An New Year office party is a wonderful way to show you appreciate your
employees/coworkers. Even though you are at work you can still have a festive
celebration with these office party ideas and suggestions for activities!
New Year party
Invitations
Start
your party off on the right foot by sending a fun invitation. You can always
send group email, but it will build anticipation in the office if you do
something fun. Here are a few of out favorite invites for an office New Year
party:
- Santa's Sleigh Custom Invitation - Customize this design with any message on the back of Santa's sleigh... from your business name to your company logo.
- New Year Lights Invitation - A simple and popular design that will fit any New Year party theme.
- Ticket Invitations - A customer favorite! You customize this authentic looking ticket with all of your party info.
- Holiday VIP Pass
Invitations -
Let everyone know what very important people they are with this New Year
VIP Pass invite!
If you
are going to have a theme or activity at the party, let your guests know on the
invite so that they can be prepared. Here are a few fun suggestions:
- Gift exchange (white elephant or secret Santa)
- Ugly Sweater Contest
- Cookie exchange
- Potluck/recipe exchange
- Scavenger hunt
- Ornament exchange
Everyone will be excited for this New Year party!
New Year office party
Decorations and Party Supplies
Easy and
FUN is the way to go for decorations for the office. Here are the New Year
office party ideas we recommend:
Wrapping
paper - buy
some inexpensive wrapping paper and bows. You can wrap the artwork on the wall
to look like presents, or wrap empty boxes and use them around the room as
decorations.
Lights - What would New Year be without
lights? Hang a few strings around the party room and watch everyone's faces
"light up".
Custom New Year Banner -
Personalized with your own wording! Hang one on the wall above the buffet or
over the entrance welcoming everyone. This is a great decoration you can use
year after year!
Ceiling
Decorations - I
think these are fantastic. They can really liven up any boring space.
- Gingerbread Danglers
- Santa Lanterns
- Christmas Tree Foil Danglers
Balloons - The best bang for your buck.
Make bouquets with an odd number of balloons (it looks better) and use groups
of candy canes as balloon weights!
Employee
Stockings - Buy an
inexpensive felt stocking for each of the employees and write their names on
them with puffy paint. Cover a blank wall with a red
brick scene setter and hang the stockings on the wall. You could
even slip a small treat in there (something light) like a gift card for a cup
of coffee.
Confetti - Sprinkle confetti on the tops
of the tables to bring a bit of sparkle to the party. You can even add a little
to the invitations.
- Snowflake Confetti
- Holly Christmas Confetti
New Year Photo Op - Set up
an area where everyone can take a fun holiday photo! You can use a New Year Photo Op, or set up a backdrop with a New Year scene setters and give everyone Christmas props to wear in the pictures.
Paper
chain garland or streamers - Simple but effective. I love the red and green links of a Christmas
paper chain, but if making one will take up too much of your time red and green
crepe paper is almost as good!
Spray
snow - if
your party room or break room has any glass surfaces decorate them with a can
of spray snow. It will make everyone feel festive, and you can write out a
holiday greeting or even make a snowman!
New Year office party Games and
Activities
A few fun
activities will make the party a blast for everyone. Here are some great New Year office party ideas, easy games and fun activities:
White
Elephant Gift Exchange
A White Elephant gift exchange is where everyone brings something tacky from their attics or basements. (I once received a deer hoof lamp that was very festively decorated!). This exchange is played in many ways, one is while the gifts are still wrapped, have your guests pick a present. Once everyone has one gift, have everyone open their presents. After this, grab a pair of dice and have your guests roll them. Anyone who gets doubles gets to keep their gift or swap a gift with whoever they choose. You can choose to go around the circle one, twice or three times; or only allow two swaps (or keeps) before that person is out of the game and you continue until everyone is finished. You can even hold a contest for the "weirdest", "ugliest", and "most creative use of glitter/rubber bands/dry pasta".
A White Elephant gift exchange is where everyone brings something tacky from their attics or basements. (I once received a deer hoof lamp that was very festively decorated!). This exchange is played in many ways, one is while the gifts are still wrapped, have your guests pick a present. Once everyone has one gift, have everyone open their presents. After this, grab a pair of dice and have your guests roll them. Anyone who gets doubles gets to keep their gift or swap a gift with whoever they choose. You can choose to go around the circle one, twice or three times; or only allow two swaps (or keeps) before that person is out of the game and you continue until everyone is finished. You can even hold a contest for the "weirdest", "ugliest", and "most creative use of glitter/rubber bands/dry pasta".
New Year Trivia
Write
questions related to New Year on little green Christmas tree cutouts, number
them, and tape them to the walls around the party room. Provide your guests
with pencil and paper, and have them write down their answer to the numbered
questions throughout the party. At the end of the party, read off the answer
and see which guest got the most points for a prize!
Sample
Questions:
- What are the names of Santa's eight reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen
- What is a buche de Noel? An edible yule log
- What do bad little boys get for New Year? Switches and lumps of coal
- Finish the song line: "All I want for New Year is..." my two front teeth
- Who was caught kissing Santa Claus? Mommy
- How do you say Happy New Year in Spanish? Bonus: In French? Feliz Navidad ; Joyeux Noel
- What did Frosty the Snowman have for a nose? A button
- Who wrote "'Twas the Night Before New Year"? Clement Clarke Moore
- What is a tannebaum? Christmas tree in German
- What did the Three Wise Men bring? Gold, frankincense, and myrrh
- On the twelfth day of Christmas, what did "my true love give to me"? 12 fiddlers fiddling, 11 lords a-leaping, 10 ladies dancing, 9 pipers piping, 8 maids a-milking, 7 swans a-swimming, 6 geese a-laying, 5 golden rings, 4 calling birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.
Who Am I?
Make up
pieces of paper with Holiday characters written on them (Rudolph, Santa, Mrs.
Claus, an Elf, etc) As guests arrive, pin or tape the piece of paper to each of
their backs, without letting them see what's written on it. The rules are that
they can only ask and answer yes or no questions, to find out who they are.
New Year office Party Favors
The
holidays are a wonderful time to remind everyone how much you appreciate the
work they do all year long. Tis’ the season for giving so make sure your guests
leave with a special treat.
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