NNO Activity Ideas
These are just suggestions to stimulate your thinking! Be Creative!
Simple refreshments
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Bring your favorite snack |
Mini-donut stand |
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Coffee, tea, and dessert |
Popcorn |
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Cookie exchange |
Potluck |
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Fruit and cheese plates |
Pretzels and pop |
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Hot dogs and brats |
Rootbeer floats |
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Ice cream cones/make your own sundaes |
Watermelon |
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Lemonade and cookies |
Group conversations/mixers
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"Neighbor of the year" award |
Photos from past block parties and activities |
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Block e-mail list |
Share ideas and accomplishments on the block |
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Block history stories |
Skill swap |
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Find block leader volunteers |
Talk about area crime concerns and keeping an eye on each other’s houses |
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Have an ice breaker |
Update block list for people and pets |
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Interview politicians running for office |
Update block contact list |
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Neighbor trivia game w/prizes for right answers |
Welcome new residents |
Activities for youth
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Bicycle parade/rodeo |
Kiddie jump "Moon Walk" |
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Chalk art |
Make a banner or mural |
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Coloring/maze sheet |
Piñata |
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Dime/penny guess |
Riding bikes in streets |
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Duck pond |
Scavenger hunt |
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Face painting |
Skits |
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Games |
Talent show |
All-ages activities
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Book exchange |
Recognize kids’ accomplishments |
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Book swap |
Ring toss contest |
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Build a milk carton boat for Aquatennial |
Scavenger hunt |
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Cake walk |
Sing-along/karaoke |
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Celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, etc. |
Soccer |
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Dance |
Storytelling (truth or fiction) |
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Lawn mower beauty contest w/parade |
Street dance |
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Live music |
Talent show |
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Movies |
Tour the gardens on the block |
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Organize a book club |
Volleyball |
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Paint an old car with water colors |
Water balloon fights |
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Parade |
Water balloon toss contest |
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Plant exchange |
Welcome new neighbors |
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Prizes |
White elephant exchange |
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Races: minnow; cotton ball on a spoon |
Contribute to your community
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Beautify a common area |
Presentation by an arborist (dutch elm disease, etc.) |
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Collect for a food shelf |
Sign all ages up for library cards |
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Cover graffiti |
Use e-mail to communicate more with your block club |
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Nominate a block club or an individual for a crime prevention award |
Voter registration drive |
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Plan a fall clean-up or bulb planting |
Community impact statements or petitions |
Last updated Sep. 27, 2011