3 Ideas to Spark a Legendary Party What’s the Right Holiday Celebration for Your Office?
baked good — swap. Every person in the office bakes a few dozen cookies, brings them in, and everyone exchanges to create a new variety to take home at the end of the event. You could even turn this into a bake- off or potluck. Newsletter Pro has done our own version of this with a chili cook-off and a pie bake-off, and the results were very tasty! 3. DON’T DO THE TYPICAL HOLIDAYS: If your company is busy during the holidays, if countless staff have vacations planned, or if it just doesn’t make sense to host a big celebration, choose another holiday for your big event! Turn the first week of January into a celebration after the end of your busy season, or make Halloween, the Fourth of July, or Valentine’s Day the big day for a party. More employees will have free schedules, and you can have fun with unique party ideas and themes! Don’t sweat the holiday party. Connect with your team and create an event that’s sure to cap off 2021 perfectly.
The office holiday party is the stuff of legend, but the landscape of work has changed, perhaps marking the end of more traditional celebrations. With remote work and the changing scope of employee culture, it can be difficult for companies to find that perfect middle ground between cheesy and boring to cap off the year in style. This holiday season, keep the mood festive with these easy, affordable, and fun celebration ideas. 1. VOLUNTEER OR GIVE BACK: Sparking holiday cheer through helping others is sure to be a hit. If your employees care about certain causes, band together to volunteer or raise funds for those organizations. You can also take part in local Giving Trees or contact animal, humanitarian, or hunger aide groups to create a partnership. A shared goal will make your team feel connected — and you could change some lives.
2. SWAP COOKIE SWAP: There are few better seasons for food than the holidays! Lean into that by hosting a cookie — or some other
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