Five Ways to Have Fun With Friends: Spring

In February we wrote a post about having fun with friends on those dreary winter days when you really have no idea what to do. This post is about fun Spring things to do!

1. Photoshoot!
This is an activity I absolutely love to do with my girlfriends. Dress up (or down) in your favorite clothes, do your hair and makeup a little differently and take the girls to a park to take lots of pictures! Try out odd angles and different backgrounds like hanging upside-down on the monkey bars or sitting on a fallen tree. Make sure everyone gets a chance to get their pictures taken and do the picture taking.  It’s also really interesting if you focus on a part of the person’s face, especially eyes, and then get a blurred out background behind them. If you have an SLR camera (or one of your parents has one that you can borrow) switch the focus to manual and focus on something unusual that the auto-focus would normally not.

2. Paintball
If you and your friends are feeling adventurous (or just really bored) paint balling can be a great solution. Find the nearest paint balling place and a good time for all of your friends to get together. Find out how much it’s going to cost and dress in thick clothing. You’re probably going to get hit with a paintball, and it can sometimes hurt.

3. Bike Rides
This is something fun you can do by yourself or with a group of friends. Find  a place you would like to bike to and do it!  Oh... check to make sure your bikes are in working condition first, and that there are enough bikes for your whole group.  It’s no fun if someone has to walk. But other than that, there’s not much planning needed for a bike ride.

4. Sew a new summer skirt
If you are crafty and like to sew (or have a friend who does) look online for a good tutorial  and some fabric on a good sale. Sometimes you can even find an old curtain or  table cloth at Goodwill. Maybe you have some fabric laying around the house somewhere. Besides that, all you need is a sewing machine,  a pair of scissors, some thread, and elastic or hooks and eyes to keep the skirt on.

5. Sports
It doesn’t matter if you are an athlete or even into sports; there are many ways to use sports as a form of entertainment. If you play a certain sport you probably spend a lot your time at practice or a game but if you don’t, there are still ways to have fun with sports. Most people have access to a soccer ball or beach ball. Just kicking the ball around or throwing a frisbee can be a blast. But if you have access to things like tennis courts and equipment, a baseball and bat, or soccer goals you can set up an organized game or match. Maybe play a game of ultimate frisbee or capture the flag. But if you and your friends aren’t the athletic type, there are other ways to have a good time with sports. Go cheer on your little brother at his little-league baseball game. Support your school team at the soccer game. Or just get a bunch of friends together, buy a lot of snacks, and watch tennis matches on TV. Whatever you choose to do, there will be lots of fun involved!