The Top Virtual Resident Event

How and Why You Should Host a "Guess How Many" Resident Event

  • Are you a busy property manager?

  • Do you have a team to train and build on top of a growing to-do list?

  • Do you wish you had more time to host resident events?

If you answered yes to any of those, you are in the right place! Get ready for the easiest event idea you’ll ever see that produces real engagement and connection with your residents.

Drumroll….. The “Guess How Many” Event

With just 3 ingredients, this resident event is one of our easiest, most loved, and EFFECTIVE resident engagement events! We’ve rounded up the best ideas for you to see how Property Managers, like you, brought them to life!

This event adds so much value for your residents and your prospects that you’ll want to continue to host this throughout the year - and you can! By changing up the contents and designs, this “guess how many” game can fit into any season, holiday, or goal your apartment community has.

The best part about this event is that you can host it in a variety of ways:

  • Completely Virtual

  • In-Person Event

  • Combo of Both

Read on for inspiration from our members so you can host this for your community this week, too! If you’d like a design delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for a free trial and let us know what your current challenge is.

 

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Get your residents involved in a sweet contest. Guess how many marshmallows are in the jar and the lucky winner gets a prize!

Simply fill a jar with lucky charm marshmallows (where was this option when we were kids?!), display your signs, and let people start guessing. You can have guess cards sitting out or people can guess online on social media.

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Easy Virtual Event for Apartments

PUT YOUR “GUESS HOW MANY” EVENT TOGETHER!

  • Place 2 large glass jars out on display: one for candy (or lucky charms or pretty much anything!) and one for collecting guesses!

  • Display our “Guess How Many” event sign in our favorite shadow box.

  • Include our ¼ page “Guess” flyers and place them next to the jar with a pen or marker for guesses. Leave the empty jar out for their guesses.

  • If you want to do the entire event virtually: Take a picture of the full jar, post on social, give a deadline for guesses! It’s THAT EASY!!

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PRIZE IDEAS

  • Gift card: Visa, Amazon, coffee, local restaurant or shop, grocery store, etc.

  • Swag with your community’s logo: Hats, t-shirts, drink cozies, sunglasses, etc.

  • Rent discount or apartment upgrade.

SEE HOW THESE AWESOME APARTMENT MANAGERS BROUGHT THE EVENT TO LIFE in different ways

 
Guess How Many - Resident Event - Easy and Fun
 

JELLYBEANS EVENT

This one makes for the best guessing! Your jar will contain hundreds or thousands of brightly colored jellybeans.

TIP: We’ve found the Kirkland Signature (Costco) Jelly Belly 4lb jar is perfect for the occasion. Jelly Belly’s really taste the best and they aren’t that much more than the generic bulk jelly beans.

Scroll through the gallery to see how Sprouters, like Latigo at Eagle Pass Apartments, brought a colorful version of this event to life!

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Chocolate Kisses Jar

This one is for chocolate lovers! Going classic? Purchase the silver-wrapped kisses. Want something more colorful? They always have a seasonal color that really adds to the occasion!

Want to see how to bring this to life at your community? See how Villas at Cantamar did it!

Pro Tip: Our jar contained almost 500 kisses, so make sure you buy lots!

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SWEETARTS OR SWEETHEARTS

This one is just lovely. Spread the love in your community with a Sweetarts or Sweethearts guess how many.

Check out some inspo from one of our Sprouters, Estraya at Westover Hills! They did such an amazing job kicking off this friendly competition.

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Tropical-Themed Event with Jolly Ranchers

We’re adding a tropical twist to this one.

  1. Candy Options:

    • Jolly Ranchers (they come in tropical flavor, too!)

    • Hi-Chews

    • Pineapple Rings

    Reserve at Stone Port hosted this easy tropical event at their apartments. See how they brought it to life physically and online!

    Take it up a notch and decorate the table with a tropical theme.

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FRUITY CANDIES

This one can truly be done any time of year, but we think these fruity candies go perfectly with summer!

Candy Ideas:

  • Skittles

  • Orange Slices

  • Starburst

  • Runts

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The Possibilities are Endless! Let your imagination run wild.

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