text: To start, activities can help kids make new friends and socialize. An article published by NOVA stated that "87% of students that participate in after school activities make a friend that they previously weren't friends with." That's a large number. Based on the study, students make friends more frequently when they are in the same club or activity as someone with the same interest as you. I think that making new friends and having fun in an activity is something everyone should experience. In the same article, it states that "kids that share the same interest tend to develop a stronger friendship than kids with opposite interest and personalities." The easiest way to find someone that shares interest with you is to go to a club or activity. You'll meet people with the same liking as you. I actually met my best friend at a extracurricular activity. We were both in the same club, meaning we share somewhat of the same interest, so we started talking more, and we became best friends.