40 Joyful Ways To Have Fun Alone Or With Friends

Posted on the 01 December 2014 by Chasingjoy @chasing_joy
What is worse than doing something late? Not doing it at all.
One of my SMART goals (remember them?  I do, even though I have not written about them in a while) was to have more fun.  A sub-goal of this goal was to compile a list of fun activities that I could do with or without friends.  I am clearly late with coming up with this list. The due date for the fun activities list is was Halloween.  Here it is post-thanksgiving and I am just getting it done.  Better late than never.  Never too late to have more fun.
I came up with 40 different activities.
  1. Movies
  2. Spa treatment
  3. Happy Hour
  4. Have a pot luck
  5. Color (yes with a coloring book and crayons)
  6. Go to a museum
  7. Go shopping
  8. Painting With A Twist
  9. Go to the Zoo
  10. Play Candy Crush or Words With Friends
  11. Watch You Tube videos
  12. Play with you pet
  13. Take a walk in your neighborhood
  14. Read a book
  15. Listen to a book on tape
  16. Netflix!
  17. Call a friend
  18. Dance ( maybe with a Wii game or even Dance Naked)
  19. Read your favorite  blog from the beginning
  20. Hang out in a book store
  21. Go to a coffee shop
  22. Create a scrap book (that's right actually print out some of the photos from your phone)
  23. Enter a bunch of blog giveaways.  
  24. Get a Mani/ Pedi
  25. Visit a winery or store that does tastings
  26. Cook a new recipe
  27. Shop online
  28. Visit your mom or dad
  29. Listen to NPR
  30. Listen to the Elvis Duran Show
  31. Have a girls night in
  32. Go to the casino 
  33. Go to a local sporting event
  34. Go to the car, flower, home or other convention in your town.
  35. Go out for dessert
  36. Be a Tourist in your own city
  37. Go apple picking
  38. Go Bowling
  39. Buy greeting cards and send them to your friends
  40. Take a class
Below are a few websites with even more ideas of ways t have fun.  
  • Fifty ways to have fun by yourself on the cheap.
  • Fun things to do by yourself.
  • Things to do when you're bored and alone.
  • 105 Things
  • Awesome things to do with your group of friends
  • Cheap fun things to do this weekend.

I was hoping to come up with 100 things, but I ran out of ideas.  What fun things would you add to the list?  Are any of the things listed here among your favorite things to do for fun?