Office party ideas - It’s important to let your staff members know that all the hard work they put into the company is valued – and what better way to do that than to hold a staff party? Staff parties are the perfect way for employees to relieve the stress of the daily grind and come together to celebrate anything from closing a big deal to a fellow employee’s birthday.
Hosting a staff party can be a little bit more difficult than putting together something for friends and family, however. Not everyone is going to have a close relationship within the workplace, and you need to make sure your event retains at least an air of professionalism: everyone needs to be able to make it into work the next day, as well as look each other in the eye.
Office Party Entertainment
The way to ensure a successful staff party is all in the planning. Staff parties differ from private parties in the fact that you can’t just organise something and tell everyone to show up. You need to get everyone’s input, opinion, and availability before finalising your staff party details. If your party is based around congratulating your staff or celebrating a birthday, the most important thing to ensure is that everyone in attendance has fun.
When it comes to planning a staff party, entertainment can be the trickiest thing to put together. There are a seemingly endless amount of entertainment options available, some better than others. Keep your staff in mind when you’re picking the entertainment for your staff party – if you’re planning something interactive like a comedy hypnotist or murder mystery night, be aware that some guests probably won’t want to join in. Your best bet is to hire a mixture of entertainment. Keep any interactive entertainment optional and hire something that people can just kick back and watch, but still be entertained by, like a live band or motivational speaker.
Office party essentials
Food:
Jazz your office party catering up by hiring outside catering. Yes sandwiches and tea cakes are perfectly fine, but don’t you think they are quite mundane and well... boring?
Your food should taste amazing and memorable so why not hire a food truck like a fish and chip van. The fish and chip van could arrive at your venue and serve all your lovely team with scrumptious traditional fish and chip food. This is a fun twist on office party catering and nothing creates positive talk than good food.
Entertainment:
Your entertainment depends on your budget and also party style. In most cases office parties have quite refined budgets which can make it quite tricky to find top class entertainment. But please, from my own experience... do not cut corners when it comes to your entertainment. This will only end in heartbreak, and nobody wants that. Research what others office parties have and shop around your area for the best. You could hire a DJ to come into your office to really get the party going.
Most DJ’s will also know various party games, so again this is an extra bonus. Another unique idea would be to hire a fun casino. The fun casino will come into your office venue and set up various casino tables for you and your fellow employees to play. Games include BlackJack, Roulette and Poker. Each casino table will have a trained croupier dealing the cards who will also explain each game to your team. This is fun source of entertainment and also a great ice breaker.
Drinks:
Your drinks will depend on whether your office party is consuming alcohol or not. But whether your drinks or alcoholic or non alcoholic a perfect source of beverages is to hire a cocktail/mocktail artist. The artist will set up your personal bar in your venue and make fresh and unique drinks and even serve them to your guests. This is the perfect idea to make your drinks really stand out from the crowd.
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