Have Fun when Your Best Friend Visits

Having your best friend come to visit you can be exciting, but sometimes it can be difficult to think of things to do so you have fun. When this happens, it can make the visit feel like a waste. However, it is easy to beat boredom and have fun with your best friend whether you stay at home or go somewhere to do an activity.

Steps

Having Fun at Home

  1. Have a show or movie marathon. Watching shows or movies with someone else is more fun than doing it alone. There are many websites (such as Netflix and Hulu), where you can watch entire seasons of TV shows. Binge watch a series you both have never seen or spend the day watching movies.[1]
  2. Bake or cook something. Get out a recipe book or look up a recipe online and cook or bake together. Make something you can enjoy for a meal or snack later. Make your favorite food or try something completely new.
  3. Work out together. It might be hard to get the motivation to exercise alone, but working out with your best friend can make it a fun activity. Do a workout from a video online, go on a run or walk together, do yoga together, or look up different exercises you can try. Exercising is fun and good for you.[2]
  4. Have a makeover day. Have a spa day where you relax and give each other makeovers. Buy face masks or make your own face masks. Spend the day trying out different hairstyles on each other and doing makeup. When you are finished, take photos of each other.
    • You can also try “blind makeovers” where one of you is blindfolded and tries to put makeup on on the other person!
  5. Do crafts together. Spend the day making crafts together. You can look online (such as on Pinterest) for inspiration.[1] Make crafts for a special occasion or holiday or just for fun. You can make crafts for each other or for your other friends as gifts.[2]
    • Print out photos of your favorite memories and make a scrapbook.
  6. Play board games and videogames. Playing games together is a great way to bound and have fun. You can play board games together like Scrabble or Yahtzee.[1] You can also play videogames together. Play a multiplayer video game that you both like and know how to play or one you both have never played before that you can learn together.

Going on an Outing

  1. Go to the movies. Look online for showtimes and take your friend to see a movie you both want to see. Make sure to ask them first if they want to go to the movies. Get popcorn, soda, and candy, and have a fun day at the movies with your friend.[2]
  2. Visit the beach. If you live by the ocean, go to the beach. Spend the day relaxing by the water, swimming, and building sand castles with your best friend. If you don’t live by a beach, spend the day at your local swimming pool.
  3. Hang out at the park. Find the nearest park and spend the day there with your best friend. You can lay in the grass, play on a play structure, or swing. Bring a soccer, basketball, or frisbee and play sports at the park too.[1]
    • You can also have a picnic at the park. Make your own picnic food or stop at the grocery store and get all your favorite snacks.[2]
  4. Go on a hike. Hiking is a great way to be active, have fun, and bound with your best friend. Hike in a place you have never been to or go to your favorite hiking trail. Go on a hike that has a destination like a waterfall or a beautiful view.

Tips

  • Sometimes just sitting and talking with your best friend is a lot of fun.
  • Do something you both want to do.
  • Don’t stress if you can’t find anything to do. The important part is that you spend time together.
  • Consider inviting more people over if it is okay with your best friend.

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.lifehack.org/articles/money/fun-things-with-your-friends-without-spending-much.html
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 http://www.seventeen.com/life/g539/100-ways-to-get-unbored-this-summer/?
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