Floor Secret Santa/Christmas Party

Describe it...  

We had a Floor Secret Santa, where the girls signed-up if they wanted to participate. I then put each name of a slip of paper and allowed each girl to pick out a name. They then were the secret santa for that girl for a week. At the end of the week (it was on Sunday), we went to our floor parent's home and baked/decorated Christmas sugar cookies, ate pizza and lots of other yummy snacks, revealed to eachother our secret santas and did our final gift exchange, then watched a movie.  

Location Location Location... 

Secret Santa: Gainey 3 South :) 

Christmas Party: Floor Parent's house in Jackson 

Number that Attended: 

Secret Santa: 18

Christmas Party: 10 

Publicity: 

emails, ad on floor facebook group, posters 

Set-Up:

not much set-up needed. our floor parents organized everything for the party

Clean-Up: 

 none needed!

$ (insert event cost here)

$0 :) our floor parents bought everything we needed to make the cookies and also bought us pizza 

Positive Outcomes: 

great way to celebrate Christmas with the floor! It was great seeing the girls do nice things to each other throughout the week we did secret santa

What would you have done differently? 

nothing at all! 

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

oh yeahhh! :D

Crafty Floor Event

Describe it...  

Since the theme for our floor is "Fruits of the Spirit," we built a tree out of construction paper and we each made what "fruit" represents us most and put it up on the tree (ex: watermelon - kindness). This tree was put up on the wall at the end of our hallway. I also put out some magazines so the girls could construct a "Who I am" collage. The third crafty project was to write a letter to themselves that I will give them at the end of the year. They were able to do one or all of these projects.  I also bought some snackes for this event.     

Location Location Location... 

Hallway of Gainey 3 South :)

Number that Attended: 

12 

Publicity: 

emails, ad on our floor facebook page, posters 

Set-Up:

not very much set-up needed. I just brough out the magazines from the RA office, and put out crafy material like construction paper, scissors, glue, etc.

Clean-Up:

Some of the girls stayed behind and helped clean up some of the mess from cutting out magazines and all.

$ (insert event cost here)

About $8 (for the snacks)

Positive Outcomes: 

It was a great time to get away from homework and reflect on what makes each girls so unique (by thinking through what fruit of the spirit best represents them as well as making a collage of who they are) 

What would you have done differently? 

Nothing really  

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

 For sure!

Blacklight Dance Party! Oh yeahhh!! :)

Describe it...  

One of my girls said that she would love to have a dance party for her birthday. And so we did!! We had a floor/core event, where our floor (3 South), and the 2 freshman core on my floor (Core 16 and Core 24) were invited to come to a Blacklight Dance Party! Since it was an organized dance party, and it was coed, I had to apply for it through SDL and obtain an approved playlist. So, I reserved the RCF for the evening and we had our floor/core blacklight dance party!! We also had some snacks. So much funnn!!

Location Location Location... 

RCF - Ralph Carey Forum - lower level of the Student Center  

Number that Attended: 

way too many to keep count!! People not in my floor or either of the cores also came! Great fun!!

Publicity: 

Posters, facebook page, emails. 

I also told the PAs of the 2 cores to tell it to their core kids!  

Set-Up:

The birthday girl, some of her friends, some girls from my floor, and one of the PAs helped with set up.  

Clean-Up: 

same people who set up also cleaned up. Also, some of the boys from one of the cores helped in putting the room back to order at the end of the dance party.  

$ (insert event cost here)

didn't really keep an exact amount. But I would say just a few dollars for snacks.  

Positive Outcomes: 

such a FUN event. Great times dancing and just being ourselves. It was great to see the girls to feel so free and just dance around. The cores are very close to each other so they just had a lot of fun dancing around together. 

What would you have done differently? 

Nothing at all!  

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

For sure for sure!!

Room Show n' Tell & Apples to Apples

Describe it...  

It was a chance for the girls to show off their room and share with the floor what makes up *them*. Also, there were certain categories that they could win prizes for (like best decorated, most hospitable, etc). So, we just rotated around to each girls room (i.e. to those who signed up to do Room Show n' Tell), and we just learned more about eachother. Then, we played Apples to Apples as a floor in our hallway.

Location Location Location... 

Gainey 3 South baby!! :)

Number that Attended: 

 11

Publicity: 

 posters, facebook page, emails

Set-Up:

no set-up needed. Everybody just straightened up their own room

Clean-Up: 

 none needed

$ (insert event cost here)

$0 :)  

Positive Outcomes: 

it was a great time for the girls to get to know their floormates, and also a chance for them to show off their room and their personalities  

What would you have done differently? 

Um. Not much really. May would have done it in a weekend that more girls would have been around - but that's always hard to do.  

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

oh yea!!

Meal and a Movie

Describe it...  

We met in the hall and had DC dinner- doable and cheap! Then we came back to Gainey and watched a movie. Our floor mom came and brought us snacks!

Location Location Location... 

The DC and the Gainey TV Lounge

Number that Attended: 
About 16 for dinner, and 4 others showed up for the movie.

Publicity: 

Posters, voice mail, emails, mirriors in bathroom.

Set-Up:

Reserve the lounge.

Clean-Up: 

Vacuum from snacks

$ (insert event cost here)

Free!

Positive Outcomes: 

Tons! Good bonding, we did it the first weekend after the full week of classes. Also, a great turnout!

What would you have done differently? 

Maybe personal invites, but it went well.

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

Yes, especially when it's a stressfull time in the semester.

Girls' Night In

Describe it...  

This was a Girls' Night In event. So, we started out with some baking. We made chocolate chip ice-cream sandwich cookies (SO good! ;) While waiting for the cookies to bake in the oven, we played Mad Gab. Once we were done with cookies, we went upstairs to the 2nd floor TV lounge, and watched movies (we watched "Aladdin" and "Because I Said So" - both great movies!)

Location Location Location... 

Cookie Baking - @ Gainey Kitche

Movie Watching - @ 2nd floor Gainey TV lounge

Number that Attended: 

13 

Publicity: 

Posters in our bathroom & hallway door

Messages on our floor facebook group

Emails

Set-Up:

 Not much set-up needed - because we all baked the cookies together. My roommate and I went shopping for the ingredients. And I borrowed the movies from one of my friends.

Clean-Up: 

 Not much clean-up needed. But some girls helped with dishes, and to straighten up after the movies.

$ (insert event cost here)

$19.17

Positive Outcomes: 

 It was my 1st floor event of the year, so it was just a good social event, where the girls were able to just hang out with each other in a very relaxed and fun way.

What would you have done differently? 

Not much really 

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

Fo sho! :)

Art for Worship

Describe it...  

We had art for worship. We collaged and painted our praises and prayers. We also painted the name of each girl on the floor on a construction paper and wrote encouraging things on them telling them to finish strong because it was around the end of the year and put them on their doors. We also had some snacks.

Location Location Location... 

Gainey 3 south hallway  

Number that Attended: 

7 girls

Publicity: 

 email, facebook, posters in bathroom and hallway

Set-Up:

my SLA helped set-up

Clean-Up: 

 my SLA and other girls helped clean up

$ (insert event cost here)

used money from returning pop-cans to buy snacks (about $12)

Positive Outcomes: 

it was a good time to just take a break and focus on God and focus on encouraging each other amidst the craziness of the end of the year. And I'm pretty sure the girls liked the encouraging words put on their doors.  

What would you have done differently? 

Not much really.  

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

Yea!! :)

Serve / Hang-out at Floor Mom's Home

Describe it...  

This was our service floor event. So, we went to our floor mom's home and helped her out with some simple house chores then made cards for people in nursing homes. Our floor mom also had some snacks for us so we all ate together afterwards! :)

Location Location Location... 

Floor mom's house - in Spring Arbor  

Number that Attended: 

5 girls 

Publicity: 

email, facebook, posters in bathroom & hallway  

Set-Up:

not needed; just one of the girls drove us there 

Clean-Up: 

not needed :)  

$ (insert event cost here)

 $0

Positive Outcomes: 

it was a fun time with the girls! It was kind of nice that it was a small number of girls because we got to know a bit about each other and just have fun. It was also a blessing for our floor mom for us to be there because she lives by herself. We had a good time! :)  

What would you have done differently? 

Not much really. Maybe advertised it a bit earlier  

Would You Do This Activity Again?  
For sure! :)

Last floor event..movie and homemade mac&cheese

Describe it...  

 This was a simple time to get together and watch a movie and have dinner. Later that night we went to Lime Lake and played tag and star tripping.

Location Location Location... 

This event took place in a residence room then later we went to Lime Lake.

Number that Attended: 

 9

Publicity: 

 I did a facebook invite to all the girls

Set-Up:

 Just had to make homemade mac&cheese and download the movie that we watched.

Clean-Up: 

 Clean up was simple dishes were all throw away and all that was left was washing the pans the dinner was made in.

$20

Positive Outcomes: 

 This was a quick and simple way to end the year with all the girls enjoying time together before exams and the summer.

What would you have done differently? 

 Nothing, I liked it just the way it was.

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

I certainly would!

Reflection of Beauty

Describe it...  

This was an event that I wanted to help the girls really enjoy the person that they are. I got mirrors and read some scripture on beauty and being unique in God's eyes and had them decorate the mirror with words of encouragement, love, and beauty.

Location Location Location... 

This event took place in my room.

Number that Attended: 

 6 attended

Publicity: 

 I wrote on the mirrors in the bathroom detailing the event

Set-Up:

 Set ups simple, magazines, scissors, glue, music

Clean-Up: 

 Clean up was simple as well just picked up all the used and unused magazines and took care of the other items.

$ (insert event cost here)

 $$

Positive Outcomes: 

 I think that the girls really enjoyed the event and it also was a great way to encourage our sisters with the difficult subject. The mirrors all turned out wonderful.

What would you have done differently? 

 Publized more. I would also would have like to have done testimonies and more bible study on the topic.

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

I would do this activity again.

Science and Stress

Describe it...  

This was one messy and fun event. The event was a science experiment and a stress ball. The science experiment was done with corn starch and water which was really awesome. The stress balls were made out of balloons and flour. Bascially there were two different stations and I showed the girls how to make the stress balls and then I showed them the science experiement.

Location Location Location... 

It was located in the hall and in the bathroom (science experiment)

Number that Attended: 

 8 Attended

Publicity: 

 There posters up in the hallway and on the main doors.

Set-Up:

 The set up was getting the balloons and the experiment ready which was having the corn starch in bowls and having the flour and balloons ready for filling.

Clean-Up: 

 It was a messy clean up, the corn starch is easy to clean but it gets messy, making the stress balls was the messiest because flour got everywhere but vaccuming did the job.

$ (insert event cost here)

 The cost was less than $10

Positive Outcomes: 

 It was a good event to be messy and also make a stress ball, it was a needed time.

What would you have done differently? 

 Make sure that there is bags to put on the floor when making the stress balls and advertising for the event a little bit more.

Would You Do This Activity Again?  

I would do this activity again.