Things to Do On Your Birthday!

 

1.                  Randomly scream “It’s my birthday! WhooHoo!” in public.  Ask strangers what they bought you for your birthday!

2.                  Go to the Kennedy Center for a free show at 6pm.

3.                  Rent a car (now that you can!) for the day and take a drive to the Baltimore harbor for some fun with close friends.

4.                  Go to a late movie then hang out at Ben’s Chili Bowl for some late night food and great people watching.

5.                  Go to a comedy club or watch a hilarious play.  Try DC Improv or a Capitol Steps Show.  Arena Stage in Arlington; students get a 35% discount!  Wooly Mammoth Theatre Company; $15 tickets to those under 25!  The Blue Show; students get two tickets for the price of one! 

6.                  Have a slumber party like you were turning 12 instead of 21!

7.                  Go roller skating with friends for just $2 at Thomas Jefferson Community Center Skating.

8.                  Call someone who helped raise you and thank them.  Buy presents for people who make you happy year round.  

9.                  Be a tourist and take the Double Decker tour bus around town. 

10.             Bring a picnic to a park and enjoy food and laughter with friends.

11.             Do something you are afraid of doing; like sky-diving, bungee-jumping, wake-boarding, kickboxing, paintballing, asking that special someone out for a date, etc.

12.             Be a child.  What was your favorite board game, TV show or toy growing up?  Buy it or rent it and enjoy playing again.

13.             Go shopping at Georgetown Park, Pentagon City Mall or Dupont Circle.  Buy something you always wanted; you deserve it, it is your day!

14.             Go bowling at Lucky Strike in Chinatown or at GW’s Hippodrome!

15.             Learn a new dance by taking salsa, swing or hip-hop dance lessons!  Try the Ballroom Dance Company for all kinds of classes and events.

16.             Go people-watching!  Gaze at park-going regulars as they duke it out over a chess board in Dupont Circle or plunk yourself down at Gravelly Point Park, open dawn to dusk, and watch planes take off 400 feet from the runway.

17.             Sing Karaoke at Café Japone or Café Muse or better yet, have your friends sing the Happy Birthday song to you on stage! 

18.             Go mini-golfing or hit up the driving range or test your skills in pool or ping pong at Buffalo Billiards or Comet Ping Pong.

19.             Get creative.  Go to All Fired Up in Cleveland Park to paint some pottery or take a class on mosaics.

20.             Reflect on one good thing you accomplished this past year and come up with one good thing you want to accomplish this next year.

21.             If you choose to drink, drink responsibly!!!!!