7 Steps To Take To Throw The Best Virtual Holiday Party
You can still throw a great virtual holiday party even if your team does the majority of their work remotely these days. With a number of winter holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa right around the corner, you have the perfect opportunity to organize a fun holiday-themed party for your employees. But if you want your holiday party to stand out from the rest, you have to consider some creative ways to take the party up to the next level. We’ve been helping businesses and organizations throw the perfect holiday party, so we have some ideas for throwing the best holiday parties. We share some of those tips below.
Send Around A Paperless Invite
Get people excited about the virtual event by sending them a personalized e-vite! You’re definitely going to want to have a formal announcement about the party well in advance, so you might as well send up a festive invite through email. Again, it’s imperative that you do this well in advance of the party so that people can organize their schedule or make arrangements, especially if they need time to prepare for some of the fun activities during the party!
Customize Your Virtual Background With Your Favorite Winter Holiday
It’s super easy to change your virtual background on your computer or smartphone, so find a few festive holiday backgrounds that you like and switch them on during the party. Encourage your guests to find a holiday-themed background for their screen as well! Festive backgrounds really help to set the mood for a fun holiday party.
Get Dressed Up
Encourage attendees to dress up for the event! Have them wear their best winter dress or their favorite holiday pajamas. You decide the theme and the attire. You can also make it a costume party and have people wear Santa hats, elf ears, or other costumes to help ring in whatever holiday you’re celebrating. You can even make it a contest and give out prizes to the winners, which again speaks to the importance of giving your guests a heads up well in advance so they can organize their outfit.
Order In The Same Food And Drinks To Feel As Though You’re Sharing A Meal Together
Have everyone on your team order in the same food or prepare the same meal at home so it feels like you’re sharing a holiday meal together. Turkey and mashed potatoes are great for a Thanksgiving party, while winter cocktails or drinks like eggnog or hot chocolate are perfect for a Christmas party. If you don’t want your guests to think about the food options, let us cater your event! We have food and beverage packages for in-person and virtual holiday parties. We can ensure all of your guests get the same snacks and drinks even if they are all celebrating from afar. Learn more about our catering options on this page.
Play A Celebratory Virtual Game That Includes Breakout Rooms
Organize a virtual game so that guests can challenge one another or work together in teams. Trivia makes the perfect game for a virtual get together, no matter the size. Small parties can work on their own or in pairs, and larger groups can work together in a breakout room to share their knowledge and work to answer questions. If you’d rather let us organize the game and the breakout rooms, we’d be more than happy to host a virtual holiday-themed trivia game for your group.
Party Like You’re In A Nightclub With A Holiday Playlist
Set the mood for the party with an awesome holiday-themed playlist. Pick out some of your favorite tunes or find a great playlist on Spotify or Pandora. If you want some help with your playlist, just reach out! We have some great playlists that we use when running our trivia events, and we can point you in the right direction of the perfect party playlist.
Give Out Gifts
Everyone loves gifts, especially around the holidays. Have gifts sent to everyone’s home and request that they don’t open them until the party, and consider getting some virtual gifts for the winners of trivia or your other party games. Gift cards can easily be sent virtually, so award the trivia winners or the costume contest participants with a little something extra.
We know that these tips will help take your holiday party up to the next level, but if you’d like our help in any way organizing or throwing the perfect virtual party, learn more about what we can do for you on our booking page! Happy holidays from the team at Bar None Games!
