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How to organize a great New Year’s Eve work party

The end of the year is almost here and the time has come to plan a holiday / New Years Eve party at work!

This year, you are in charge, what are you going to do?

Whatever you do, don’t bring balloons, fast food, and a keg of beer!

There are so many fun ways to have a great end-of-the-year work celebration, and without much effort on your part either.

Here are a few that I have personally been to and had a lot of fun attending:

A few years ago, our business owners decided that we should all do more than just have dinner and go home. They wanted something interactive that would make us talk about something different than what we did all day at the “9 to 5” location.

What did you do? Where did they go? Not far from our business there was an “entertainment” mall. You know the multiplex type of theater, at least a dozen restaurants and shops to get into. One of the places was a themed restaurant called Dave and Busters; They rented one of the open but secluded areas for all of us. The package they chose came with a buffet dinner, 2 drinks from the bar, and $ 15 in chips each. The tokens can be used to play video games, indoor basketball, pool games, group wifi games, etc.

We all had a great time! We found a new camaraderie that we never knew existed. We talk to each other’s spouse, we talk about our families and our outside interests. Then we took the tickets that we won and went to the “giveaways” area and picked out a bunch of silly gifts.

It was a fun and memorable evening!

One more year at the same firm, the owners found a bowling alley that not only rented us several lanes, but also set up a “tournament”, a snack bar and a soft drink / beer bar. The tournament winner received 2 free bowling games for 4 on their next visit and the owners added an extra day of vacation to the jackpot. Once again, this brought our group closer than before and raised our work morale!

If your business is one of the vast majority that has to cut back on celebrations this year, try hosting a potluck and the “Pageant of the Regift.” They all do the usual potluck, but they all bring something unwrapped from home, put their name on a hat, and then start handing out gifts. It’s a great way to ditch Aunt Sadie’s homemade bunny hat or Grandma’s hand-painted jam jar. Provide a good laugh for everyone!

Now the latest idea is a slight tweak to the actual theme made by the company I worked for: Our bosses always got lots of gifts from vendors, everything from flat-screen TVs to plastic keychains. So, they would still call it the “Regift Parade”, but they would start with the “best” gifts and work with the “worst” elements. One year I received a 5 pound jar of pistachios and a set of coffee mugs with a vendor’s stamp on it. Another, I received a “spa” set (puff of wash, back cleanser, a hot / cold eye mask, and several scented candles), a box of Godiva chocolates, and the new mouse pad stamped by the top seller.

The point is that your end of the year gathering is one that brings your co-workers together and gives everyone a different point of view on who you are and how much fun you can have!

Happy Holidays!

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