You are lucky if you work in a large and rich company that annually pays employees for a New Year's corporate party. But what about those whose holiday is financed from their pockets? We want to offer you several inexpensive corporate event options.
A corporate company that employs hundreds of people is one thing. And the celebration is completely different in small groups. However, how you spend your New Year's corporate party depends not so much on finances and the number of people, but on you. There are a lot of interesting ways to spend a holiday in a fun and interesting way for little money.
Karaoke
If your team has at least a couple of singing colleagues, karaoke would be a great idea for a New Year's party. You can, of course, invite famous artists, but we are talking about a budget holiday. So why not take advantage of the opportunity to listen to live music, and completely free of charge.
Divide everyone into support groups: each singing colleague should have his own. After that, have a competition. Those who have an ear for music perform solos when performing a song, and those who only have a voice help them in every possible way (well, or interfere, it depends). Whose team hits the most notes is the winner.
Tasting
At a holiday, where food is always an obligatory item, you can conduct a tasting without much difficulty.
What can you taste? The answer to this question depends entirely on the amount that was invested in preparing the New Year's menu. If there are several types of wines on your tables, then, of course, you can taste them. But since in most small groups, in addition to champagne and vodka, you can see only one, maximum two, types of wine, this option is unlikely to work: no one will confuse champagne and wine.
What is there always in abundance on New Year's Day? Of course, sweets. So give the female half of the team (after all, women the biggest sweet tooth) the opportunity to show their knowledge in the candy and chocolate field.
Men can be given a more difficult task and offered to taste, for example, salads or sandwiches. After taking samples, they will have to name a set of ingredients that are included in the snack.
Decor of window openings and desktop surfaces
The design of the space between the windows, as well as the furniture, involves the use of installations made independently.
Garlands, flags or New Year's tinsel are placed on the walls.
Installations in the form of stylized Christmas trees made from stationery and wire wrapped in tinsel look unusual.
How to decorate a desktop for the New Year depends on the preferences of its owner and the acceptable boundaries of corporate ethics.
Christmas tree branches placed around the perimeter of the tabletop look beautiful.
Furniture is decorated with living or artificial elements, themed figurines, and toys.
Before you decorate your workplace in your own way, it’s worth asking your colleagues for their opinion: perhaps a collective decision will create a more harmonious atmosphere for the coming year.
Quest
Recently, quests have become widely known. You purchase a ticket and find yourself in a locked room. To get out of there, you must complete N number of tasks within a certain time. If they did it, they came out a hero; if they failed, they also came out, but in a different way...
Why not conduct the quest yourself using your own employees? Preparation, of course, will take some time, so you need to find a person who will take on this creative task himself. His task is to come up with tasks and places where task cards will be hidden. It is quite difficult to do this in an office where every item has been known to everyone for a long time: everyone will immediately pay attention to an unusual thing. Therefore, you need to hide it in inconspicuous places: in organizers, cabinets, desk drawers, you can even put a piece of paper with tasks under the lid of the copier.
All tasks must be combined into a logical chain: each subsequent task can be completed only after the previous one has been completed. Hint phrases should be clear to everyone, then the quest will be fun and interesting. And leaving the room/rooms will lead the team straight... to the festive table. This will be the reward for completing the quest.
Photoshoot
To preserve the memory of interesting moments, arrange a photo shoot at your corporate event. It is not necessary to hire a professional photographer for this purpose - a person who prefers not to be photographed, but to take photographs, will most likely be found in his own team. He will capture the most interesting moments of the holiday.
For beautiful staged photos, you can also create a New Year’s photo zone with your own hands. Place a Christmas tree with colorful toys and tinsel, glowing garlands, boxes with gifts (even if they are empty, no one but you will know about it). Place other New Year's attributes in the photo zone: deer, boots for gifts, clocks whose hands are approaching midnight, candles, and also a warm blanket, if you can find one in your boss's office.
Another symbol of the New Year is a fireplace, which brings warmth and gathers the whole family around it. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a real fireplace in your office. It’s quite easy to make a fireplace with your own hands. This will require time, desire and a small amount of material that you can find: boxes, polystyrene foam, drywall, etc. If you place it in the photo zone, then there will definitely be no shortage of people wanting to take pictures against its background.
Unusual solutions for decorating doors and windows
Window decoration for the New Year is designed to create a festive atmosphere not only among employees, but also among passing people.
You can transform glass even without a large budget. Curly cutouts and thematic contours are attached to the transparent surface.
Do-it-yourself New Year's paper decorations are made using templates downloaded from the Internet.
If the team has creative employees who know how to draw, they can create a masterpiece on the glass surface using toothpaste or water-soluble paints.
Window sills should also not be ignored. It is appropriate to place compositions on them that include:
- aroma candles;
- fir cones, walnuts;
- citrus fruits, sweets;
- confetti, artificial snow;
- figurines of New Year's characters.
How to decorate the front door for the New Year does not cause any difficulties for creative employees.
Often, comic poems on the theme of the holiday are placed on the outside.
A Christmas wreath with Christmas tree decorations, snowflakes, bows or small bells is traditionally hung from the inside.
Attention!
To attach decorations to a door or other vertical surface, it is convenient to use double-sided tape. The fixing material will be hidden behind the decor and can be easily removed after the end of the holiday.
Costume party
The creative team will be happy to accept the idea of a costumed corporate party.
First of all, it's very useful. It is quite possible that your little gray mouse, the accountant Mashenka, sees herself as Cleopatra in her dreams. And then she has the opportunity to show herself in all her glory. Well, how can you not take advantage of this rare opportunity?
Secondly, it's a lot of fun. You will have a rare chance to see the boss not in a formal suit, but with a white fluffy tail and pink ears. It's not every day that you have such luck!
New Year's corporate party ideas 2021
It is better to prepare for the New Year celebration in advance to avoid unnecessary turmoil and unnecessary frustrations on the eve of the long-awaited day. It’s worth considering at least 6-8 options and, together with your colleagues, choosing where to celebrate the New Year’s holiday.
Corporate party in a cafe
The cafe is a familiar place to celebrate the New Year 2021. Advantages of the option:
- a ready-made menu, the company will not waste time on cooking or coming up with a list of dishes;
- possibility of choosing dishes;
- the presence of staff who will serve the company, allowing it to relax and unwind on holiday.
It makes more sense to order a spacious hall so that there is not only a table, but also enough space for dancing, organizing competitions, and games. Cafes with karaoke are popular. Who doesn't like to sing on holiday? If finances allow, the company orders musicians and a singer.
New Year's corporate party in a restaurant
If a company decides to celebrate New Year 2021 in a restaurant, a number of key points need to be discussed to make the holiday unforgettable.
First you have to decide in which specific restaurant the corporate event is planned. If company employees visit the same establishment year after year, then it’s worth changing and choosing a new place. It is recommended to write down several options describing the advantages, from which it is then decided at a general meeting where the team will go.
The second point is to discuss the dress code and outfit for the holiday. Women usually choose evening dresses because they like to be on top, while men choose tailcoats or suits. Every lady has an outfit in her closet that makes her look amazing, but there is nowhere to put it on. A corporate event in a restaurant is a good opportunity to show off your dress and show yourself in all your glory.
It is also worth considering taking photos or videos. It is unlikely that any of your colleagues will agree to rent company all evening and night. It is better to hire a person who is professionally involved in such work, and the employees will rest peacefully on the holiday.
Thematic establishment
Celebrating the New Year 2021 in a themed establishment will appeal to a young company. Among the many interesting options, it is worth choosing:
- a party in a bar in the style of sea pirates, equipped as a ship of robbers;
- organized party in retro style;
- evening of New Year's songs at the club;
- Cinderella's ball;
- Alice in Wonderland themed party
If a large company is gathering, it is recommended to discuss the topic with each person, hear their wishes, and only then choose the preferred option.
Corporate event for large companies
First you need to determine the theme of the New Year's holiday. This is the most important question, since the further course of events and the organization of the party depend on the chosen genre. What points are recommended to be discussed:
- the design of party invitations must match the style;
- choosing costumes for the presenters and participants of the performance, this will allow those gathered at the corporate event to feel at ease and on the same wavelength with the team;
- interior and decoration of the hall for the holiday, hanging balloons, posters, paintings, stretching garlands;
- definition with dishes and table setting - arrangement of napkins, dishes, packaging of bottles in men's suits;
- choice of music, games, sometimes songs are selected to suit the company’s activities or holiday.
IMPORTANT: When organizing a corporate event for large companies, it is important to highlight the direction or industry in which the organization operates. This will unite employees and make colleagues closer.
Stylized holiday
You can go even further and organize not just a costume party, but also hold a corporate event in a certain style. You choose the reality you want to be transported to and do everything in accordance with it. For example, you decided to spend the New Year's holiday in the style of the 80s. Therefore, clothes, hairstyles, music, etc. should take you back to that era. The New Year's table should also not be from 2020. For a while, you will have to forget about telephones and computers (they had not yet been invented then) and even about sandwiches with caviar (you will have to replace it with sprats). And be sure to remember one of the main signs of this time - “prohibition”. Know: you can drink alcohol from a teapot, so that everything will be like it was back in the 80s.
You can organize a corporate party in a folk style or, conversely, in the style of the Oscars. In predominantly male groups, it would be very appropriate to organize a party in the style of “Techno” or “Chicago”. In a word, create any reality that your team likes.
General rules for combining decorations for the office
The style of jewelry in large companies is usually agreed upon with the management of the enterprise. When decorating an office, be sure to use corporate brands or company logos, artistically modified in a New Year’s theme. If approval is not made, then managers leave the decoration of work premises to the discretion of the staff. But even in this case, it is advisable to follow a number of rules.
Stylistics of jewelry
There are 3 main lines of design for offices and workspaces:
- Traditional. Most often it comes down to installing Christmas trees: small ones, placed on tables, shop windows, window sills, or a single large one, installed so that it does not interfere with movement. Balls can be selected in accordance with Feng Shui or according to the recommendations of designers on TV. Fashionable colors of the season are often used in other decorative details (garlands, pendants, animals of the coming year, etc.). The traditional style is most often used for small retail outlets, offices of public organizations or enterprises with a small budget.
- Corporate. Office decoration for the New Year in large companies is associated not so much with the upcoming holiday, but with the establishment of corporate spirit among employees. A large budget allows you to order special decorations with the company’s symbols, decorate the logo and use it in office decor. The Christmas tree can be present in the form of a product made of balls in corporate colors, but most often only garlands, pendants and other wall decorations with company advertising are used.
- Creative. Involves the creativity of employees, but is often performed by designers and combined with corporate themes. The Christmas tree can be made from company products, but in small companies it is most often made independently or decorated by employees, showing their own creativity. The original style does not deny the symbolism of the New Year; it uses both large and small decorative elements. The use of homemade paper and hand-drawn wall decorations is allowed.
Functional Features
New Year's decorations for the office are selected taking into account the following qualities:
- ability to quickly assemble and disassemble;
- lightness and mobility;
- attractiveness and easy care of reusable decorative items;
- availability of autonomous power supply or low power consumption of lighting design;
- strength.
Color spectrum
Requirements for decor shades are often set by large enterprises. For them, the corporate color in the interior decoration is not only a festive decoration, but also a reminder to employees that they belong to the team.
If there are no strict rules in choosing a color, then they are limited to the traditional combination of green, red and gold or shades of the cold blue-silver range. Often the choice of decor is influenced by the color of the element of the next year’s symbol. In such cases, you need to combine shades according to your own taste.
Master classes
This option for holding a corporate event is more suitable for a female team. It is very difficult to find a common interest among ladies of different ages. But everyone usually likes creating some kind of New Year’s attribute with their own hands, because handmade is now at the peak of popularity. And those who are 20, and those who are 30, and those who are over 50, are happy to turn nothing into something.
To conduct a master class, it is not at all necessary to invite an outside master. Surely, in your team there will be someone who loves and knows how to do handicrafts and will be happy to share their knowledge with colleagues.
This can be absolutely any activity that does not require special skills and materials: cutting out original snowflakes, creating a Christmas tree from scrap materials, making New Year's toys, etc.
As a result, at such a corporate party you will combine business with pleasure: you will spend your time fun and interesting, and you will take home a New Year’s attribute you made with your own hands.
Sport
If you have a young and active team, then one of the best options for holding a New Year's corporate party is outdoor sports events. All you need for this is a place and a small number of equipment: skis, sleds, skates, etc. If you don’t have any of this or none of your colleagues know how to skate or ski, start creating a snowman (surely everyone can do this). Organize a sports competition to sculpt the most beautiful (tall, large, round, fast, etc.) snowman.
More expensive options for active pastime are also possible. For example, paintball, airsoft, bowling, laser tag and similar games that are very popular today.
Corporate event in nature
If among your colleagues there is a happy owner of a country house who is willing to host a noisy company, take advantage of this opportunity. This option for holding a corporate event is perfect for both older teams and very young people.
What can you do during a country corporate party? To begin with, if there is a green beauty growing in the yard, you can dress it up with the whole team - and you will have fun, and you will bring at least some benefit to your colleague. After this, round dances can be held around the decorated Christmas tree (after all, no one has canceled them).
After the round dance, you can also ride a sleigh if you have a neighbor with a horse nearby. At the same time, compare what is better – a hundred-year-old sleigh or a modern car with all the bells and whistles.
The most common winter fun, which does not require any skills or investment, is everyone’s favorite game of snowballs since childhood (though our winter these days doesn’t always involve snow, but that’s another story). We think no one will refuse the opportunity to throw a couple of snowballs at their boss.
After such an active pastime, you can also do barbecue. They are like a Christmas tree, both in winter and summer, equally desired and loved. In short, there are many ways to have a great time outside the city on the eve of the New Year.
Classic corporate event
If all the previous ideas have not found a response in your heart, there is one more thing left - to hold a classic corporate party. Find a person among your colleagues who will agree to become a toastmaster for the New Year's holiday. A program with games, competitions, songs, comic predictions, funny riddles and old fairy tales in a new way is a win-win option. Don’t forget to buy prizes and “nominate” Father Frost and Snow Maiden - how can you do without the main characters of the New Year at the New Year’s holiday.
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We hope that our tips will help you have a fun and unforgettable New Year's corporate party without large financial investments.
A few preliminary points
Before you decorate your office for the New Year 2021 with your own hands and come up with decor ideas, you need to carry out several preliminary stages that are worth going through in order to make it easier to realize everything you have in mind.
New Year's planning meeting
First of all, it is necessary to discuss decor ideas on how to decorate an office for the New Year with your own hands, which will subsequently be implemented. In this case, you will need to get together as a team and discuss exactly how to decorate the office, what elements to use, and whether it is worth inviting someone from the outside.
By the way, discussing the color of the balls or tinsel on the office Christmas tree helps the team unite even more. Everyone will be able to show their imagination, and extraordinary ideas are also welcome. Once the main decor accents have been planned, it is necessary to appoint those responsible who will help translate this or that idea into reality.
Budget planning
In order to bring to life ideas on how to decorate your office for the New Year 2021 with your own hands, you need to plan a budget. If the funds are allocated by the accounting department, then we can assume that half the work has already been done. Otherwise, you will have to rely only on your own strength.
