February 20, 2021 Miss Your Friends? Plan a Virtual Party! Part 2 How To Have a Super Fun Virtual PJ Party In 8 Easy Steps! Today on Ask Nikki, I am posting PART 2 of my advice column about how to spend time with friends during the COVID pandemic. Here is the original letter that I received from a group of friends DYING to hang out together: Dear Nikki, Since the pandemic, I haven’t been able to hang out with my best friends for what seems like FOREVER! We all miss each other and are totally MISERABLE :-(! To make matters worse, our parents have decided that we shouldn’t spend time together in person until the COVID situation is under control. Do you have any ideas for how we can hang out with each other and laugh and have fun?BROKENHEARTED, BITTER, AND BORED BFFs! (Kiara, Amy, Olivia, Emily, Sofia, Emma, Ava, and Imani) Dear BROKENHEARTED, BITTER, AND BORED BFFs, YES, I have SO MANY IDEAS for you that I’m posting a PART 2 to finish answering your question! Part 2 will include Steps 5, 6, 7, and 8. I will also be sharing two NEW videos from a group of friends that had a real virtual party online. Below is just a quick summary of the first FOUR steps that I covered in Part 1. You can read that entire column in more detail here . HOW TO HAVE A SUPER FUN VIRTUAL PJ PARTY IN 8 EASY STEPS! Step 1) Make a List of Friends You Plan to Invite To Your Virtual PJ Party Step 2) Choose A Video Conferencing Service For Your Party Step 3) Select a Date and Time and Send Out Party Invites Step 4) Choose Fun Games and Activities That Can Be Played Online and here are the final FOUR steps!… Step 5) It’s a PJ Party! So Have Fun Wearing Your Favorite PJs Yes, it’s a virtual party, but it’s STILL a PJ party! So, make sure you and your friends wear your favorite pajamas! The more SILLY the PJs the more FUN! Those neon yellow, fuzzy Sponge Bob PJs would be PERFECT! You can also wear a T-shirt and leggings or a hoody and sweatpants. Just grab some super-comfy clothing that you want to hang out in. PJ FASHION SHOW! A fun activity would be a virtual fashion show complete with over-the-top commentary. You can take turns describing each friend’s outfit or each person can describe their own. Try not to laugh! PJ FASHION AWARDS! After you finish your trendy fashion show your next activity can be the “PJ Fashion Awards.” You and your friends will have a blast deciding on the PERFECT award for each person’s pajamas. PJ Award categories can include: Most Cute, Most Comfy, Most Fashionable, Most Colorful, Most Kay-Ray-Zee!, Most Fuzzy, Most Sporty, Most Likely To Be Worn To the Mall, etc. You can make up even more funny awards. SLIPPER CAM! Time to show off your fav foot fashion for even more laughs. Now you have an excuse to wear those super cute, fuzzy bunny slippers that your grandma gave you for your birthday. Giving out “Sassy Shoe Awards” might be fun! Step 6) Plan a Menu That Includes Several Yummy Snacks Everyone LOVES snacks! The yummy food is probably the best thing about parties. But, because your event is virtual, each party guest will need to plan for snacks ahead of time. For salty snacks, you can have popcorn, chips, pretzels, or trail mix. For sweet snacks try cookies, cupcakes, ice cream, or candy. Guests can also eat whatever healthy snacks are in their kitchen like fruit, veggies, nuts, cheese, or juice. Our superfan, Lemonerdy, and her friends each purchased a frozen pizza. They popped them in the oven at the same time and then ate hot, cheesy pizza together during their party! YUM!! Step 7) Make a Schedule to Keep Things Moving Your party can be 90 minutes, two hours, or slightly longer. However, to keep things from getting boring, make a simple schedule of events. The schedule should list all of your games, activities, and snacks in the order they will occur along with the time allotted for each. Choose a fun and exciting game to get your party started. Then, bring out the snacks for a session of giggles and gossip. Since you and your friends haven’t hung out together in ages, you’ll probably have A LOT of catching up to do! If you have a schedule, your party will be well planned and organized. However, don’t let the pressure of trying to stay on schedule undermine the fun! Be flexible, and just go with the flow! Step 8) Enjoy Hanging Out With Your Friends! For the past year, most of us have not been able to spend much time with friends. So, a virtual party is a PERFECT solution! You’ll LOVE hanging out with your BFFs again and will cherish every minute. DORKY DRAWING GAME! Did you know you can share computer screens with your friends just like a real sleepover? Here is a really fun game you and your friends can play together. Go to the Dork Maker game on our Dork Diaries website and then share it with everyone at your party using the video conferencing screen share program. Next, secretly select a friend and then create/draw her using the Dork Maker. Try to make your drawing look as much like your friend as possible by selecting details that match her face, eyes, smile, hair, glasses, braces, etc. Once the artwork is completed, everyone has to GUESS which FRIEND it is! Each person gets a turn to share their screen with the group while they use the Dork Maker to draw a different friend. Watching your friends try to create each other using the Dork Maker will be HILARIOUS! I hope you enjoyed MY advice on “How To Have a Super Fun Virtual PJ Party In 8 Easy Steps!” It’s YOUR party with YOUR friends, so just CHILLAX and have FUN!! As long as everyone is chatting, laughing, and having a blast hanging out together, YOUR virtual PJ party will be a HUGE success! YOU GOT THIS :-)!! Our superfan, Lemonerdy, had a virtual party and with five BFFs! Check out the two new videos below of them having fun with our “Dork Maker” and “Which Dork Diaries Character Are You?!” activities online. Dork Maker Game Which Dork Diaries Character Are You? Do you have advice or suggestions for how to have the BEST virtual party ever? If so, post them below. QUIRKY QUESTION: If you could have a virtual party with any FIVE famous people (fictional or real) as guests, who would you choose? Post your FANTASY GUESTLIST in the comments section below.
missin my friends says February 23, 2021 at 6:09 am I kinda miss my friends but I spend time with Flowely. LOL! Reply to this comment
DORK'S ME says February 23, 2021 at 2:32 am OMG Nikki i had the most awesome virtual sleepover with your advice we had a blast!!!!! THANKS SOOOOO MUCH FOR YOUR ADVICE !!! 😉 Reply to this comment
Queen Disney says February 23, 2021 at 2:32 am hi this is part 2 Miley (Hannah Montana) Lily (Hannah Montana) Celia ( Descendants 3) Dizzy ( Descendants 2) Mal (Descendants ) Part 3????? Reply to this comment
xx Golden with silver xx says February 23, 2021 at 2:24 am My guests: ★Me ★Delia ★Trish ★Penelope ( Not Brianna’s hand ) ★Brooklyn Reply to this comment
Vikki (makes fan art!) says February 22, 2021 at 9:55 pm Invites: Sabrina carpenter, Nikki (you), Chloe, zoey, Brandon, the babysitters club (from the Netflix show the bsc), I think that’s it… Snacks: popcorn, chips, ice cream, chocolate, strawberries (+melted chocolate chips to dip the strawberries in), that’s it for now….. Setting: I would be sitting on my bed and I would take my big blanket and make like a tent, I would have my led lights on (rainbow flash ofc), I would have the DD books beside me….. How I will be dressed: I would have my hair brushed (maybe in a bun or braids), I would wear my cozy grey t-shirt with my (slightly darker) grey shorts ( I use this outfit as a pj!), maybe my slippers… Who I will invite: my bffs from online class What we will do: play dd games, I could present a movie, play t or d…. Reply to this comment
Party girl says February 22, 2021 at 9:53 pm That sounds like a great idea! (The food part makes me hungry ) Reply to this comment
Ms. Bri-Bri says February 22, 2021 at 9:24 pm I is my friends a lot and do hang outs, like every night! Always keep in touch! ALWAYS!!! Reply to this comment
gamergirl says February 22, 2021 at 8:46 pm Thank you for all of these advices. this will help me for my virtual pj party with my friends!!!! Reply to this comment
COOLGIRL says February 22, 2021 at 8:31 pm Guys,I just found out a great thing about masks! If your about to get braces the mask will cover it up! So nobody will know if you get braces,great right? Reply to this comment
miss weasley says February 22, 2021 at 7:03 pm Hi Nikki, Thank u soooooo much!!! Me and my bestie are having a party on Saturday and we are SO using your tips!! Once again thanks!! Reply to this comment
Gucci girl says February 22, 2021 at 4:59 pm I would totally invite Wengie Mackenzie Munchkin cats Claire love cat and her cats Moriah Elizabeth Reply to this comment
LibraryLuver says February 22, 2021 at 11:38 pm I’ve already done this with a friend, but I’m definitely gonna do it again! It was so fun!
Flower Power says February 22, 2021 at 4:53 pm I would invite: -You, Chloe, Zoe, Brandon, and MAYBE Brianna -My cats, Mia and Willow -Ariana Grande -RRR -Some of my BFFs, & my crush(es because I have at least 5 crushes) -Possibly my gecko -Havan Flores -All 7 members of BTS -Members of BlackPink My list of snacks would be: -Cookies -Swedish fish candy -Lays chips -Doritos -Mini Hershey Kisses -Homemade fruit punch if I can find a recipe -Sparkling water (specifically Bubly) -Fruit/veggie platter with dip Reply to this comment
Party Girl says February 22, 2021 at 2:20 pm Have fun! You, Chloe, Brandon, Zoey and Andre! NO Mackenzie! Reply to this comment
BlackCatGirl says February 22, 2021 at 1:29 pm I am actually having a virtual party today! 2 times! And I am so doing your ideas Reply to this comment
confused dork!! says February 22, 2021 at 12:12 pm Thank you Nikki!! love playing your games that you made. i was occupied the whole day because i was on you website and playing games and writing to you on ask miss now it all. just to say i actually NEVER thought you would actually make a miss now it all colmn on your website. my mind was blown away. did you get the idea from dork diaries 5 (dear dork)?any way thank you soomuch for the dork diaries books and this website!!LOVE YOUR BOOKS AND DORK DIRARIE WEBSITE. i read you whole set 5 times already!! thank you!! Reply to this comment
Dorky Queen says February 22, 2021 at 11:48 am AMAZING! INCREDIBLE! WILL DEFINITELY, TOTALLY TRY THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE FROM THE MOST DORKIEST QUEEN EVER!!!!!!! Reply to this comment
WinterFox says February 22, 2021 at 11:41 am I’d wear my pink cheetah print pajamas. For snacks I’d probably put popcorn, candy, maybe ice cream, and pizza for dinner. We’d play all the games on the Dork Diaries website including the crosswords! For a virtual party I’d invite my BFFs, Elle and Emmy (My nicknames for them), Nikki Maxwell, my cousins, Gracie, and Lils. (My nicknames for them) Have a fun time picking out yours, all the Dork Diaries fans! ~WinterFox~ Reply to this comment
Anonymous says February 22, 2021 at 10:41 am Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Albus Dumbledore, and Sirius Black. Those are the famous people I’ld invite! Reply to this comment
POTTERHEAD_FOREVER says February 23, 2021 at 2:35 am bellatrix lestrange , harry potter, draco malfoy,hermione granger, roonil wazlib 😉 ( i mean ron weasley)
Anonymous says February 22, 2021 at 10:40 am You can also do a virtual zoom camp-out Reply to this comment
RandomDork:) says February 22, 2021 at 9:12 am This is so cool! I will definitely try it… 🙂 Reply to this comment
ChloeGlowie says February 22, 2021 at 8:36 am I wanna try this out! LOL! MY LEOPARD PRINT PJS OFC! ICE CREAM, ICING AND SPRINKLES (For ice sundae) SQUASH mixed with water and put in freezer for ice cubessss 1000% PIZZZZA HMMMMMM……. YUMMY! POPCORN COATED WITH CARMEL Reply to this comment