Staycation

A comprehensive list of free/low-cost dates for you (or you and a loved one) to enjoy this season:

1. Go for a walk, run, jog, hike

2. Volunteer

3. Attend a free or local concert

4. Go stargazing, bonus points: use a constellation app and point out your favorites to each other

5. Pack a picnic using food you already have

6. Go thrift shopping (or window shopping if you’re looking for a no-spend option)

7. Go to a free museum or art installation

8. Have a movie marathon

9. Start a puzzle

10. Play a board game or card game

11. Plan a vacation or road trip

12. Write journal entries or love letters to each other

13. Cook a meal together

14. Drive around and get lost

15. Do a craft, paint or draw

16. Read a book

17. Join a club

18. Research the history of your town, drive to popular points of interest

19. Get coffee

20. Watch a play

21. Write a song or a poem

22. Go to a drive-in

23. Take a free class or learn a new skill together

24. Discuss a book, movie, theme, or value

25. Declutter your home

26. Build a snowman

27. Go fishing

28. Go sledding

29. Go ice skating

30. Create your own photoshoot

31. Start a blog about your journey together

32. Search for a pet to adopt

33. Repot those wilting plants

34. Give each other a spa treatment

35. Play 20 questions or would you rather

36. Go on a double date

37. Try out horseback riding

38. Go bowling on a discount night

39. Work a soup kitchen

40. Attend a church service, meditation, or yoga event

41. Plant a garden

42. Map out your Homestead plans

43. Sing karaoke

44. Have a dance party

45. Go for a swim (skinny-dipping?)

46. Go hunting

47. Go mushroom foraging

48. Go line dancing

49. Get ice cream

50. Layout on a beach or by the lake

51. Wash your cars

52. Go on a scavenger hunt

53. Identify birds (hint: use the Merlin Bird ID app and report them on eBird!)

54. Identify plants, bugs, animals on a walk

55. Perform a science experiment

56. Try out a new position (wink wink)

57. Write a letter to your children if you have them

58. Start a podcast

59. Have a water gun fight

60. Go yard or garage sale-ing, or host your own