60 Self Care Ideas with Friends (Day and Night Activities!)

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Let’s talk all about self care ideas with friends.

self care day ideas with friends

I can’t count the amount of times that my friends came over and I didn’t know what to do!

As someone who writes about self-care A LOT, I realized there weren’t enough posts out there talking about fun self care activities to do to unwind with FRIENDS.

That is why I have created this MEGA LIST of self care things to do with your bestie.

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Fun Self Care Activities To Do With Your Bestie

Self Care Day Ideas with Friends

  1. Try taking a yoga class with your bestie!
  2. Go on a nice bike ride to the beach or park (depending on what’s nearby, of course).
  3. Take time away from social media and spend time with your friends.
  4. Go on a hike together and enjoy the fresh air.
  5. Make an ice cream sundae bar!!
  6. Make a list of activities (like an ultimate bucket list sort of thing) of things you want to do together this year.
  7. Go to a bookstore and unapologetically, NERD OUT.
  8. Relax together while making calming crafts for adults.
  9. Travel with your bestie on a friend getaway to your favorite place.
  10. Explore a botanical garden or museum together.
  11. Make pottery together.
  12. Attend a farmer’s market and eat food you haven’t tried before.
  13. Eat samples at Costco.
  14. Try a new hobby you both haven’t tried before.
  15. Fill out a paint by numbers canvas.
  16. Make a presentation to each other about something eventful. Make it funny!
  17. Instead of taking a bubble bath like you would with you-time, have fun in a jacuzzi!
  18. Have fun and visit an escape room.
  19. Try a new workout together.
  20. Build a fort with blankets, pillows and chairs. You can even be extra and add string lights and snacks.
  21. Try making a self care kit!
  22. Go to a spa together.
  23. Make a scrapbook together sharing your favorite memories.
  24. Try different flavors of hot chocolate, coffee or tea.
  25. Learn to meal prep healthy and yummy foods together (my go-to are instant pot recipes).

Self Care Night Ideas with Friends

  1. Create a vision board or multiple vision boards together by cutting up magazines or printing pictures.
  2. Cozy up at home and binge-watch your favorite show together.
  3. Gather around a campfire with smores and talk deeply about life.
  4. If you both read, have a heated discussion about your favorite novels.
  5. Have a fashion show in your pj’s!
  6. Write handwritten letters to each other!
  7. Go to a dollar movie together.
  8. Have a meditation session together.
  9. Make letters to your friends talking about how much they mean to you.
  10. Create your own self care bullet journals!
  11. Have a movie night in your pajamas!
  12. Turn on your favorite candles and write by the candlelight.
  13. Make a playlist that includes both of your favorite songs.
  14. Bake cookies or cupcakes together.
  15. Have a mini prom indoors!
  16. Turn on string lights in your home to boost the ambiance.
  17. Stargaze from the back of a pick-up truck with pillows, blankets, snacks, TACOS.. you name it!
  18. Listen to nostalgic music you love.
  19. Create manicures and pedicures for each other.
  20. Work on a puzzle together.
  21. Have a car karaoke session and LET OUT ALL THOSE FEELINGS GIIIIIRL.
  22. Make a photo wall with your favorite photos of you and your friends!
  23. Have fun and play board games.
  24. Take a look at these printable self care ideas for more inspiration.
  25. Make a DIY hot cocoa bar.

Budget Friendly Self Care Ideas with Friends

  1. Go to the dollar store and try something new together.
  2. One way to spread the love is to make a happiness jar for your friend.
  3. Embrace your mental health and have a bullet journaling session.
  4. Pick out your favorite films and have a movie marathon!
  5. One of my favorite self care activities is making cupcake cones (recipes all over the internet).
  6. Make sandwiches at home and have a backyard picnic.
  7. Create friendship bracelets while chilling out at home.
  8. Pop microwave popcorn and play board games, video games or watch TV on the couch.
  9. Enjoy a spa night at home!
  10. Volunteer together for a cause that means the world to both of you.

Happy You Are Here!

I hope you enjoyed these things to do for self care!  Bookmark this page in the future for when you need a list of things to do with your best friend.  Let me know which of these cozy self-care day ideas and self-care night ideas were your favorite!

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Taty is a content creator with a passion for cozy lifestyle content. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a bachelor's degree in Public Health Policy. As a college student, she learned about socioeconomic factors that affect people's lifestyles, and wanted to make a bigger impact in others' lives through blogging. She has held leadership roles in Student Affairs for 10+ years. In her free time, Taty enjoys decorating, arts and crafts, self-care and organizing.

Education: University of California, Irvine
Location: Los Angeles, California

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