Nshima with two flavours
Make nshima at home and each choose a vegetable or sauce to go with it. Taste which combination you'd like to cook again together.
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A date with a touch of Zambia.
Zambia offers ideas for a simple date with nshima, craftwork, an accessible natural spot or music.
Browse the ideas4 plans you can actually try.
Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.
Listen to and read about kuyabila
Find a documented performance of Zambian kuyabila poetry and discuss what the rhythm and words evoke.
A short birdwatching route
With local advice, choose an accessible public nature trail and try to see or hear three birds together.
Copper tones and craftsmanship
Visit a maker or gallery to see Zambian metalwork or textiles and each find a detail in the color or technique.
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
- Nshima with two flavours
Make nshima at home and each choose a vegetable or sauce to go with it.
- Copper tones and craftsmanship
No gallery open? Browse an online collection and sketch a detail.
Try two new things
- Listen to and read about kuyabila
Find a documented performance of Zambian kuyabila poetry and discuss what the rhythm and words evoke.
- A short birdwatching route
With local advice, choose an accessible public nature trail and try to see or hear three birds together.
Try two new things
- Nshima with two flavours
Make nshima at home and each choose a vegetable or sauce to go with it.
- Listen to and read about kuyabila
Find a documented performance of Zambian kuyabila poetry and discuss what the rhythm and words evoke.
Things to do together anywhere
Try these too.
You can also do these activities in Zambia. Choose somewhere that suits you and check what is available locally.
Indoors
ALSO FUN HERE Your own stencil on a bagCreate a simple symbol and print it on a reusable bag.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Shadow theaterPut on a three-minute show using a lamp and paper figures.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Theater matineeChoose a matinee and have a drink afterwards to discuss your favorite scene.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Attend a chamber music performanceListen to an intimate concert together and each choose an instrument to focus on.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Take turns drawing a comicDraw a comic, taking turns to come up with the next panel.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Make a rain rhythmRecord the sound of rain and create a short rhythm to go with it together.View the idea
Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE One special treeChoose a tree nearby and take a close look at its shape, bark and surroundings.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A mindful walk in the dunesWalk along a marked dune trail and take turns naming what you see, hear and smell.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Concert on the grassFind an outdoor concert and listen from somewhere you can sit comfortably.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A sculpture trailFind three public sculptures and imagine what they could mean without reading their plaques.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Switch walking partnersWalk a route with a small group and swap conversation partners halfway through.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Fifteen minutes of morning birdwatchingSit quietly for fifteen minutes and listen to which birds you can hear.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Leaf printsCollect fallen leaves and use them to make prints on paper.View the idea 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 Compare oliebollenIn winter, try two oliebollen from different places.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Spring playlist walkEach choose five songs and take turns listening to them during a walk.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 Ice cream flavor juryTry two different ice cream flavors together and give each your own rating.View the idea