Mini Pumpkin Painting
Paint mini pumpkins together for a cosy Halloween date, from cute ghosts to colourful flowers and little love hearts!
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Make something together
Draw, build, colour and create side by side — and end the night with something you made that isn’t a screenshot.
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Online Photobooth Date
Take photos together online, pose from two different places, and turn your favorite shots into a shared photo strip.
Multiplayer Coloring Date
Color the same picture online, get creative with colors, turn one shared picture into your own little masterpiece.
Cook a Pizza Texting Game
Turn your text messages into a pizza by taking turns drawing one ingredient at a time until your masterpiece is complete!
Get Matching Tattoos
Scroll through matching tattoo designs, save your top picks, and choose the one you would actually get done together!
Hues and Cues
Play Hues and Cues, a popular board game where one player gives a clue and the other guesses the exact color.
Create a Bucket List
Create your dream bucket list together, add your goals, and start planning the experiences you both want to check off.
Travel the World Virtually
Explore famous landmarks, learn new history facts, and discover bucketlist places you want to visit one day.
Make a “Read Me When” Journal
Create journals for each other during moments when you need one another most.
Disney Sketchbook Date
Follow a Disney character drawing tutorial together and compare your artwork when the sketch is finished.
Colour The Same Picture
Compare your masterpieces and see how differently (or similarly) you brought the exact same picture to life.
Color Hunt Date
Pick a color, snap photos of different items in your daily life and in your own country, then share them with your partner!
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