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Corporate Holiday Party Ideas
A company holiday party has a room, a meal and an hour that needs something to happen in it. These are the hosted programs we bring to that hour, at your venue or on your video platform.
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What are good corporate holiday party ideas?
Pick the idea by where it sits in the evening. A game show fits the hour after dinner: Best Corporate Feud and Jeoparody Live! run 1 to 1.5 hours with podiums, buzzers and a host on the stage, and our game shows come in holiday-themed versions. A build fills a longer afternoon party at round tables: in Gingerbread Architect, teams of 10 earn their kits through browser-based challenges and then build gingerbread and candy structures in 1.5 to 2 hours.
For a party with a give-back, Operation Toy Donation has teams assemble toys and pack children's necessities that are wrapped and donated, and Bears and Blankets turns stuffed bears and blankets into comfort gifts for children in 1 to 1.5 hours. Staff who work remotely join through the virtual editions on Zoom or Teams. Every program is run by our host or facilitator, and the venue and the meal stay yours.
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Gingerbread Architect at a holiday event
Teams earn their kits, then build.
- Program length
- 1 to 2 hours
- Group size
- 20 to 6,000+
- Formats
- In person or virtual
- Founded
- 2010
Eight holiday party ideas with a host
Each idea below is a program we run, with the program page linked for the details.
A game show after dinner
Survey rounds, face-off podiums and buzzers. Teams of 6 to 10 play from their tables, and teams are called to the stage for the head-to-head rounds.
Best Corporate Feud1 to 1.5 hours
Trivia on every phone
Phones become answer pads with no app to download, the leaderboard updates live on the big screen, and questions can follow your event theme.
Trivia Blast Live!1 to 1.5 hours
A quiz with your own category
Contestant podiums, a projected answer board and five categories a round. One category can be about your company and your year.
Jeoparody Live!1 to 1.5 hours
A gingerbread build
Teams earn construction kits through browser-based challenges, then design and build themed gingerbread and candy structures.
Gingerbread Architect1.5 to 2 hours
One-minute tabletop games
Cups, pencils and a deck of cards, 60 seconds per challenge, a practice round before each scored round and gold medals for the winning team.
A Minute 2 Win It!1.5 to 2 hours
A wheel and a hidden phrase
Contestants spin a digital letter wheel and guess the phrase one letter at a time. Prizes or winnings can go to a cause of your choosing.
Spin It 2 Win It!1 to 1.5 hours
A case the whole room solves
Each team opens a locked case of puzzles and coded messages, and the last puzzle takes every team sharing what it found.
Crack the Case!®1.5 to 2 hours
A chocolate build
Teams earn a chocolate construction kit, build a landmark or structure from candy and chocolate, then display it for the whole group.
Chocolate Architect1.5 to 2 hours
Holiday party ideas that give back
A holiday party is a natural time to give back. In these programs the game earns the materials and the build becomes the donation. We coordinate with the receiving charity, and when possible a representative from it comes to thank the group.
Operation Toy Donation
Teams of 10 rotate through care stations to assemble toys, pack children's necessities and decorate storage containers. 30 to 2,000+ people, 1.5 to 2 hours.
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- 30 to 2,000+ people
Bears and Blankets
Teams stuff plush bears, decorate a t-shirt for each one and wrap them in blankets for children in crisis. 1 to 1.5 hours.
- 1 to 1.5 hours
- 30 to 1,000+ people
Charity Game Show
A full game show, with the winning team signing a giant check to the charity you pick. The donation itself is separate from the program fee.
- 1 to 1.5 hours
- 30 to 1,000+ people
Minute 2 Win It! for Charity
Tabletop challenges earn the items for care packages that go to a local charity. 1.5 to 2.5 hours.
- 1.5 to 2.5 hours
- 30 to 1,000+ people
Planning steps for the holiday party program
- Step 1:
Send the date, the city and a rough headcount as soon as the venue is set. Most company holiday parties land in December, so sending it early keeps more dates and programs open.
- Step 2:
Decide where the program sits: before dinner, after dinner, or as the whole afternoon. That decides the length, from 1 to 1.5 hours for a game show to 1.5 to 2 hours for a build.
- Step 3:
Check the room. Game shows need a projector, a screen and a sound system; builds and charity programs use round tables and about 20 to 25 square feet per person.
- Step 4:
For a charity program, we supply the materials and coordinate the donation with the receiving organization, so there is nothing to collect or ship.
- Step 5:
Add remote staff through a virtual program on the same day, or give them their own party on Zoom or Teams.
When part of the team is remote
Virtual Office Party is built as a party: teams of 6 to 8 play browser-based mini-games on your video platform in 60 to 75 minutes for up to 500 people, with a Game Master on hand, and colleagues vote each other into categories like the traveler and the foodie. Virtual Escape Room: Saving Santa! gives teams of 4 to 6 a kidnapped Santa to free, and each team picks a time to play, so offices in different time zones can all take part before the scoreboard is shared.
The game shows run virtually too. Virtual Best Corporate Feud plays in 60 to 75 minutes on Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Webex, and you can add up to five questions about your own company.
Holiday party programs
Hosted programs for the company holiday party, in person or on your video platform.
In person
- Best Corporate FeudSurvey rounds, face-off podiums and buzzers. Teams of 6 to 10 play from their tables, and teams are called to the stage for the head-to-head rounds.
- Length
- 1 to 1.5 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor
- Jeoparody Live!Contestant podiums, a projected answer board and five categories a round. One category can be about your company and your year.
- Length
- 1 to 1.5 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor
- Trivia Blast Live!Phones become answer pads with no app to download, the leaderboard updates live on the big screen, and questions can follow your event theme.
- Length
- 1 to 1.5 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Gingerbread ArchitectTeams earn construction kits through browser-based challenges, then design and build themed gingerbread and candy structures.
- Length
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor
- A Minute 2 Win It!Cups, pencils and a deck of cards, 60 seconds per challenge, a practice round before each scored round and gold medals for the winning team.
- Length
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Spin It 2 Win It!Contestants spin a digital letter wheel and guess the phrase one letter at a time. Prizes or winnings can go to a cause of your choosing.
- Length
- 1 to 1.5 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor
- Crack the Case!®Each team opens a locked case of puzzles and coded messages, and the last puzzle takes every team sharing what it found.
- Length
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Chocolate ArchitectTeams earn a chocolate construction kit, build a landmark or structure from candy and chocolate, then display it for the whole group.
- Length
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor
- Operation Toy Donation
- Length
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 2,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor
- Bears and Blankets
- Length
- 1 to 1.5 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Charity Game Show
- Length
- 1 to 1.5 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor
- Minute 2 Win It! for Charity
- Length
- 1.5 to 2.5 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor
What clients say
We have done game shows at all of our sales meetings in the past, but your Best Corporate Feud program using keypads that involved everyone at the event with the game show ending was the most innovative and inclusive game show we have ever done.
Ralph
Pfizer
The group is still talking about the OUTSTANDING Best Corporate Feud program you delivered for us. I received major kudos for this event and for your personable host. We want you to come back and do our 2016 Kick-Off Event, so start thinking of ideas for us! An absolute pleasure to work with you and looking forward to doing it again soon!
Trish
GenNx360 Capital Partners
It was a great event and we really appreciate that your company was able to come back, with the same facilitator, and administer the “A Minute 2 Win It!” event again for us. Our new group loved the exercises and had a great time! We look forward to working with you again. Thanks!
Sandy
BIC Corporation
Frequently asked questions
What is a good team activity for a company holiday party?
A hosted game show is the easiest fit. Best Corporate Feud and Jeoparody Live! run 1 to 1.5 hours for 30 to 1,000+ people, teams play from their tables, and our host runs the show from start to finish. For a longer party, Gingerbread Architect or a charity build runs 1.5 to 2 hours.
Can the program run at our venue during the party?
Yes. We bring the program to your venue, and the room and the meal stay with you. A Minute 2 Win It! is built to work as an after-dinner activity, and game shows can open or close the evening from a stage.
What does the venue need?
For game shows, a projector and screen plus a sound system and microphone for groups over 50. Build and charity programs need round tables and about 20 to 25 square feet per person. Gingerbread Architect and Chocolate Architect need about 20.
How big a group can take part?
Most programs on this page run for 30 to 1,000+ people, and Operation Toy Donation runs for 30 to 2,000+. Across all our programs we run events for 20 to 6,000+.
Can the holiday party include a charity donation?
Yes. Operation Toy Donation, Bears and Blankets and Minute 2 Win It! for Charity build the donation during the party, and Charity Game Show ends with a giant check to the charity you pick. See all our charitable team building programs.
Can we write questions about our own company?
Yes. Jeoparody Live! has five categories each round and one can be yours, Trivia Blast Live! questions can be customized to your company or event theme, and Virtual Best Corporate Feud takes up to five of your own questions.
What if our team does not all celebrate Christmas?
Most programs here have no Christmas theme at all. Game shows, trivia, Crack the Case!® and the charity programs work for any end-of-year party. Gingerbread Architect and Saving Santa! are the two with the holiday built in.
What about staff who work remotely?
Virtual Office Party, Virtual Escape Room: Saving Santa! and the virtual game shows run on Zoom, Teams or your own platform. See our virtual programs.
How far ahead should we book?
As soon as the date and city are set. Program choice can follow: send the date, headcount and venue, and a planner replies with options the same business day.
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