| There are SO many details to think about
when organizing and planning your corporate party. You’ve got to create the guest
list, send out the Save the Dates and invitations, find a great venue for the party,
choose a fabulous caterer and maybe even an awesome band. That’s the easy part.
Having a corporate party that both you and your guests will remember for a long, long time
means you can’t stop there!
Once you’ve got the basic details of your party lined
up, it’s time to take it one step further and get creative! And creating memorable,
fun and unique corporate party activities can do just that.
Now, I’m not talking about the party games that put
you on the spot and make you cringe at the mere mention of them. No, what I’m talking
about are party activities that engage your guests in uniquely interactive and fun ways
without them even knowing they’re being involved! Trust me, it’s great
icebreaker fun for even the shyest guests!
Here are 4 interactive corporate party activities that ALL
guests at our company’s five-year anniversary party participated in for a truly
unique, memorable and fabulously fun time:
#1 Fun Corporate Party Activity: Create a Mystery Cocktail
Create a custom cocktail for your guests to try and guess
its ingredients! As each guest enters the party, have your catering staff hold trays of
the special concoction and greet your guests as they enter. You can also set up a special
table with glasses of the “mystery” cocktail.
This is a great way to get everyone in the party mood and
at the same time it will get your party guests to immediately begin mingling with each
other as they try to figure out what’s in the drink!
Tip: Have at least one “easy” taste in the
cocktail for your guests to guess. For example use something distinctive like pineapple or
orange. And if it’s appropriate, rim the glasses with colored sugar or salt to make
the presentation even more festive!
#2 Fun Corporate Party Activity: Take Polaroid Pictures
and Give Them as Party Favors
Polaroid pictures are great fun at parties because they are
funky, retro and most of all, instant! They capture the fun of the moment and can be given
to your guests in a nice picture frame or photo mount as party favors. Assign someone to
the Polaroids and have the special frames or mounts ready to insert the photo in and
voila! Your guests will have an instant personalized souvenir to remember your corporate
party.
Tip: These frames or mounts are readily available, but do
require some lead-time. So be sure to include an RSVP on your invitation so you know how
many to order. Allow yourself plenty of time (especially if you want them personalized) so
you don’t wind up paying rush-shipping charges.
#3 Fun Corporate Party Activity: Create a Polaroid Instant
Photo Guest Book
Since you’ve already got the Polaroid camera and film
ready to go for your guests’ favors, you might as well just go ahead and take the
plunge for yourself as well. Polaroid instant photo guest books like the Adesso Album
Instant Photo Guest Books® will put your guests to work for you to create an instant
memento of your party. Instant photo guest books will help you enjoy your party’s
memories the instant the party is over and for many years to come. These photo guest books
often become the life of the corporate party, especially after a few custom cocktails!
Tip: Assign someone to go around the party, take Polaroid
pictures of guests, slide them into the Adesso Photo Guest Book® and then pass it around
to have guests write a personal message to you. It’s less pressure than being
videotaped and far more personal.
#4 Fun Corporate Party Activity: Philanthropic Party
Donation
It’ll make you feel good, and it’ll make your
guests feel good. Find something you can “sell” to your guests, and donate 100%
of the profits to the charity of your choice. It’s a win-win-win situation for you,
your guests and the charity you select. People will really like sharing the good time
they’re having with others who are less fortunate.
Tip: Make sure that your corporate party guests get some
value for their contributions. It can be a product offering or something as simple as a
gift card, gift certificate or coupon for a product or service.
Final Corporate Party Activity Tip:
Have cards printed listing your interactive party
activities with a checkbox next to them. Provide a way to get the activities checked off
as they’re completed during your corporate party. Make sure guests know that if they
complete all the activities by the end of the party, they are eligible for a grand prize,
even if you don’t have one! You’ll be surprised how competitive your guests can
get and how relieved they are to have something to chat about with people they just met
for the first time! |
