So you and your friends like to hang out together? You get together on one weekend and think of what to do. After a long discussion of what to do, you end up going to the mall as always and watch a movie again! How would you like to try something new and exciting for your next get together? Here are five new ideas for you to try.

Swap stuff

 This can be a great way of removing the clutter from your room and in return, get new stuff. The trick here is to get together in one house and all of you should bring your old stuff such as books, accessories, shoes or clothes. Pile everything in the middle and sit around. Now you can all scavenge for some items that you love and your friends can have some of your old stuff as well. Just make sure that you don’t include gifts from them.

Bake together

 It doesn’t matter if you’re all inexperienced bakers. The fun part is everyone gets to be a baker for the day. You can start by downloading your group’s favorite cake and share with the expenses. Go to the grocery store together and purchase your ingredients. Then, delegate tasks to each and everyone and you’ll all be chatting in seconds. You might burn a cake but you can always laugh about it and try again! You can eat your finished cake while watching TV or better, bring it to school and share it during recess. Let’s just see how curious your classmates will be once they find out that you and your friends made it.

Start a group journal

It’s a comedic and fun way to record you daily life together as friends. All you need to do id to purchase a notebook (the thicker, the better) and personalize it by decorating it with your group pictures. Now, someone is in charge to keep it every week and his/ her job is to randomly pick a time of the day (during recess or when the teacher is not around) and start passing it to everyone in the group and make sure that they right something (and I mean anything under the sun). You may release your frustrations about the test you failed, r crush, etc. One day, you look back and read it, you’ll be laughing just remembering what your friends wrote at that particular day.

From craft to cash

Find means of funding your next activity or vacation by having a small business in your group (No I’m not talking about a lemonade stand!). Choose a craft that you will enjoy doing together and even teach each other how to do it. (Do it yourself crafts like earrings, accessories, friendship bracelets, pastries, etc.) Then sell these to your classmates, neighbors and acquaintances so you can save money for your next get together!

These ideas will guarantee to give your ordinary hang out into a more productive and enjoyable one!