The Ultimate Company Christmas Party

Its that time of year! The wooly jumpers are out. The ice is being scraped off the windshields. Make this Christmas one to remember. Throw your staff The Ultimate Company Christmas Party! Everyone loves a Christmas Party. They are a fun and classic way to celebrate with your team. They are also a wonderful way for your team to socialise. A festive team building activity!

Secret Santa :

Start off your Ultimate Company Christmas Party in the office! Secret Santa is a winner. Put everyone’s name into a hat a few weeks before the event. Let everyone pick out a name and keep it a secret! There are handy online name generators you can use too. Everyone has to get a secret present for their co-worker! Maybe set a 10 euro limit on how much everyone should spend. This will keep things fun and fair! This is an effective team building activity. Members of your team will try to find out what their co-worker likes in a subtle way in order to get them something they will enjoy! The perfect mug with a picture of a pig on it! or a voucher for their favourite Cafe. Share the presents at your company Christmas party! Everyone will be dying to know who they got!

Christmas Cake off :

Christmas Cakes recipes are so traditional! They can differ from family to family. Give your team an opportunity to show of their special Christmas Cake recipe. This will make your Ultimate Company Christmas Party go down in history. Probably, for the most cake eaten by a group of people in an afternoon. Ask your team to sign up for the Christmas Cake off a month or so before your Company Christmas Party. This will give the cakes time to mature. Bring them in and line them up at the party! Have the group judge them on presentation and flavour. Give the winner a prize. Maybe a Spa Day out? This competition gives your team a chance to tell each other about different traditions in their family! An excellent way to build rapport in your team.

Gin Tea Party :

Our Gin Tea Party is the perfect Christmas party activity. Everyone knows that Gin is in! And it goes very well with Christmas cheer! Pour team mate a a drink and get to know them.  At a Gin Tea Party there is a variety of different gins. Every gin you have ever heard of and probably more. There is also a range of accompaniments such as peppercorn, orange, cucumber – you name it! Perfect if you are having your Ultimate Company Christmas Party at your office! Or maybe take your team somewhere further a field. A Team building activity that has your team build gin and tonics! What a winner this Christmas! 

Carol Singing :

Sleigh bells ring are you listening!? So here it is, Merry Christmas! What is your favourite Christmas anthem? Get your team to e-mail with their list of favourite Christmas tunes. Print out the lyrics of a range of Christmas bangers and get your team to sing along! Take it out of the office and do it on the way to a work night out. Singing is a great way for a group to connect! You will all learn what each others favourite Christmas songs are! And learn how the singers are! (And, unfortunately, learn who should keep it to the shower!)

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First off, ‘You Should Be Working’ but the phrase “When the cat’s away, the mice will play” comes to mind. So, what’s happening on Facebook & Instagram at the moment? If we’re all being honest, we’ve all procrastinated in work on occasion. Allowing our minds and focus to drift away to faraway lands or Friday evening when the weekend starts. When the Boss is around though we aren’t checking our social media or filling our shopping baskets online with items we’ll never buy. You’re the super focused ultra employee.

So, if you’re going to doss off at work you might as well have some fun with it. Maximise your procrastination with these 6 Stupid Office Games to Play When The Boss Isn’t Around. Hopefully my boss doesn’t read this but when the Main Spud isn’t around these are the games we play in Big Potatoes HQ.

The Invisible Wire Game

This office game is so easy. Pick two points in the office and draw and invisible wire between the 2 points. Our advice, choose an area with high traffic during the day. The aim of the game then is not to touch the invisible wire. So, it’s up to you, or any other co-workers you rope into the game to avoid the line by walking around, ducking under it and even jump over it.

Should you break the invisible wire, you must let out a painful scream in the office. Honestly lads it’s brilliant craic.

Blu-Tack Films

There’s not an office in the country that doesn’t have a bit of blu-tack stuck to the wall. So, pull it down and let’s get creative. Basically, you design an object, character or something that represents your chosen movie. Your co-workers then must guess the movie. Extra points for artistic skills of course.

Photoshop Wimbledon

Now you’ll have to rope a few co-workers into your procrastination web for this office game. One person starts by drawing a picture with photoshop or whatever image editing software you’d like. Each player afterwards must add to it. The more players the better.

It must do 3 rounds and finish with the first person. We guarantee that the picture will come back in a hilarious state. You’ll be trying to figure out who has done what.

It does however encourage creativity and working together in your work group. That right there is team building and the boss might like that. We say print it off and put it on the fridge in the staff kitchen.

The Floor Is Lava

This game has taken the world by storm in the last few months. The office is a brilliant environment to play this office game especially when the boss isn’t around. The only way you can make it around the office is either by your office chair or walking on desks (which we don’t recommend). Lunch doesn’t count of course.

Obviously, you must come up with some forfeits for those caught putting their feet on the ground.

Office Basketball

A classic office game to kill time. All you’ll need is a bin and a few sheets of paper. Set the bin up at the other end of the office, scrunch up the paper in to balls and well, make it rain 3 pointers! It won’t be long until everyone is involved.

Office Penalty Shootout

Staying with the sports theme. Use those rolled up paper balls as mini footballs and use the door into the office as the goal. And, boom its penalty shootout time. Think you have the skills to win?

So, next time the boss steps out of the office you know the 6 Stupid Office Games to Play When The Boss Isn’t Around!

Finally, contact us today to get the ball rolling on planning your next team event!

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