Feb. 13 will be the day you and your besties will remember forever. Galentine's Day, made popular by Leslie Knope in NBC's "Parks and Recreation," is a day for "ladies celebrating ladies" to show your appreciation for your closest friends. The popularity of this fictional holiday is not fictional. Many women are starting to embrace and enjoy this beautiful day and here are some ways you can join them:
1. Send cute homemade cards to all of your friends.
2. Have a game night.
Get the ladies together to enjoy a slice of a little friendly competition by playing your favorite boards games, video games or even drinking games.
3. Have a Netflix or movie night.
4. Go out dancing.
Leave your boys at home and ignore the boys trying to bump and grind on the dance floor. Dance out all your stress with your best friends.
5. Karaoke night.
Go to a karaoke bar or make your own empowered women playlist featuring the Queen B.
6. Stay in and have a nice dinner or potluck with your ladies.
7. Give unique and personalized gifts.
Try to have a cute and personalized gift exchange (maybe even do a secret cupid exchange). It doesn't have to be expensive. A unique gift will let your girlfriends know how well you know them and how much they mean to you.
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8. Dessert night
Get together with your gal pals and create delicious desserts such as chocolate-covered strawberries or pretzels, cupcakes, cookies, or even get creative and try your luck with some Pinterest recipes.
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9. Craft night.
Because crafting is 100 times better with others there to help you. You and your BFFs can get together and try to make cards, paint canvases or do cute mason jar crafts. You could make gifts for each other, family or even yourselves.
10. Makeup night.
Get the girls together and tell them to bring their makeup bags and plenty of makeup wipes. Look up tutorials and try them out on each other. Maybe work up enough courage to even try winged eyeliner.
11. Adventure!
Don't want to be inside all night? How about trying to take the show on the road and go adventuring to local parks, woods, orchards, vineyards, views or water? Try something new like ice skating or check out the roller rink. Try checking out the app Groupon for cheaper group rates for your adventure!
12. "Treat yo self" to a shopping day.
13. "Treat yo self" to a spa day.
