Chorba with a choice of bread
Find an eatery serving chorba and choose bread to share alongside it. Compare the spices and discuss which combination you'd like to make at home.
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A date with a touch of Algeria.
In Algeria, a date can begin with a shared meal, a craft or a walk through a familiar city neighbourhood.
Browse the ideas4 plans you can actually try.
Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.
Mosaics and patterns
Visit an accessible gallery or museum with Algerian ceramics or mosaics and each choose a pattern you'd draw yourself later.
Coffee in the old neighbourhood
Take a short daytime walk through a well-known historic neighbourhood and stop at a quiet café for coffee or tea and a chat.
Taste dates side by side
Choose two varieties of dates at a market and taste them blind at home with tea. Guess which is softer, sweeter or firmer.
Combine two local ideas
Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.
A date at home
- Mosaics and patterns
No museum open? Browse a public online collection and sketch your favorites.
- Taste dates side by side
Choose two varieties of dates at a market and taste them blind at home with tea.
Try two new things
- Chorba with a choice of bread
Find a place serving chorba and choose bread to share with it.
- Coffee in the old neighbourhood
Take a short daytime walk through a well-known historic neighbourhood and stop at a quiet café for coffee or tea and a chat.
Try two new things
- Chorba with a choice of bread
Find a place serving chorba and choose bread to share with it.
- Mosaics and patterns
Visit an accessible gallery or museum with Algerian ceramics or mosaics and each choose a pattern you'd draw yourself later.
Things to do together anywhere
Try these too.
You can also try these ideas in Algeria. Choose a place that suits you and check what's available locally.
Indoors
ALSO FUN HERE Cardboard marble runBuild a track together from leftover materials for a marble to roll through.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Bind a mini notebookFold loose sheets into a small booklet for your shared plans.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Just dessertSkip the long dinner and meet for just one dessert.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE One small plate to shareOrder one small dish to share and let conversation fill the rest of the evening.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Mini weaving with leftover yarnEach weave a small piece of fabric using cardboard as a loom.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Dream room in three coloursChoose three paint colors together for an imaginary room.View the idea
Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE A team photo scavenger huntIn pairs, look for six everyday details in the same neighbourhood.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Park games and a picnicBring two simple games and something to eat to a park.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Park picnicEach bring something you enjoy sharing and find a quiet spot in the park.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Bridge routeWalk past three bridges and compare how they connect the neighborhood.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Discover a public gardenVisit a public garden and each find a plant you didn't know before.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Façade shape bingoMake a bingo card with arches, balconies and other façade details.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Build and test a kiteMake a simple kite together and try it out in a suitable open space.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Digital postcard chainSend each other three photos that together tell a mini story of your day.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Coffee with time to lingerAgree on half an hour to start with and see whether you'd like another stroll.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Compare oliebollenIn winter, try two oliebollen from different places.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Golden hour portraitsTake turns making portraits of each other in the late afternoon.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Ice cream flavor juryTry two different ice cream flavors together and give each your own rating.View the idea