Company Christmas Party!

What better time of year to get together with family and friends?  We offer several different Holiday parties to choose from -

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The best plan to organize a Company Christmas Party is to organize and get help! Even if it is a small company, it is better to have help than to try to manage all the details yourself.   There are several things to consider when starting your planning:

Where will the party be held? Try your best to not have your party in the office. Rent a party room, go to a restaurant, even to a co-workers or boss' house is better than being in the office during your holiday party.

When will the party be held? Remember that this time of year has people booking up their calendars, so plan early and notify everyone of the date as soon as possible!

What is your Budget?  Even the smallest of company parties will have to know their budget and know how to fit all into this - food, entertainment, favors, decorations, etc.

Company Christmas Party Invitations:

Try an elegant Christmas party invitation that will make your coworkers feel special and uniquely privileged to attend your Holiday office party! Invitations will sparkle in colors of blue, white, silver. Also, try sprinkling in some 3-D Snowflake Confetti .

The Cascading Stars Invitation in blue with silver foil print would be just the right invitation to send for an event such as this.

 Company Christmas Party Decorations:

Go all out with your decorating scheme for a winter or end of season celebration! Throw a fabulous Company Christmas Party.

Create an entryway with Balloon Columns and a Snowflake Arch. Place some extra Snowflake Gossamer around the base of the columns.

Place corrugated Evergreen Trees covered with iridescent snow around your party room.

Hang Shimmering Snowflakes and Glitter Snowflakes around the room from the ceiling,  as well as the walls. Hang them at various heights.

Snowflake Lights look lovely around pillars or along a railing. Highlight the buffet table too. Using dramatic lighting around your fod tables/buffet line will really add to the atmosphere.

Scatter some Sparkling Snow over the entire dance floor area! It may be a little messy, but it is definitely worth the effort!

Snowpeople Stand-Ups are perfect for a photo backdrop or for a friendly invite to the food line or the dance floor!

You can never go wrong with lightweight Gossamer to help you create an elegant atmosphere for any occasion. Either solid white, snowflake gossamer, or a combination of the two could be used to drape, swag, or create bows around your party site.

Balloons are always an inexpensive way to add a big impact to a party site. Try using hundreds of balloons in silver, white, and light blue. Put balloons everywhere, around the room, hanging from the ceiling, grouped together for dramatic effect.

Cover your tables with Blue Paper Tablecovers and add a beautiful Light Blue Snowflake Gossamer over it. You could also swag some White Gossamer Streamers around the edges of your tables for added drama.

Add a Snowflake Place card Holders beside each dish on the buffet line with a label. Use Snowman Spreaders for a fun way to serve cheese or spreads.

Have an ice sculpture made in your company's logo and place it in the center of the buffet table and surround it with Stacked Snowflake Candles for an elegant glow.

Create a snowy look down the center of your tables with polyester batting spread in soft piles among your candles. Add some Iridescent Snow on top for a bit of sparkle!

Warm your guests by using candlelight when the weather outside is cold and frightful! Place some Sparkling Snow and Snowflake Mini Floating Candles in a Clear Glass Bowl filled with water in the center of the table. You could also place a Cracked Ice Votive Candle Holder at each place setting, fill it with water and drop in another floating candle.

 Company Christmas Party Food Ideas:

Beverages
If you plan on setting up a basic bar, plan to have the following on hand for every 10 adult guests:
1 case of beer
2 liters of seltzer
3 liters of soft drinks (diet and regular)
2 quarts of fruit juice
Plenty of chilled bottled mineral water (sparkling and flat)
2 bottles of wine - one red, one white
Hard liquor - a fifth makes approx. 14 drinks
Lemon and lime wedges and twists, olives and other garnish
Lots of ice - plan on 1 lb. per adult guest for the evening.

Consider adding a couple of the following seasonal beverages to fit the festive occasion:
Eggnog
Cranberry Cocktail
Hot Chocolate
Wassil
Coffee Bar - set out a few flavored liqueurs, brandy, whipped cream, and grated chocolate Garnish drinks with decorative ice cubes. Try using shaped ice-cube trays, adding a little food coloring into the water, or add mint leaves or raspberries to the water before freezing.

Company Christmas Party Games & Activities:

Many office parties begin with a cocktail hour that helps the guests get acquainted with each other and meet those that they ordinarily do not have much contact with during normal business hours. During this time, it is appropriate to play some background music and serve some light appetizers. This cocktail hour can last anywhere from 1 to 2 hours. If a meal is going to be served, it usually follows the cocktail hour and is done prior to any other activities. For a holiday office party, it is perfectly acceptable to have either a buffet table or a sit down meal, which ever fits into your budget and timeline the best.

After the appetites have been satisfied, here are a few ideas for activities:

Hire an ice carver to do a wintry demonstration!

Christmas Party Games

Videotape the guests arriving and mingling during the party and play the tape toward the end of the party along with a section of tape showing the accomplishments and goals that have been achieved throughout the year.

An office party definitely calls for toasts! The toasts can be serious or humorous, just so they give tribute to people as well as achievements.

Hire a band or small group of musicians to entertain, especially if you plan to host a formal dinner and dance.

Trivia -- Never was a holiday more suited to playing trivia games. If you are having a sit down dinner, roll up various trivia quizzes, and tie with ribbon to match your theme colors. Set the little bundles at each place setting. If you are serving food buffet style, put them in a decorative basket. We have provided a few ideas to build a trivia quiz around, or you can come up with other creative ideas.

Think of the interests of your crowd before choosing a topic. Try to include trivia related to the topic with a broad range of difficulty. This will make it much more challenging, and your guests will leave the party a little wiser than they were when they arrived:

Sports - who holds what record in what sport, or match famous sports figures with the correct sport. Ask a sports fanatic to help you pull this together!

Inventors and Explorers - Provide a list, and have guests try to match inventors and explorers with their invention or discovery. Much more difficult than you might think!

Music - Either have guests try to match Artists with Song Titles, match Song Titles with the year the song was a hit, or match Songs with the decade they were from. Spend 45 minutes at a music store with a pad of paper, looking at the backs of compilation and "best of" CD's, and you'll have enough music trivia to fill the whole year!

Movie Stars/Movies - Provide a list, and have guests match as many actors/actresses with the films they starred in, or have them try to match movie titles with the year the movie was released. Another fun "Hollywood" trivia game is to see who can name the most films that have won an Academy Award for "Best Picture".

Make a list of the 5-10 most influential/important people of the year…many periodicals, such as Time™ magazine, will be featuring such articles between now and December 31st. Ask guests to decide what significant contribution each made in order to make the list. The prize goes to the person who has all 5-10 or closest to it! A great prize to award the winner of any of these trivia games would be a trivia game, such as Trivial Pursuit™, a subscription to a news periodical, or a coffee table book chronicling the past year.

Christmas Party Games

Company Christmas Party Favors:

Snowflake Gel Candles are adorned with silver metallic snowflakes and can be personalized. Also make great place settings.

Prevent drink mix-ups during your party by adding Glassware Charms to your flute glasses and give out as favors too.

Crackers are a lighthearted gift that includes a novelty gift, party hat and a joke!

Glassware can be personalized with your company and theme and are always a very popular choice for favors at a holiday office party!

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