I dont search for friends, but I do take note of who DS really gets along well with, then strike up conversation with the mum. This has worked once so far, DS and another little boy stripped naked at the local play cafe, well...that got us mothers talking LOL Since then we have swapped numbers, and they came to DS birthday party last weekend, we regularly meet up at the playcafe too. I am really hoping that this will keep happening now that DS is starting kindy