Date Info: 
Paint Splatter Studio

Price: About $100 for a package for two, but we did a Groupon to get it for $72!

Location: Pinspiration in Arizona, but search Groupon or Google one in your area

Website: Pinspiration AZ

Tips: Don’t dress up for this date, you get a bit messy!

*Post updated in 2025 with latest information and updated tips

Ever since I saw 10 Things I Hate About You in high school I dreamed of recreating the dream date moment when Kat and Patrick head to paintball arena with paint thrown by hand. It seemed like this magical place was only fit for a movie. But I’m pretty thrilled to share we found something totally close, and easy to do, and it’s becoming a trend with paint splatter studios popping up all over the place.

Booking an Exclusive Splatter Room

This gets messy, so you’ll want to book an exclusive room set for splatter painting. I’d highly recommend finding a Groupon deal, and book studio time with a discount! 

We booked a date night package, which meant a large canvas, a full hour of the room to ourselves. At arrival, wewere provided glow-in-the-dark paints and blue lights we could enjoy some fun painting throwing to, a cheese board, and drinks for two. We skipped the alcohol since we aren’t drinkers, but some of the best lemonade was just fine as an alternative! Most places offer alcoholic beverages or at least a complimentary soda/complimentary soft drink with some light snacks. 

Prep for Splatter Painting 

Before you go, dress in something casual and comfortable. I’d recommend paints or shorts and a shirt that’s machine washable! Easy clothes you can put protective gear over is appropriate splatter attire so you’re set for success the day of your booking. 
When you arrive and check-in, the venue will set up the private splatter room with paints, your blank canvas, brushes, and all the protective gear to get ready to unleash some creativity and paint! 

The protective gear includes a tyvek full body paint suit. It’s like a poncho or a rain suit with a top and paints. You’ll use shoe covers to protect your shoes, and gloves to protect your hands. Safety Goggles are a must, and a shower cap protects hair from paint. 
It may sound like a lot, but you’ll be glad when you only have a few flecks of paint on your face when you remove those safety glasses! 

Fun of Splatter Painting for Date Night

Our studio made this experience so fun! They started with instruction showing us a few different techniques, proper use of art supplies, and use of tools to create different looks while you throw paint and manage all the wet drip figurines. They did a good job making sure we had a good understanding and were standing by for further clarity and support if we needed it! 
I also loved how they tried to make our canvas unique. They know you may display this as home art, and want it work with the participant’s home and style.
We went simple with our subject matter. We used painter’s tape and taped our canvas into a heart, because we’re cheesy like that. And honestly, a basic heart was about the right difficulty level for us. However, some people use hot glue guns or putty knives to create shapes and textures for unique paintings.

It was so fun to head to the room and just flick paint all over the place. We could have done more at each other and turned it into a complete paint war if our hearts so desired. Maybe it’s because I was pregnant at the time, and Jacob just didn’t want to attack me, but we stayed pretty true to our artistic vibes and focused on the canvas. It was still so much fun to flick paint everywhere and laugh trying to avoid the paint sprays for the other person.

We were pretty happy with the outcome! Even if it took several days to dry completely, it was so worth the fun experience and memory.

And you can never go wrong scrubbing as much paint off your hands and faces and necks as possible and enjoy a cheese board and some chocolates for two. It was definitely a fun, unique date idea. It’s a fantastic way to connect as a couple! And one we’d highly recommend!

But for the record, we think this would be a super fun team building event and they do bigger events where you can book the paint splatter room for parties too. I made a note of party packages for my kids’ parties or my own girls’ night. 

Like this creative splatter paint room date idea? Be sure to check out these fun date nights too: 

BYOB Paint Night Date Night Class 

Escape Room Date Idea

101 Great Date Ideas