Building a fort is a great date night idea because it is something fun and unique that you can do at home. It costs absolutely nothing and requires teamwork and creativity… which definitely strengthens your marriage. As does the time spent inside the fort.
Read to the end to see the BUILD-A-FORT Challenge!
For this date night, Scott designed and made a good portion of the fort while the kids tried to destroy it. It was great fun watching him re-do something several times because our youngest, Owen, kept pushing the pillows over or pulling the blankets down. After the fort was partially complete, we chased the kids through the tunnel connecting to our fort and played tickle monster.
We also read a few good books and cuddled…
After the kids went to bed, we pulled out the best S’mores Caramel Popcorn in the whole entire world and lit a candle. We decided we would keep our fort night activities pretty simple and pulled out some of our old card games we haven’t played for a while. After some Skipbo (which I won) and some intense rounds of Phase 10 (tie), we decided to call it a night!
But we left the fort up so the kids could play in it again in the morning. We’re pretty cool like that!
This is the second time we have had a fort date night. The first time we built a fort and watched a movie in it. Scott was super excited about it because we don’t watch a lot of movies! It seems crazy, but there really is something special about taking the time to build a fort together. I highly encourage you to take the time to build a fort with your loved ones for date night this week!
In fact, I’m going to issue a challenge to you and your family/spouse/significant other to BUILD-A-FORT this week for Date Night! After you build your fort, take a picture and share your pictures with me and you will have the opportunity to be featured on my site. Encourage your friends and families to spend time together and they can enter this challenge, too!
I will be featuring my favorite submissions in a TOP 3 FORTS post next week! Thanks for participating!
The Dating Divas is one of my favorite sites to look for date night ideas. If you are looking for more date night ideas, check out their Ultimate Date Night Book and the A to Z Guide from The Dating Divas here!
Really fun idea and I agree completely that date nights keep a marriage strong and thriving. Carrie, A Mother’s Shadow
Thanks!
What a fun idea! If my husband wasn’t taking his medical board exam in 6 days we would totally participate in the challenge!
Oh wow! Wish him good luck for me! Maybe this would be the perfect way for him to unwind right before the big exam 😉
Challenge Accepted! We will have the best fort around!
Yay! I’m excited you accept! I can’t wait to see it! 🙂
Building forts is always a good time, no matter what the age.
I totally agree! Thanks for your comment!
What a great idea! I really need to do this with my hubby and kids! Love this post 😉
Send me a pic! I’d love to share your creative fort with the world 🙂