29 Fun Things to Do with Friends

Crazy ideas that are great for best friends who are really bored. Also they're free!

Cover a trampoline in water and soap, then slide around on it.
Have a contest to see who can stretch their mozzarella stick cheese the farthest.
Go to the zoo and try to guess what all the animals are thinking about.
Go to a restaurant and have everyone order in a different accent.
Have a movie marathon with Disney movies or '80s movies or even '80s Disney movies.
Complete a conversation without breaking eye contact. You are not allowed to look away until the conversation is done.
Have a swivel chair race.
Go to the playground at a park and swing on the swings, as long as you're still young enough for that to not be creepy.
Go into a store and act like spies.
Try on a bunch of clothes with your friends and see who can make the best outfit, silliest outfit, most colorful outfit, etc.
Gather all your old stuff together and have a yard sale. Then split the profits and spend it all on ice cream or something.
Give all of your friends nicknames describing their personalities.
Have a video game tournament to see who's best at first person shooters, fighting games, and Tetris.
Make a scavenger hunt with clues and puzzles and give it to one of your friends to solve and watch them suffer.
Go to your friend's house at midnight and make pancakes with them.
Fill up balloons with (hopefully non-toxic) paint and have a war.
Go to a clothing store and have a contest on who can put together the ugliest outfit.
Compare all your friends to animals and decide which each one is.
Wear a blindfold, and do your friend's makeup.
Have a pool party without a pool. Everyone can just sit in the living room with swim suits and goggles.
Tie pillows around your stomach and back and have a sumo wrestling tournament.
Dress as Pac-Man, get 4 friends dressed up as ghosts, and play tag in a public place.
Go to a store and buy only three things and see who can creep the cashier out the most with them.
With 3 other people, get some helium and start singing like the chipmunks at random places.
Have a pick up line battle.
Make zebra noises, whatever those are. Zebras are silly.
Go to a bowling alley but do everything but bowl.
Play checkers on one of those picnic blankets that looks like checkers.
Hang out in an elevator, wait for people, and never get off.

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What to Do When Bored

Drawing Ideas
Funny things to doodle with pencils or crayons.

Painting Ideas
Easy things to paint with acrylic or watercolor.

Things to Do at Home
Ways to annoy your siblings, parents, and/or pets while trying not to get hurt.

Things to Talk About
Entertaining topics to discuss with your boyfriend or cat or whatever.

Things to Eat
New foods for dinner, lunch, breakfast, brunch, and snacks.

Things to Do Outside
Stuff to do in your yard or on a street or in the woods.

Things to Do in Public
Just so you know, the public will hate you if you do any of these.

Thoughts
These are thoughts...by people. Some are deep...some are not.

Questions
This could maybe be helpful if you're feeling philosophical.

Challenges
Please don't actually do all of these.

Writing Prompts
Ideas for short stories or conversations or improv or whatever.

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Best Things to Do
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Funniest Things to Do
Ideas for how to make yourself laugh.

Worst Things to Do
Bad ideas that are stupid, or at least super awkward.

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Games

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Stab it, shoot it, or give it a dumb hat.

Pocket Emo
Design your own sadness...

Bubble Shooter
Pop bubbles to be the best bubble popper person.

Beat Up Your PC
This might not be politically correct.

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Sure to boost your self-esteem!

Stupid Quiz
Prove you aren't dumb with this test.

Kyle Bob's Choose Your Own Adventure Game
It's like a book except you're able to lose!

Earthquake Fizz Calculator
How long after an earthquake is it okay to open a can of soda again?

Haunted House of Heck Adventure
Full of ghosts, spiders, and awkward moments.

More Games
Play 'em right in your browser.

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