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A date with a touch of Kyrgyzstan.

From felt patterns to a warm meal: Kyrgyzstan offers inspiration for a small creative date at home or in an accessible city.

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4 plans you can actually try.

Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.

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.

Look around and make something

  1. Mountain scenery in five minutes

    Choose a photo of a Kyrgyz mountain landscape and each spend five minutes drawing just the main outlines and colors.

  2. Paper shyrdak

    Look at patterns on Kyrgyz shyrdak felt rugs and make a paper collage together with two contrasting shapes.

Try two new things

  1. Boorsok with tea

    Make a small batch of boorsok using a Kyrgyz recipe and try the pieces with tea or a simple dip.

  2. Listening to the story of Manas

    Find a recording or translation of an excerpt from the Epic of Manas and listen together to how the story is told.

Try two new things

  1. Paper shyrdak

    Look at patterns on Kyrgyz shyrdak felt rugs and make a paper collage together with two contrasting shapes.

  2. Boorsok with tea

    Make a small batch of boorsok using a Kyrgyz recipe and try the pieces with tea or a simple dip.

Things to do together anywhere

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You can also try these ideas in Kyrgyzstan. Choose a place that suits you and check what's available locally.

Indoors
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Outdoors
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Indoors or outdoors
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