It is shocking how much college kids like to play/do/watch childish things. We have built a mattress slide on the stairs, played Disney "scene it", watched "My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic", and had an extended sock fight in the laundry room. The idea is to just go with it and not pretend you don't think it's cool, no matter how childish you might consider any particular activity to be.
It is a good idea to bring at least three of the following things:
- Twister
- Apples to Apples
- Disney movies
- Goldfish crackers (The snack that smiles back)
- A hoola hoop
- Movies with a cult following (The Princess Bride, Monty Python, Tangled, Harry Potter, etc)
- Dr. Horrible goggles
- Super Soakers and/or Nerf guns
- Jelly beans
- A boy-band poster
- An ugly sweater
- Whoopie Cushions (plural)
Don't go overboard with this stuff - you still want to appear capable of having a conversation that isn't about farts. About once a week, feel free to take part in some kind of ridiculous activity and/or inter-dorm tree climbing race. The best way to use these objects is to keep them out in plain sight and wait for someone else to point at one of them and say, "Oh my gosh, that Firbie scared me so much yesterday when it was sitting in your window looking down at the quad!!" then you can begin the epic "Hide the Firbie Somewhere Slightly Disturbing" contest and see how many people you can freak out.
if one cannot find their Dr Horrible googles, will their Dr Horrible fribble and a death ray suffice?
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