We have yet to meet a kid who doesn't like bubbles! And that goes for a lot of adults, too, so this is an event where everybody can have a good time. Now, the easy way out for a "bubble party" is to simply get loads of individual bubble bottles and just let the kids have fun. Yes, there would be bubbles everywhere, but we like to do things BIG around here! 1) Bubble Bottles - Yes, we still want to include these, as they are easy to distribute and easy for kids to use. Here is a recipe we found at Happy Hooligans for bubbles, and will be important to make the giant bubbles later in this tutorial! · 6 cups water (distilled is best but tap water is...

Here is a great activity idea that can be scaled up for a HUGE twister group! I found this idea on Pinterest, and what really has us excited is that you could essentially make a community-wide twister game! Seems like that is an opportunity for a Guinness World Record, don't you? Here is the original idea, where you cut circles out of a pizza box and start spray painting the colors across the lawn, making four columns of dots - red, blue, yellow, and green. She suggests using Rustoleum 2x coverage paint. For a large twister board, it would make sense to make two or three columns for a wider rectangle. As you spray paint the dots, it is probably a good idea to run some string along the rows, or at least on the edges so that the...

When you think about event planning at your community, you don't have to be restricted to events that you host yourself! Any community can leverage events in the area, but most communities simply don't. So by keeping tabs on what is going on in the surrounding community, as well as within your own community, you will be able to easily and inexpensively expand your event calendar! Just make sure to really understand your residents, so you can pull together a list that caters to their interests. Fortunately, a lot of areas already have published lists of special events you can use to flesh out your own idea list. Your local newspaper, city and community Facebook groups and fan pages, Pinterest pages, and a variety of other locations will help you. In fact, if you can put in some time researching to...

As a kid, there was nothing better than playing on a water bed. Of course, we were always one jump away from flooding the room, but it was always a blast. Well, now we have found a party idea that taps into our love of water beds - it is a Water Blob party for kids! It is essentially a homemade water bed that kids can jump around on and play like crazy. The original idea apparently came from here, but we think these alternate instructions might work out much better. Those all deal with small groups of kids, and as we know, apartment community parties can get quite large! So here are some things to consider if you want to make some water blobs at the community: ...

One of the biggest trends right now are group painting parties, and it is a great opportunity to get your residents involved! Essentially, it is a social event where a group gets together to paint their own work of art at a local art studio. There are places popping up all over the country, and here is an explanation of the program from Pinot's Palette: Join us for an unforgettable evening of fun, friends, and fine art where you bring the Cocktails and we provide the Canvases! All you need to do is bring your friends, open your favorite bottle of wine and get ready to be inspired by our local artists who will guide you step-by-step through a featured painting. At the end of the night...leave with your own masterpiece. Every place will have its own...