Encourage residents to Make S’more Friends – give each suite or room a box filled with either marshmallows, chocolate bars, or graham crackers. Residents have to go meet a few of their neighbors if they want to make a complete s’mores! Residents then microwave s’mores in the kitchen or in their rooms.
Supplies:
- Mini hershey’s bars, flat square marshmallows, square graham crackers
- Mini kraft paper gable boxes lined with black tissue paper. Chalkboard stickers to write “Make S’more Friends”. Campfire door tags tied onto box with polka dot ribbon. All supplies in photo from Hobby Lobby.
- Printed instructions for the activity (below)
“Each of the seven suites on this wing has one of the three ingredients needed to make a delicious s’mores dessert. Make s’more friends by asking the other suites on your wing what ingredients they have then get together to microwave and enjoy your treats! Hang your campfire door hanger on your door to symbolize your participation or prop your door to invite others into your space! Remember, we need everyone to participate and share in order for everyone to get all of the ingredients they need! Have fun and enjoy!”
I did Make S’more Friends as my first hall event and was severely disappointed when the majority of my residents took the bags of chocolate and what not into their rooms to eat by themselves, rather than participating and actually making friends.
On the other hand, it wasn’t hard to prepare and it was fun for the few people who did make s’mores.
Thanks for the comment. That is too bad. Curious what others have experienced on this one.
I think I will try this with a variation. Instead of encouraging residents to knock on doors, I will invite them into my apartment and their invitation will be a s’mores ingredient.
I am using this theme with a slightly altered idea for my hall activity this month!
I got Sterno burners approved (as long as a fire extinguisher is easily accessible) so the girls can roast marshmallows in the courtyard!
Making the s’mores together will force them to stay and bond, I’m hoping!
Wish me luck!!
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This sounds like a great idea! I am going to slightly alter this idea by adding “The first group to email me a picture of themselves eating s’mores with another suite will win a prize” This will incentivize residents to participate instead of just keeping the ingredients to themselves.