Get ready to laugh. All. Night. Long. Seriously, this game night is one you’re not going to want to miss out on. Invite a few of your most hilarious friends over for a game night that you’ll want to replay over and over. We’ve picked five of our favorite games from The Tonight Show and put our own “diva” twist on them to create: The Date Night Show, and the result is amazing, marriage-centered fun!
We’ve done all the prep work and planning with Alexa to create these perfect printables to complete the night. This girl seriously knows how to work some design magic. I can’t say enough wonderful things about how she just reads my mind and then creates things that are even better than I could have imagined, go check out all her other adorable work at Alexa Z Design!
So, we’ve hooked you up with a VIP invite, snazzy scorecard and FIVE different games to keep the laughter going all night! Start by giving your friends their special invitation to the taping of The Date Night Show and set it to air at your place on date night. {I used a gold sharpie to write on the invitation!} Fill in the information with YOU as the host, your guests as the STARS and your address number as the sound stage number and your street as the location. {It might be a good idea to mention to your “stars” that they should prepare a love song duet to sing with their spouse!} Even though we’ve done most of the planning, you will need to get a little prep work done before date night rolls around. Make sure you’ve got these materials on hand: 1. Game signs and cards. Printed and cut out. 2. Life-sized pictures of each guest’s face. Print these on cardstock, cut out the mouth and glue them to a popsicle stick. 3. One set of headphones and any music device, like a cellphone or mp3 player. 4. A few squirt guns. 5. Download an app to measure your laughter, like this sound meter. {Optional} Now, you’re all ready to get started with The Date Night Show! When your party arrives, just choose a game and get started! We got a real kick out of watching a few of the clips from The Tonight Show games that inspired each of our Date Night Show games before we played each round. {We used our Chromecast to show it on TV – Apple TV is another great option for this!} If you want to see how the game is played and have a good laugh at the same time, we’ve included a few of our favorite clips for each game. Here’s what our diva twists look like:
Love Story of Lies inspired by Box of Lies Now, normally we don’t promote lying in a relationship, but this one is tons of fun and you’ll immediately admit to your dishonesty, so we’re giving you a pass. Answer questions and tell stories along with your spouse. Feel free to tell the whole truth or a partial truth (also known as a lie). See if your friends can guess how honest you’re being! Watch Jennifer Lawrence or Channing Tatum play Box of Lies.
Couples Lip Flip inspired by Lip Flip Get ready to laugh as you see things from your spouse’s perspective. Answer questions as if you are your spouse and try to entertain your friends in the process. The team that gets the most laughs wins! Watch Tina Fey or Billy Crystal play Lip Flip.
Whisper Sweet Nothings Challenge inspired by The Whisper Challenge Work with your sweetheart, whispering sweet nothings that they can’t actually hear! You’ll have to figure out what they’re saying by reading their lips! Watch Blake Shelton play The Whisper Challenge.
Water Gun War inspired by Water War Remember how fun the card game “War” always was as a kid? While it’s a bit more tame than Jimmy Fallon’s version, we’ve stepped up the original game of “War” just a notch by adding a squirt gun to the mix. Spray your opponents for every lucky win you get! Play with ice cold water for extra laughter! Watch Chris Hemsworth or Hugh Jackman play Water War.
Lip Sync Duet Battle inspired by Lip Sync Battle. Who doesn’t love a good love song? Impress the other couples at game night with a true diva performance of any great duet. This game is the most fun if you’re willing to really put yourself out there and include a few great dance moves! Watch Emma Stone or Paul Rudd play Lip Sync Battle. As you play, remember to keep score on the matching scorecard, even if you’re just playing for fun!! If you get through these games and still want a few more laughs, you can try some of the board games Jimmy Fallon has used on his show and start by watching clips of them as well.
Watch Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Carrell and Reese Witherspoon play Charades. Watch Emma Thompson, Michael Cera and Jim Parsons play Password. Watch Jennifer Aniston, Lenny Kravitz and CeeLo Green play Pictionary. Watch Neil Patrick Harris play Catchphrase.
