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I love socializing and hanging out with my friends, but I feel like we repeat a lot of the same activities every time we see each other. After countless shopping trips, I thought it was time to find some fun new things to do with my friends.
1. make Playlists
Making a playlist is an easy and fun way to bond with your friends. It’s not time-consuming and there are multiple ways to make it interesting. You can share themed playlists like sad or happy songs, or simply add songs you want them to listen to. Overall, this is an enjoyable activity that can help you find new genres and songs to listen to. It can also be done with your friends from a distance for those who have friends who live in a different city.
2. have a Movie night in
I love having movie nights with my friends. Hearing my friends’ commentaries on the movies we’re watching has to be the best part. Everyone can get nice and cozy and pull out their snacks to get ready for an amusing evening that can be done in person or online. During the pandemic, this was one of the only things I did with my friends. Movie nights are easily accessible and there’s always a new movie to watch. So I would definitely recommend doing this, although you might not want to pick a movie that needs your full attention!
3. have a PowerPoint Night
With this activity, you can basically do anything you want. You can do presentations using vision boards or PowerPoint to highlight your favourite artist, movies, or even your favourite foods, for example. You can either pick a theme for the night or let everyone do their own thing to have more variety. It’ll just be a fun time where people can discuss topics you may have near thought about before. This activity definitely has potential and has no limits to the topics that can be presented.
4. have a Game night
Game nights are so much fun and are something I absolutely love doing. The games can range from family-friendly board games like Monopoly to other, more NSFW games like Cards Against Humanity. This activity has so much potential whether it’s done online or in person. Online, you can play games like Gartic Phone where you have to draw and guess other people’s prompts; Jackbox, which has a variety of different game packs; or even a throwback to 2020 with Among Us. All this to say, there are multiple games that you can play. Whether you whip out a console to play Mario Kart or play some board games, it’ll be a good time with your friends.
Spending time with friends is something that a lot of people value, but sometimes it can be difficult to come up with things to do. So whenever you’re in a drought, you can’t go wrong with any of these ideas!