Parties, hangouts, get-togethers – the constant struggle for the instigator in a friend group. You can only handle hearing “oh, I’m fine with doing anything” so many times before throwing up your hands and settling on seeing Star Wars for the fourth time. But with these seven party ideas, you and your friends will never pay for overpriced popcorn again (until Finding Dory comes out, obvi).
1. Recycling party
Get out all of those old Vogues and Cosmo’s that you’ve been putting off reading, pop in a movie for some background noise, and flip through those bad boys with your friends. After you’re finished, slide those magazines into the recycling bin and feel good about yourself. Bonus idea: tear out pictures you like and make collages!
2. Pet party
If you and your friends have friendly pets, meet at the park and bring your dogs, or have a cat party at home. Make sure to safely monitor your furry friends, and let them have their own little playdate. Embrace the pet parent that you are!
3. Fish party
Similar to the pet party but for those of us college students who are confined to fish. Find a bathtub, clean it out, fill it up, and dump all of your fish in there together. Sidenote: I am not responsible for any fish problems that occur during this activity, i.e. fish eating other fish, fish killing other fish, fish doing a bunch of other not-so-great things. Let’s be real: we all know that this idea is terrible, but it would be pretty entertaining if they all happened to become fish best friends. It would be like real life Finding Nemo, man.
4. Cereal party
Get together; eat cereal. It is a highly underappreciated food, and you could have way too much fun with this. You could make a Pinterest-y cereal bar with toppings and cute bowls, or tell everyone to bring their own box. Heck, you could have a cereal dinner party. Black tie only.
5. Trade-Your-Stuff party
Ask friends to bring pieces in their closet that they don’t want anymore, or even various items they have lying around, and trade for treasure!
6. Spontaneous party
Keep confetti in your pockets at all times and have a spontaneous party when you’re feeling it. I especially suggest throwing said confetti at your friend when they’re feeling bummed and yelling words like “UNICORNS!”, “PUPPIES!”, AND “NUTELLA!”
7. Get-Ish-Done party
This is the perfect transitioning-into-adulthood party for when you want to be social, but have way too much to do. Invite your friends to bring their homework or work assignment and get it done together. You might not be as productive as you could be alone, but at least you would be sprinkling some sunshine on that boring project.