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Bring on the buttercream cupcakes and rainbow of balloons! <\/span><\/p>\n There’s a birthday guy or gal in the office this week! So how can you make your employees feel special on their big day beyond sweet treats? Mix up their usual routine a bit and spoil them with surprises and small gifts, that’s how!<\/span><\/p>\n Whether they have a dedicated office or use a co-working space, grab a roll of gift wrap and embellish their desk. Don’t forget to accent the workspace with oversized bows and curly ribbons.<\/span><\/p>\n Plan to give back to the community in honor of the birthday VIP. Pick a charity they love and schedule a special visit (onsite or offsite) complete with a small donation presentation. The co-workers can meet shelter dogs or spend a long lunch hour reading to special needs kids!<\/span><\/p>\n A week or so before the big day, leave a handwritten note on the employee’s desk offering the option to leave early one day during their birthday week. It’s the perfect way for the birthday person to grab a special weekday dinner or start their Friday evening a little early!<\/span><\/p>\n No birthday is complete without presents. Figure out what the employee loves to grab during the workday — gourmet coffee, herbal tea, cupcakes or fresh juice — and snag a gift card to the local business they frequent for their workday snacks.<\/span><\/p>\n A week ahead, send\u00a0a memo to everyone in the office (or for larger businesses, the employee’s department) about a celebratory potluck. On the day, invite everyone to the meeting room for some home-cooked treats and recipe swapping.<\/span><\/p>\n Does your workplace have morning announcements via an intercom system? Amp up the presentation with a birthday shout out, complete with classic off-key singing and wild kazoo choir!<\/span><\/p>\n This year, instead of having everyone squeeze their name on one company card, encourage each employee to bring a card, or pick one out of a big box of <\/span>stationery supplies<\/span><\/a> at the office, and create a personal birthday message for the co-worker.<\/span><\/p>\n Fill the birthday person’s office with balloons. Helium balloon bouquets on the desk and individual balloons all over the floor help create a festive workspace for the day.<\/span><\/p>\n Plan to surprise the birthday person with goofy dollar store gifts. The rule: Each employee can only spend $1. Bring on the funny socks, faux flowers and plastic wine glasses!<\/span><\/p>\n A birthday is the perfect time to present the employee with a funny award. Choose a <\/span>fun mug, plaque or certificate<\/span><\/a> that lets everyone know they’re the Top Dog for the day!<\/span><\/p>\n Are you ready to order those <\/span>birthday cards<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>snazzy awards<\/span><\/a>? Shop <\/span>PaperDirect<\/span><\/a>\u00a0today and your office birthday supplies will be delivered in no time!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bring on the buttercream cupcakes and rainbow of balloons! There’s a birthday guy or gal in the office this week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":16972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-event-ideas"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16971"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16971"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16974,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16971\/revisions\/16974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}1. The Gift-Wrapped Desk<\/b><\/h2>\n
2. The Charity Partner<\/b><\/h2>\n
3. The Early Out<\/b><\/h2>\n
4. The Snack Fix<\/b><\/h2>\n
5. The Office Potluck<\/b><\/h2>\n
6. The Public Address<\/b><\/h2>\n
7. The Card Shower<\/b><\/h2>\n
8. The Balloon Maze<\/b><\/h2>\n
9. The White Elephant<\/b><\/h2>\n
10. The Silly Award<\/b><\/h2>\n