Ways To Sweeten Up Your Friends' Lives This Summer

Summer should be all about having fun with your friends. Here are a few fun things you can do to sweeten up your friends' (and your own) lives this season. Or just try (unnamed confectionary brand), they'll sweeten up anything.

Set up an outdoor movie screening

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It’s the one time of year that watching a movie doesn’t demand you spend hours indoors. Take advantage of the weather. All you need is a projector, a white wall and a ridiculous amount of pillows.

Go for a bike ride

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Go and rent bikes in your nearest park. Your friends may not thank you initially, but once they start pedalling and catch a glimpse of all of the instagram opportunities, you'll have made their day.

Start a Summer Book Club

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Pick a few books you’ve all been meaning to read and set a time frame. You can enjoy the sunshine while losing yourself amongst the pages. Plus, if that summer romance is proving elusive, Mr. Darcy or Heathcliff could whisk you away.

Drag everyone to an outdoor gig

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It doesn’t matter if they know the band, or even if they like music, there’s nothing quite like dancing around to some tunes under the scorching hot sun. Even better, organise your own gig. Just adopt a few musicians as mates!

Have a picnic

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The snacks here are key. Once you’ve made enough to feed a small army (i.e. your friends), grab a blanket and scope out the perfect spot in the park where you can while away your day.

Organise a game day

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Spend an afternoon playing all of the games you used to love as a kid: Rounders, Tip the Can, Hide and Seek. There’s a reason you used to spend hours disguising yourself in your neighbours rose bushes. It’s ridiculously fun.

Host a BBQ in your backyard

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All you’ll need are speakers, refreshments and your friends. And food. Never forget the food.

Take your friends on a spontaneous road trip

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Your besties, a good soundtrack soundtrack and the open road. What more could you ask for?

So take our advice and you might just make your friends' summer

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