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25 Fun Bonding Activities To Do With Your New Roommates

It's important to be besties with your roommates!

Kathryn Emanuel

Jul 20, 2020

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25 Fun Bonding Activities To Do With Your New Roommates

Kathryn Emanuel

It's that time of year again—time for new apartments, houses, and roommates. What's unique about this year is that we are living in a pandemic. A lot of states have 14-day quarantines and schools are not accepting as many housing applicants, especially with some not even opening campus. All this means that you are going to have to lean on your roommates more than ever. Setting up boundaries and house-rules is always the best bet for a successful house, but you also need to be able to relax and have fun together to create a home. Try these 20 ideas to develop the roommate-ship you've always dreamed of.

Help each other unpack

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See the stars at the beach, river, or lake

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Go on a local hike

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Go grocery shopping together

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Have a homemade popcorn and movie night

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Have a game night

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Decorate your home together

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Cook a meal together

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Go skating

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Have an at-home spa day

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Volunteer at a local non-profit together

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Binge-watch your favorite TV series from start to finish

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Create a collaborative Spotify playlist and blast it

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Have a karaoke night

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Bumble date-assist

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Make home-made cloth masks

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Have a wine & coloring night

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*Please do not drink underage*

Have an in-depth horoscope reading

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NY Times 36 Questions

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An oldie, but a classic: play "never have I ever"

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Go out and get some malasadas, donuts, and coffee together

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Have a roommate photoshoot

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Have a classic video game night

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Dish Fest! AKA ice cream and gossip

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All-night study session

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25 Fun Bonding Activities To Do With Your New Roommates

It's important to be besties with your roommates!

Help each other unpack

See the stars at the beach, river, or lake

Go on a local hike

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Have a classic video game night

Dish Fest! AKA ice cream and gossip

All-night study session

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2. What's your favorite color?

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4. What's your favorite television show?

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6. What's your biggest goal in life?

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18. What makes you the most nervous in life?

19. What's the best gift you have ever received?

20. What do you do to relax/have fun?

21. What are your priorities at this phase of your life?

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You have no patience for the guy who can't back his trailer into the water right.

Doing the friendly wave to every boat you pass.

The cooler is always packed, mostly with beer.

Giving the idiot who goes 30 in a "No Wake Zone" a piece of your mind.

You have no problem with peeing in the water.

You know the frustration of getting your anchor stuck.

Watching in awe at the bigger, better boats that pass by.

Knowing any swimsuit that you own with white in it is best left for the pool or the ocean.

The momentary fear for your life as you get launched from the tube.

You're able to go to the restaurants by the water wearing minimal clothing.

Having unexpected problems with your boat.

Having a name for your boat unique to you and your life.

There's no better place you'd rather be in the summer.

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