Sure, we all like going out on the weekends, but who doesn’t love a night in with your best friends? So, if the freezing cold is unbearable, or if you don’t feel like getting all dressed up, take these tips to plan a fun, relaxed night with your friends.
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1. Go to the grocery store with your friends and prepare fun food
A night in calls for making fun food with your friends. Start off the night by taking a trip to the grocery store and buying food that you all can enjoy together. Pick up the nicest cheese and crackers you can find to make a cheese plate (Wisconsin is the dairy state, after all), and buy some popcorn or ingredients for cookies or brownies — voila, you’re set! Open a nice bottle of wine or champagne (or cider, if under 21) to top the night off.
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2. Â Start the movie!
It sounds cliche, but watching a movie during a girls’ night in is a necessity. Pick a movie that you all resonate with and press play! I’m just saying, it’s never too early to start watching Christmas movies. Don’t want to watch a movie? Watch reruns of your favorite TV show — I know I could sit and watch Sex and the City for hours on end.
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3. Bring on the spa treatments
College can get extremely stressful, overwhelming and busy at times; and that sometimes translates to unhealthy habits and disrupted skin routine and hormones cycles, etc. If you’re going to treat yourselves to a girls’ night in, you better go all out! Pick up face masks, hair treatments, relaxing oils and candles that help alleviate stress.
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4. Get crafty
Feelin’ artsy? Cut up and redesign old clothes to make them more fashionable and unique. You could make game day apparel, too. Turn that boxy Grateful Red t-shirt into a stylish tube top for the next football game.
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5. Make a fire playlist
Want to make a good time an even better time? Make a fire playlist with your friends and play it all night long. Nothing beats good music!
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Whether you follow these tips or not, you and your friends will have a fantastic night together — everyone loves a night in with their best friends! You can decide which activities you want to do, but one thing is for sure — the cheese plate is a must.