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If youโre having your Christmas party in your office this year and want to make it special, youโre in the right place. Weโre here with 5 ways to bring your Christmas party to life, from the food and drink to the theme, activities, music and much more! You can often throw a fantastic party when you stay in the office, so itโs definitely worth considering, but maybe give the option to your employees and get them to vote which theyโd prefer to do. Good office parties and social gatherings can also help you to retain good employees, along with everything else, of course, so focusing on this and building your company culture is vital, especially if a lot of your workers are remote. So, get ready to feel inspired and throw a party for people to remember!
Have A Theme
The best place to start when it comes to your office Christmas party is to choose a theme! People love a theme as it’s a way to bring everyone together; itโs immersive and will get people excited. Plus, it’s a great chance to get the office looking really different. You could do a casino night, a murder mystery theme, a Gatsby theme, a winter wonderland, a circus, apres ski or
anything else! You can then tie this theme into the decorations, the invitations, the food and drink, the music, and everything else. It will help to guide you in the right direction once you have a theme established so itโs definitely worth doing.
Great Food and Drink
Next up, food and drink can make or break a Christmas party! You could keep it more simple and go for something like pre packed sandwiches, cheeses, meats, and crackers and do a grazing table, or you could get street food caterers in to do something fun and different. If you have the space, you could do a sit-down meal-type situation, or you could start the party later and just nibble!
Onto drinks, this is quite difficult as you need a wide variety to suit everyone’s taste. So, you should have plenty of soft drinks, mulled wine, Christmas cocktails, prosecco/champagne, wine, beers and spirits. You could get an external company in to do the drinks and mix the cocktails, or you could even get a cocktail-making team in to do a cocktail class for your employees!
Variety is key here, and also make sure you have enough, as people wonโt be able to just head to the bar if you run out!
Consider A Photobooth
A great way to bring your team together and improve morale is to consider a photo booth. It will create fun memories, boost morale, and get everyone into the Christmas spirit and you can often get the photo booth personalised to suit your branding, too. This is a great addition to your Christmas party and itโs worth the investment! There are also other options, like 360-degree cameras, however, proper photo booths tend to be most popular with crowds, especially as about 5 people can squeeze in and create funny photos to remember a great night!
Plan Out Your Activities
When your Christmas party is at your office, you want a few things planned to keep everyone entertained. Youโll have music as well, which weโll get onto, but you want something for the middle part of the night when people arenโt quite ready to dance. You have so many options here depending on how big your team is, however, weโd recommend at least a couple of these
ideas:
- Scavenger hunt: this could be a themed scavenger hunt around the office.
- Quiz: a fun Christmas quiz, potentially with a few rounds that involve questions about people in the office or funny things that have happened
- Awards: throughout the year you could note down eventful things that have happened and also create some categories for people to vote in, then do an interactive awards ceremony at the end of the year. This is a great way to dig up memories people had forgotten about.
- Wine tasting or cocktail making: both of these are really good fun and you can find companies that specialise in the experience for parties, so really get the guests involved and also this will help to get everyone feeling merry!
Good Music!
Lastly, youโve got to get the music right. Earlier on in the night, you might just put a pre-made playlist on the speakers, especially when youโre doing activities and things, however, later in the night, weโd definitely recommend getting live performers in, either a band that is great fun or a DJ. You can do all sorts, like a DJ who can also play the saxophone, or you could choose an upbeat band to get everyone dancing. Without good music, the atmosphere of a Christmas
party can completely change, so weโd definitely recommend spending some of the budget on great music that will make the night.
