Although Valentine’s day is just around
the corner and many people are still single. If that describes you then may I suggest some different activities to do either
by yourself or with your single friends.
1: Film Night
Host a film night! This could be either in
person or Zoom depending on whatever
you and your friends feel most comfortable with. Break out a romcom or if that
just reminds you of your relationship status then shake things up with some horror. Get some snacks that you and/or your
friends love and have a marathon until the
sun rises.
2: Karaoke
Sometimes you just need to sing and
what better way is there than karaoke? You
don’t even need a karaoke machine these
days, just find a YouTube video for any
song you want. (Though if you do have a
karaoke machine and want to use it no one
is stopping you.) Go ham. This could be
harder to do over Zoom with audio delays,
but I’m sure that it would still be fun to try.
Pick songs for each other to spice it up, or
just sing whatever you want. Have fun
with it. If you are alone, just sing whatever to your heart’s content, the only thing
stopping
you are volume complaints from neighbors.
3: Reading Books/Book Club
Not curling up with a sweetheart? Then
curl up with a good book instead! If you’re
looking for something a little more lowkey, then this is a solid option. Reading or
even just listening to an audiobook keeps
things quieter and it is something you can
do as a group. You can break in between
chapters and talk about the novel and that
is something easily done over Zoom. Maybe pick something in the public domain
so everyone can find it online for free, or
try to find something that everybody has
a copy of. If you go with an audiobook then
you only need the one copy and you could
do something else like crochet, knitting, or
coloring while you listen.
4: Game Night
This is always a fun group activity. Whether it be board games, card games or video
games, there is joy to be had. Many classic board and card games now have browser based versions for you and your cohorts. For example, you can play virtual Cards-Against-Humanity at https://cardsagainstformality.io/. Jackbox is a good option for over Zoom and Among Us works really well over discord. So, you have plenty of options if you are playing with others. If you are playing alone then that may limit your ability to play board and/or card games. That is, except for solitaire, you can just go to town playing by yourself. Luckily many video games are single player however, so don’t let it get to you.
5: Bob Ross Painting Party
This is a great option if you are creative and/or just looking for a bit of fun and don’t care
about the end result. Fair warning, it might also get a little messy and expensive so look out for that. All you have to do is break out the paints, brushes, canvas, and Bob Ross videos in order to have a goodtime. This is something great in person, over Zoom, or even by yourself. Go
wild; paint as much as you like! If you’re doing this in a group setting, judge who got
the closest to Bob’s painting, give them a gold star if you want, just have fun.
And if none of these ideas strikes your fancy, then at least the day after has cheap chocolate.