5 Resident Events for ALL Ages at Your Apartment Community

Resident Events
Written By Jay

Top Events for All Ages at Your Apartment Community

Featured in this blog:

  • An A-MAZE-ING Activity

  • Cereal Bar

  • S'mores

  • Take-And-Bake Treats

  • Virtual Talent Show

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SCROLL DOWN to see details on all of our favorite all-age resident event ideas for your apartment community!

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A Maze activity

 
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It’s going to be an Ah-MAZE-ing time for EVERYONE!

Keep a little stash of mazes and coloring packs in your leasing office and in your model units. This little idea is a lifesaver for parents touring with little ones that have boundless energy. But, did you know adults love coloring too? It’s easy to have two sets of coloring pages- ones for the kiddos and ones for the young-at-heart.

Download or order a maze coloring page. Bonus: Print the maze on colored paper to add a fun touch!

  1. Sprout Members: Download our done-for-you coloring pages and mazes.

  2. Purchase some crayons and gift bags.

  3. Attach your design and business card to the goodie bags. You can hand these out to the kids or adults at your community or to prospects to keep them entertained while you do your thang!

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HOst a cereal bar

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Breakfast is served…just like that! This is such an easy way to host a resident appreciation event for the week. Seriously…who doesn’t love cereal? This is a real crowd-pleaser!

DO IT NOW IN A FEW EASY STEPS:

  1. Sprout Members: Download our done-for-you invites or customize one.

  2. Purchase single-serve cereal boxes and grab some milk on your next trip to the store.

    • Tip: Grab a few different types of milk: Almond, Whole, 2%, etc. You can buy the individual cartons or buy a few gallons and have them in beverage dispensers.

  3. Don’t forget the bowls, spoons and napkins! You can pick some up when you’re getting the milk or just order some.

  4. Pair the cereal boxes with a spoon and a flyer like the ones below and BOOM! You’ve just made someone’s morning! (PS: We had a ton of fun putting these together for a Sprout Employee Party!)

  5. Don’t forget your social media squares to spread the word! Grab them below.

  • Alternative tip: you can also buy the regular-sized cereal boxes and have them in jars with scoops. Check out how we did it in the photos below!

more s’mores

S’mores Bar & More EVENT

Like the Cereal Bar event, this one is very easy to coordinate and won’t put a dent in your budget - but your residents will LOVE it. Bring out the S’mores baby! Note: This can be done as a grab n’ go event or you can set up a s’mores maker right then and there.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • S’mores ingredients

    • Marshmallows, graham crackers, & chocolate bars/squares

  • Skewers

  • S’more maker

  • Mason jars

  • Treat bags

  • Flannel decor (optional, but we think it’s campy and fun!)

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BRING IT TO LIFE

Sprout Members: Get your s’more resident event invitations and digital graphics.

Before the event:

  • Post a social media invitation online

  • Print it and post the flyer invitations around your community/ hand them out to residents

  • Wrap the mason jars in ribbon or burlap

  • Set out your spread on a table with the flannel table runner (or your decor of choice)

    The day of the event:

  • Set up stations with each ingredient and a station with treat bags or mason jars

  • Let your residents go around the table and build their own s’mores kit

  • Options: you can have a station set up for residents to roast their marshmallows (either a fireplace or a s’mores maker) and eat the s’mores right then and there or just have them take it home in their mason jars or treat bags.

  • Post again on social media to remind your residents to stop by!

 

take-and-bake
treats event

DO IT NOW IN A FEW EASY STEPS:

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Building your community through events doesn’t mean every event has to be hosted in your community room. Some residents don’t love to socialize but still appreciate an alternative event. Enter the Take & Bake event. You provide the ingredients, they take it home… everyone wins!

DO IT NOW IN 1-2-3:

  1. Members: Download our ready-to-use Take & Bake flyer ready-to-use Take & Bake flyer and put it up in common areas for your residents to see. Grab the matching social media squares below to spread the word online.

  2. Choose a baked good (we really love the classic cookie dough) or buy boxed cake or brownie mixes in bulk.

  3. Post about it days before the actual event and announce it on the day of to make sure your residents can stop by!

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VIRTUAL talent show

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Do you have a secret talent? Do any of your residents?? You’d be surprised what talents some people have if you ask! Host this virtual event to bring your community together. You’ll learn more about your residents, and have some fun while doing it!

BRING IT TO LIFE:

  • Pick a submissions deadline, and let your residents know with a flyer or social graphic. Members: Log in and download our ready-to-use flyer or customize one and put it up in common areas for your residents to see.

  • Promote, promote, promote! Encourage your residents to join the fun by reacting positively to ANY talent. No talent is too small! All of your residents deserve to feel valued.

  • Ask residents to submit videos or photos of their performance and you can repost them to your social media feeds. Facebook works great for video engagement. People can react to videos with one click to show their support.

    • TIP: Create a playlist in Facebook or IGTV, and use a clear title. “_______ Apartments Hosts: Virtual Talent Show”

    • Add all the video submissions there.

 

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