20 Things to Do With a Friend

1 On a rainy day you

can watch a movie
2 Climb a tree, but be
careful you might fall
out and hurt yourself

3 Go cloud-watching together
4 Dig and plant seeds or flowers with them
5 Look at the stars with them

6 Walk with them

7 Take them biking in the park, watch
the birds and feed the ducks
8 Make a rainbow with them
9 Invite them to
your birthday
and open your
birthday presents
together

10 Go to the circus or the zoo with them

11 Go to the store to buy stuff

12 Make something together like: a sand-mountain,

a heart, a birds nest or a doghouse
13 Share something: the Lion King
video, playdough, your skateboard,
Nintendo, toys, bikes, candy, food,
your puzzle, your baby or your ball

14 Have a sleep-over and listen to

music or watch TV together

15 Draw pictures and read together

16 Roller-skate with them

17 Fly a kite
18 Play together: at games
and sports like soccerball,
with sand toys, outside on the
playground and on the slide
19 Go fishing together
or go on a picnic
20 Jump on the
trampoline with them
20 Things to Do With a Friend is No. 1 of 3 posters, originally published in 1995, republished in honour of Corry Robinson in
2015 to mark her retirement from JFK Partners. Universityof Colorado Denver. They were produced by Simon Duffy, using the
words and picture of children (aged 5 or 6) from Ellis Elementary School: Sachea, Anthony B, Hayley, Robert S, Cindy,
Dominic, Jamie, Afshin, James, Aubre, John, Josh, Janet, Chen Chen, Tyler, Chelsea, Omar, Jo Jo, Ryan, Damon, Tavish,
Keven, Jimmy, Seif-Eddine, Trenae, Chrisitina, Pete, Taylor, Namita, Robert M. & Connor. Special thanks to Rhonda Lloyd and
Bonnie Stack and everyone at Ellis Elementary who supported the project and to Carla Mestas for its inspiration.