Spouse socials are such an integral part of the military community which is why we always like to challenge spouses to try one or two at their new assignment and make an effort to get plugged in. However, with all of the positive feedback that comes with this social talk, we also hear a lot of negative feedback – the socials aren’t held at times that work for a certain group of people (e.g., working milso, mom to young kids) or the event itself just doesn’t capture the interests for some. To that we say, host your own! At a time that works for you and doing an activity you enjoy! Who knows, hosting your own might just open up the door to a new milso friend that was waiting for an event just like yours to feel connected. To make that a little easier, we collected 20 different ideas to get those brainstorming wheels turning.
If you see something on here that inspires a different social idea, we would love to have you drop those ideas in the comments to inspire others!
- Make a meal – anything goes but we’re personally biased to make your own sushi night
- Blind date with a book – have everyone bring a book or two that are wrapped up with a couple of clues about the book on the wrapping
- Craft night – make a candle together or a holiday ornament to gift
- Wine tasting – pick a wine region and have a few bottles for everyone to taste and learn about
- Brunch – host a brunch with a hot cocoa or mimosa bar
- Rock climbing – get active together, indoors or outdoors find a good spot and get your sweat on
- Succulent planting – a cute idea to kick off Spring
- Escape room – available in most places now and a lot of fun
- Floral class – make a pretty seasonal bouquet together to take home
- Sip and paint – another popular idea for good reason
- Murder mystery dinner – takes some extra planning, but so much fun
- Clothing swap – bring quality clothing you no longer want to own and go home with a few new pieces for your wardrobe
- Cookie decorating – such a fun way to knock out two birds with one stone, decorate cookies together and fill up a tray to share with your neighbors
- Game night – pick a game (or two) and enjoy
- Friend speed dating – have some questions prepared to help inspire good conversation
- Pancakes and pajamas – a big girl’s sleepover, epic
- Soup cook-off – our previous squadron did this as a whole group with chili, but you can pick any soup and have everyone bring their best take on it (don’t forget to have everyone bring leftover containers so they can take some soup home)
- Yoga with a twist – add some healthy treats or even a cocktail and get your stretch on
- Favorite things – everyone wraps up their favorite thing under a certain price point and then you draw numbers and wahoo – everyone gets a goodie to take home, if you need ideas check out our WAF bestie gift guide
- International culture theme – pick a cuisine and share some facts about the culture that inspired it
