Friends Forever

You have many friends at school. Some kids and teenagers have countless friends at school, but how many do they have outside of school? Most of the time you have seen kids at school before, but when you meet someone outside of school you don't know anything about them. These are some tips that may help you make friends outside of school.

[edit] Steps

Look around your neighborhood. Ask yourself Do you have any new neighbors? Is there a group of people that goes outside that you haven't meet yet? Is there anyone you're interested in meeting? There are many people in your neighborhood. I'm sure you can find at least 1 or 2 new friends. They don't even have to live on the same road as you.
Sign-up for an after school activity or community service. Make sure it doesn't happen in your school. Go for some martial arts class or something your interested in. Make sure there are people around your age group.
Sign-up for camp. Some sort of camp is a real good way to meet new people from all over the place. Girl Scouts or boy scouts could even be fun. I guarantee this is great way to get a couple of new friends. For the little kids, daycare is always a good option too. It is like a camp, but it has lots of kids from ages three through twelve.
Sign up for a club. The best thing about this is you'll meet people with the same interest as you. You'll maybe even get to share some of your experience there too. There is a big chance that you'll become friends with every single one of your fellow members.
Work part-time. If you are old enought to work, try applying for a job. You can meet other people around the community and make friends with them. You can make money and still make new friends. This is a great way to make friends if you are a teenager.
Start a conversation with someone. Once you've found someone to be friends try to find out more about them. It is not always a good idea to just walk up to a random person and ask "Will you be my friend?" To me that sounds kind of desperate and they may forget all about you later.
Introduce yourself. It is a good idea to start with the simple "Hi". If there was something that happened and you like to discuss talk with them about it. Ask a question to get the conversation going. Don't forget to a least tell them your name after getting caught up in your conversation with them. Don't ask them questions that may offend them. For example "Why do you wear that?" "What's wrong with your eyes?" "why are you so shy?". Nobody really likes to answer why or personal questions and you just met them. Make sure you're listening to them and laugh with them and not at them. Use your social skills!

[edit] Tips

Always be nice to your new friends
Just be yourself and don't try to fake your personality just to impress them
Enjoy the fact you have new friends and treat them the way you want to be treated.
Keep in contact with your new friends!
Have a happy face when meeting someone new, but not the whole time.
Find someone that seems like they don't have that many friends. They will always appreciate your kindness.
Try to remember their name as well, because they'll remember yours.
Remember some of the things they say about them! They'll be glad that you remembered
If your first conversation with them doesn't go as planned just apologize.
Try not to get into fights

[edit] Warnings

Don't go to random places and just walk up to people. You'll never know who you will meet.
Never talk to someone that looks suspicious
Be careful that you don't do anything to your new friends mad or you might lose them
Don't be rude
Don't abandon the friends you already have.
Never give out any personal information to someone you just recently met.