and decide you do want to have a date outside your home (or do something fun during the day!), here are some other fun Halloween activities: 

• Visit an amusement park for their Halloween party
• Ghost tour or local haunted house 
• Costume party with friends 
• Pumpkin patches to get the perfect pumpkins to decorate later
• Visit a local theatre that is showing a scary movie 
• Fall festival
• Stay at a haunted hotel 
• Corn maze date
• Halloween parade 

Have any other creative Halloween date ideas at home? Let us know in the comments below! I’m sure others in the community would love to learn from you as well. 

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Stay well, 

Maggie

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