Seasonal Events

There are many popular holiday movies that are played this time of the year, but there is one in particular that inspired this week’s Resident Event! Let’s plan a Polar Express Movie Night! Schedule an evening in the clubhouse (or theatre room if your property has one) and invite the kids and their parents to board the Polar Express! On your flyer, the heading should read, “All Aboard!” or use this great image which has elements from the movie: Photo credit: http://www.theparamountcenter.com/files/8914/1486/1108/polar-express.jpg In the movie, the kids need a golden ticket to board the Polar Express which goes to the North Pole. When you send out the flyer/invitation attach a “Golden Ticket” that your guests must bring with them so they feel really excited about coming! You can print them at your...

As we approach December 1st, the holidays are officially in full swing so it’s time to start planning some events which not only get your residents in the spirit of the season, but perhaps should also be seen as helpful during the hustle and bustle of the season. This week’s Resident Event is called a “Sip & Shop”. These days, it seems like almost everyone is an independent salesperson for a company whether it is cosmetics, candles, jewelry, kitchen gadgets, or the like. Why not create an event for your residents which will bring all of those sales people to your clubhouse for one night and let your residents enjoy an evening out of the house while sipping on some wine and doing some holiday shopping? It shouldn’t be hard to find seven or eight (more or less depending on the size of...

This is the time of the year where most families have professional pictures done. These photos can be placed on holiday cards to send to family members or even turned into gifts for loved ones! Parents enjoy getting pictures done of their children every year as cherished memories, or newly engaged couples may enjoy some holiday photos to celebrate their engagement. This week’s Resident Event idea is to host a mini photo shoot day for your residents! Find a local photographer who can come out to your property for a day, best if done on a weekend, and do mini shoots for your residents. Do some research first and make sure you are booking a photographer who will give your residents a fair price: remember you are providing a great location for free and a handful of clients for the...

Now that Halloween is over, we approach the season of being thankful and getting in the spirit of giving! This Resident Event idea encourages the spirit of the season by bringing your residents together and giving back to your community. It should be fairly inexpensive and easy on your budget! As a community, host a collections drive for a local homeless shelter. You can easily find lists of items that are most needed at the shelter itself but some ideas are: socks, coats, toiletries, diapers, blankets, non-perishable food items, and more. Many homeless shelters have programs which provide a Thanksgiving meal to families in need so see if you can find out if there are specialized food items to collect. Some shelters even accept book donations if they have programs in place to assist those in need with education and job...

Immediately after Halloween, stores are stuck with hundreds of unsold pumpkins that they are dying to get rid of. Fortunately, we have a great resident event for some post-Halloween pumpkin fun! So drop by the local farmer's market or pumpkin patch and purchase a load of pumpkins of various sizes for dirt cheap. Pumpkin Bowling Bowling with nice round bowling balls is much too easy, right? Pumpkin Bowling is a fun spin-off that your residents will love. All you have to do is find some kids’ toy bowling game with plastic pins, and set up several “lanes” of bowling either in the clubhouse or outside if the weather permits or there is enough room. Make it fun by having various sizes of pumpkins (sometimes the “ugly” ones too) that the residents can choose from to bowl with and...