Christmas Office Party Games

Tips for making Christmas Office Party Games Fun for Everyone!

Office Christmas Party Activities

Every year, our office Christmas party roles around and every year we are excited to see what the party has in store for us. After years of doing the same lunch party with co-workers, we began to look for different ways to celebrate the holiday season by choosing different office Christmas party activities and straying from the traditional Christmas party theme.

We started by doing a variation to our traditional Christmas party by incorporating different themes in the party. These themes led to new office Christmas party activities such as doing the Limbo to Caribbean Christmas music or dancing to a Mariachi Band that played Christmas songs. We decided we wanted our parties to be fun and exciting rather than predictable. We added the tradition of bringing gifts to exchange by drawing names in secret so that you wouldn’t know who was buying for you until the day came.

We then decided to incorporate a giving spirit in our office Christmas party activities and not just making the party about us, but about giving back to the community. This can be accomplished in a variety of ways. Now, instead of giving gifts to each other we adopt a family through a local angel tree program and we all bring gifts or gift cards for the family. We like to adopt a family with children and we invite them to come to our party so that we can celebrate with them. One year, we gave money to a non-profit organization in the community in the name of our company. Last year, we had our Christmas party at night and decided to expand our office Christmas party activities outside the office by caroling at a local retirement home.

When organizing your next Christmas party at the office, try to incorporate office Christmas party activities that will make your party unique to your office. You don’t have to stick to the traditional red and green colors with the same food and same entertainment. Do what you can to make your party memorable and possibly make memories for others in the community as well.

Christmas Office Party Game Tip #1

When planning your Christmas Office Party games, make sure to keep in mind the following questions:

* What is your goal in playing games at the party? Icebreaker? Entertainment? Awarding of Prizes?

* What is the personality and age mix of those attending the party?

* What is the 'feel' of the party? Casual? Dressy? The 'atmosphere' desired will dictate the type of games to be played.

* What is the size of the party? Certain games are more successful depending on the number in attendance.

* What is the size and layout of the party location? Some party games work better depending on the venue.

Christmas Office Party Game Tip #2

Remember to make sure everyone is included in the games and see how the party livens up.

Christmas Office Party Game Tip #3

Christmas Office Party Games don't have to be complex to be fun, in fact, the simpler the game, the better most guests seem to like them, and the less work they are for you!