Seasonal & Special Events Ideas
Each year, students look forward to game nights at the school and chances to win prizes when selling items like candy bars and wrapping paper. These school fundraisers not only provide extra cash for school programs, they also create entertainment and teachable moments for the kids. So, let’s make sure the next fundraiser is a huge success for everyone. Plan…
Seasonal & Special Events Ideas
“Family is the most important thing in the world.” Family plays an instrumental role in every person’s life, and gathering all of your kids, cousins, aunts, uncles, siblings, and grandparents together for an annual family reunion will create a treasured tradition for years to come. Certainly you can host a simple picnic or BBQ for your family reunion. However, starting…
Seasonal & Special Events Ideas
In a Constant Contact blog post from 2012, author Ryan Mahoney states that sponsors “are one of the foundational elements of your event because they add things that can draw people.” We agree. If you’re planning a charity gold tournament, you need sponsors to give their support. Rather than scratching your head wondering how to get sponsors for a golf tournament,…
Seasonal & Special Events Ideas
Oh the places your grad will go. This wonderful book is a common and thoughtful gift for graduates. It easily connects the start of your grad’s education with the next stepping stone- succeeding in the real world after high school or college. If you have a graduate that you’re honoring, include a famous quote from this classic Dr. Seuss book in…
Seasonal & Special Events Ideas
Graduation from high school or college is a monumental achievement that deserves to be celebrated in style! From invitations to decorations, we have a few fun graduation party ideas and tips that will help make the day extra memorable. Use Creative and Exciting Invitations There is no better way to reach out to friends and family and set the tone…
Everyone expects a Christmas or New Year’s party. While holiday parties are fun, it can be even more fun (and effective) to have unexpected and off-season themed work celebrations. For most adults, the office is where they spend a huge portion of their life. Interacting with the same people in the same environment day after day can cause even the…
You’ve collected the RSVPs and the big Christmas party is just around the corner. To make sure you’ve got everything in order take a big breath and go over this task list ASAP! Count the RSVPs one last time and update the caterer with the final number. Make sure the venue’s audio system is compatible with the DJs technology needs….
What keeps guests feeling upbeat and jovial at a party? Great tunes! It’s time to think about a fabulous playlist for the Christmas party. To keep everyone content, choose a mix of classic seasonal songs sung by popular artists. Here’s our favorites. 12 Perfect Picks for Your Holiday Party Playlist All I Want for Christmas is You ~ Mariah Carey…
People have been sending written correspondence for hundreds of years. Of course, in the early days, there were no self-adhesive envelope flaps (or even the kind you have to lick). So instead, the letter writers of the past used a wax seal with their personal insignia stamped into it. The seal served a couple of purposes. First, it made sure…
As the Christmas party draws near, RSVPs pile up. If things seem to be moving a little slower than planned, send a reminder message via an office communications system or email to complete RSVPs as soon as possible. As the notes start arriving, stay on top of the party planning by checking these five tasks off your to do list:…
Christmas & Holiday Party Tips
Have an embarrassing Christmas story? We want to hear it! Whether its an drunken office party foul, family dinner gone awry, or a childhood memory that evokes fear and humiliation, we want it. Go ahead, don’t be shy! Submit and we’ll publish and choose a winner right before Christmas. Come on, you know you want to. [gravityform id=”2″ name=”Embarrassing Christmas…
As guests arrive for the Christmas party, keep them entertained. In addition to lingering over the appetizers and punch bowl, encourage party-goers to participate in one of these festive activities and games. Photo Collage: On the party invitations, ask each person to bring a printed snapshot of themselves from a holiday celebration as a child — with their name printed…
Christmas & Holiday Party Tips
The Christmas season is filled with beauty and wonder with lights shimmering and goodwill overflowing. It is the perfect time to hold elegant gatherings and welcome family and friends into our lives to celebrate all we hold dear. Throwing a perfect Christmas party requires some planning, and when it comes to elegant Christmas parties its success rests in the details….
Christmas & Holiday Party Tips
There is an old saying that “being kind helps your bottom line” and that’s especially true at Christmas. Christmas parties are the perfect time to show your appreciation and build bonds of loyalty with your employees. They’ve worked hard so why not surprise them with one of these lavish ideas for the company Christmas party? Rent a Museum or Art…
Christmas & Holiday Party Tips
Formal dinners and cocktail parties are great, but they are not for everyone. If the traditional company Christmas party just doesn’t fit your company culture, it may be time to think out of the box. Celebrating the holidays can be even more fun and memorable when you mix in a bit of the nontraditional and even a little wacky into…
Christmas & Holiday Party Tips
As guests gather for the Christmas party and toasts are made, plan to send home a token of gratitude and Christmas appreciation. Whether your guests are your best friends or your employees, celebrate them. A simple verbal recognition to the group, followed up with a gift or certificate presentation, makes the party extra engaging. For the Office Party: If you’ve…
Christmas & Holiday Party Tips
Okay, let’s face it. Most people dread the office white elephant gift exchange because it’s so difficult to come up with something funny and appropriate. Then there’s the holy grail of office white elephant gifts—ones that are fun and appropriate AND something people will actually kind of (in secret anyway) like. We listed a few ideas last year which still…
Christmas & Holiday Party Tips
Celebrate the holidays, but do it safely! Since most Christmas parties include alcoholic beverages, have an action plan in place to keep employees out of harm’s way. Things to Consider: Use drink tickets. Give each guest a set number of complimentary drinks via a ticket system to limit them to two or three beverages. If they want more, they will…
Christmas & Holiday Party Tips
If there is anything more fun than the White Elephant Party in encouraging a hilariously good time, we do not know of it. The wacky tradition encourages the exchange of small, often useless, always creative, and completely funny gifts among friends. But even “almost anything goes” parties need a few guidelines, so here is the ultimate guide on throwing a…
Christmas & Holiday Party Tips
Have you ever wondered which “The Office” character you would be if you worked at Dunder Mifflin? Angela? Dwight? Michael? Jim? Find out by taking our quiz below and then share your answers with your friends. Pass this quiz around your office before your epic Christmas party this year and collect the responses. Then proudly display your Office character or…