Extracurricular activities are those activities which are performed by students and these do not come under the umbrella of the education curriculum of schools. I hope nobody wonders why one needs extra curricular activities. These are necessary to build the overall personality of the students. Books and exams alone don’t determine a person. I would like to quote an analogy here. Let us consider you are preparing a chicken dish. Chicken, oil, tomatoes and onions are the main ingredients. But can you imagine a chicken dish without salt, pepper and chilly powder? These may be in fewer quantities than the main ingredients. But the dish obtains its flavor only after adding salt, pepper, and chilly powder. Similarly though books and exams may be the main ingredients, extracurricular activities are like those fewer ingredients. These extracurricular activities add the required flavor to one’s personality. One can choose the extracurricular activity according to his interest. If one feels very passionate about this activity, he can also make it his career. These activities help one find more friends and builds a social circle. In addition to it, extracurricular activities do not encourage bad habits like drugs, drinks and so on. The best part is that they also prevent laziness. One enjoys a number of benefits and all that is by just having a little fun!