Instructions

• Step 1: Reach out Reach out to a friend in another country. Friendship Day is now an international event.
• Step 2: Exchange cards Exchange cards with friends. It is also traditional to exchange flowers and gifts.
• TIP: Gift card companies often have promotional campaigns at the time of Friendship Day.
• Step 3: Exchange wristbands Exchange friendship wristbands with a special friend. Girls also exchange friendship bracelets.
• Step 4: Read Winnie the Pooh Locate a copy of A.A. Milne's children's book Winnie the Pooh. In 1997, the United Nations declared Pooh the world's ambassador of friendship.
• Step 5: Throw a party Throw a party. Friendship Day is often celebrated by young people with boisterous parties. And while friendship is not just for the young, having a youthful spirit can help in any celebration among friends.
• FACT: American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, "The only way to have a friend is to be one."

You Will Need

• Remembrance
• Friend from another country
• Cards
• flowers
• or gifts
• Wristband or bracelet
• Winnie the Pooh
• Party