--- description: YouTube prankster Roman Atwood surprises his girlfriend by turning their house into a ball pit title: Watch a Guy Surprise His Girlfriend by Turning Their House into a Giant Ball Pit image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch a Guy Surprise His Girlfriend by Turning Their House into a Giant Ball Pit  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 20, 2015 4:15 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 20, 2015 4:15 PM CUT YouTube prankster Roman Atwood [surprised](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t0EtKlQxyo "undefined") his girlfriend Brittney Smith by turning their house into a giant ball pit. With help from their kids, he covered the living room floor with balls, as well as the family’s indoor trampoline. Atwood set up the prank so when Smith opened the door to the house from the basement or garage area, tons of plastic balls spilled out — prompting the response, “Are you kidding me?!” The video has racked up more than 8 million views since it was uploaded on Jan. 18. No word on how clean-up is going. **WATCH:** [None of Us Will Ever Know Joy Like This Pug Playing in a Ball Pit](http://time.com/3265096/pug-in-ball-pit/ "undefined") ### A Squirrel's Guide to Fashion  This Year's Model Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Simple, Yet Elegant Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Sorry, Did You Say Something? Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  The "Little Squirrel on the Prairie" Look Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Forever Gingham Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  I Call This My "Going Visiting Dress" Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Chill in the Air Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Can't a Squirrel Eat in Peace? Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  CPR: Cute Professional Rodent Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Sharing Is Caring Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Too. Much. Starch. Can't. Breathe. Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  One Sample per Customer, Please Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  A Clean Squirrel Is a Happy Squirrel Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Ahhhh. Warm Towels. Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  To Sleep, Perchance to Dream ... of Acorns ... Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3674421/house-ball-pit-prank/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3674421/house-ball-pit-prank/"},"headline":"Watch a Guy Surprise His Girlfriend by Turning Their House into a Giant Ball Pit","datePublished":"2015-01-20T16:15:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:09.235Z","description":"YouTube prankster Roman Atwood's latest stunt","url":"https://time.com/3674421/house-ball-pit-prank/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3674421/house-ball-pit-prank/","name":"Watch a Guy Surprise His Girlfriend by Turning Their House into a Giant Ball Pit"}}]}] ```