Find Many Ways to Have Fun with a Friend

Hanging out with friends is always a fun time, but sometimes it can be difficult to find activities to do with your friends in the moment. Whether you want to stay indoors, venture outside, or plan a day’s excursion, you can find creative activities to do with your friends.

Steps

Having Fun with Your Friends Indoors

  1. Have an at-home makeover and spa day.[1] With ingredients in your house, you can create a pamper day for your friends. Play upbeat music and chat while you relax.
    • Make face masks from ingredients like yogurt and honey.[2]
    • Do each other’s make up, and style each other’s hair.
    • You can also paint each other’s nails.
  2. Create a photo shoot.[3] With your friends, you can come up with interesting ideas for an at-home photo shoot.
    • Think of creative ways to use every day items as props, or make your own props with craft supplies.
    • Dress up in funny outfits, and create poses together.
    • You can use a camera or simply a phone to take these pictures.
    • Keep the photos as a memory, or post them on Facebook or Instagram to share them with your other friends. Think of fun captions.
  3. Play paper games. You don’t need to have any special equipment or boxed games to have a lot of fun. There are plenty of games you can play simply with a pen and paper and your friends.
    • Play MASH.[4] MASH is a fun, customizable game that will let you find out who you’re going to marry, where you’ll live, and how many kids you’ll have.
    • Play truth or dare. Truth or dare is a classic game to play with friends. Just make sure you set some ground rules for dares before you begin to play.
    • Enjoy two truths and a lie.[5] This game is a great way to get to know more about your friends. Everyone writes down two things that are true about themselves and one thing that isn’t true. Then, you have to guess which was the lie.
    • Play charades with your friends. You can either decide on a category or write down a bunch of possibilities beforehand, and place them all in a bowl for players to choose from.
    • Come up with your own game. If you want to get creative, you can make up your own game with your friends. Then, you’ll have your very own private game to play each time you all get together.
  4. Play video games with your friends.[6] Playing games together can be a great way to stay entertained inside. Be sure to choose games that work well for multi-person playing.
    • You can choose games with built in multi-person playing like Mario Kart.
    • You can also choose to play story-based games like The Walking Dead with your friends. Either take turns with the controller or just talk to each other about each decision.
  5. Make a film together. Doing a collaborative project together can be a great way to spend the time. You don’t need a fancy video camera to make a films; you can simply use someone’s phone.
    • Consider making a comedy sketch.[7] Use all the fun inside jokes you have with your friends. Brain storm ideas, and write a script together.
    • If you don’t want to make something story-based, you can create a music video. Film all your friends dancing to a song. You can make up a coordinated dance routine, or let everyone improvise.
    • You can also try your hand at making something more artistic like a short stop motion video.[8]
  6. Get artistic.[9] Set out paints and drawing materials, and have an art session with your friends. You can even try to draw each other.
    • If you’re feeling ambitious, try learning a new skill like crocheting or knitting.
    • You can also make matching friendship bracelets to wear.[10]

Creating Adventures with Your Friends Outside

  1. Host a lemonade stand in your neighborhood.[11] Having a lemonade stand outside your house can be a great way to spend the summertime with your friends.
    • You can sell fresh lemonade and baked goods like cookies.
    • Make sure you price your lemonade fairly. You shouldn’t charge more than a dollar for a glass of lemonade.
    • You can use the money you raise to do something fun with your friends that costs money like going out for ice cream.
  2. Go for a walk. This is a great way to explore the area around where you and your friends live. Be observant, and look for interesting things on your walk.
    • Play games like I Spy or even Hide-and-Seek while you are walking.[12]
    • Wander down side roads, and collect interesting leaves and rocks.
  3. Play an outdoor game.[13] When you have your friends together, you can play all types of fun outdoor games. You can even make up your own wacky games.
    • Play traditional pick-up games of sports like basketball, soccer, touch football, or volleyball.
    • Play a simple game like freeze tag.
    • If you want to make the game a big event, play something like capture the flag.[14] In capture the flag, you can two teams. Each team hides a flag, which can just be a bandana, and the opposing team has to try to capture their flag without getting caught in the other team’s zone.
    • You can even have ongoing tournaments with your friends.
  4. Have a water fight. During the hotter months of the year, you’ll want to find ways to cool off with your friends when you’re playing outside.
    • Fill up lots of water balloons before you begin your water fight, and set them out in buckets for anyone to use.
    • Have every one bring water guns, and set out sprinklers.
    • Have safe zones where your friends can go when they don’t want to get wet.
  5. Go on a bicycling adventure. Gather with all of your friends, and take off on your bikes together. Ride around your neighborhood.
    • Find new fun pathways and hills to ride on.
    • You can race each other, but make sure to always keep safety in mind.

Finding Fun Activities to Do with Your Friends in Your Town

  1. Go swimming at a local pool or friend’s house. During summer, one of the best activities to do with friends is to go swimming. You can also swim in lakes or rivers if you live near them.
    • While you are swimming, play pool games like sharks and minnows or Marco Polo.[15]
    • Have diving or cannonball contests.
  2. Go bowling with your friends. Bowling alleys are great places to hang out at any time of year with your friends. You can even create fun names for your bowling teams.
  3. Check out local arcades. Arcades are fun places to go with your friends, as they have games for everyone.
    • Challenge your friends to see who can do best at each game.
    • If you’re at an arcade where you can win tickets, pool your tickets together when you are finished playing so you can get a better prize.
  4. Watch a movie.[16] Going to see a new movie in theatres is a great way to hang out with friends. Pick a movie that you all want to see.
    • If you can, try to go to a matinee showing of the movie. They are cheaper, and there will be fewer people in the theatre.
    • Bring a bag with your own snacks, as movie theatre snacks can get expensive. If you want to buy snacks, share a large popcorn with your friends to make it more affordable.
  5. Look into local festivals and concerts. It can be fun to plan in advance to attend these types of events with your friends. Look in local newspapers and online to see the schedule of events for the next few months in your city.

Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://www.wholeliving.com/136432/home-spa-guide#134493
  2. ↑ http://www.self.com/beauty/skin/2015/08/7-easy-diy-face-masks/
  3. ↑ http://techlife.samsung.com/creating-photo-shoot-home-1286.html
  4. ↑ http://mashplus.com/how-to-play-mash/
  5. ↑ http://www.jasper.k12.ga.us/Portals/JasperGa/District/docs/MS%20TAA/TEACHERS%20AS%20ADVISORS%20Icebreakers.pdf
  6. ↑ http://kotaku.com/the-best-games-to-play-with-a-friend-1531789713
  7. ↑ http://nofilmschool.com/2012/03/process-finding-people-funny-internet
  8. ↑ http://content.photojojo.com/tutorials/stop-motion-digital-camera/
  9. ↑ http://www.boredpanda.com/creative-diy-project-ideas/
  10. ↑ https://www.buzzfeed.com/mackenziekruvant/15-summer-camp-style-friendship-bracelets-you-can-make-right
  11. ↑ http://www.homedit.com/15-beautiful-lemonade-stand-designs-a-great-symbol-of-summer/
  12. ↑ http://www.grandparents.com/grandkids/activities-games-and-crafts/i-spy
  13. ↑ https://www.tescoliving.com/articles/7-of-the-best-outdoor-games-for-kids
  14. ↑ http://www.kidzworld.com/article/4670-your-guide-to-capture-the-flag
  15. ↑ https://swimswam.com/the-top-9-swimming-pool-games-3-sharks-and-minnows/
  16. ↑ http://www.fandango.com
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