Need a gift idea for an upcoming anniversary or Valentine’s Day? How about a geeky date night gift basket?

Personally I enjoy both giving and receiving  homemade gift baskets. It’s a fun challenge picking out all the items to put into one. It’s also a surprising enjoyment to open one and discover all the hand-selected items inside.

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Finding good 2 player board games can be tricky. The below recommendations are games made solely for 2 players. I tried to keep their price range on the lower side since we’re building a gift basket, but you could always make the board game the focal piece and go a little higher on price.

People often think of cooking as chore (me included). But if you set aside time to make it an experience, it can actually be a really enjoyable date time.

Don’t forget that I have a number of fictional food recipes right here on site too! Start with an appetizer from Dragonriders, enjoy a main course from Game of Thrones, and delight in dessert from Harry Potter.

This category is going to depend upon where you live and will take a little research on your part. Here are some suggestions:

• Planetarium
• Museum or aquarium
• Upcoming convention
• Is the Harry Potter or Legend of Zelda symphony score playing near you soon?
• Midnight showing movie tickets
• Geek themed 5k fun runs or trivia night
• Renaissance festival
• Escape room

Weren’t we just talking about cuddling up? Might as well do it under a fuzzy Tardis or map of Middle Earth.

I don’t care how old you are. Playing with Lego bricks is both entertaining and relaxing. With the variety of kits out there now, you’re free to choose a theme and price range size that’ll fit your basket’s vision.

Also, nothing brings 2 people closer than having to work together to problem solve and work to achieve a common goal.

Sometimes you just want a relaxing activity that allows you to enjoy each other’s company. Puzzles are great for when the weather is icky out but you don’t want to stare at a screen all day. Set the mood with some good background music and brew up a cup of tea.

Puzzles not your thing? How about coloring? Take 2 coloring pages, fold them in half and then each of you blindly color half of both pages and then unfold them to see what you both created. 🙂

Last, but not least, you’ll need a basket for your gift basket items, right?! I’d recommend going the storage cube or wastebasket route. Not only are they the perfect size for holding your items, but they’ll be functionally geeky afterwards too.