8 Activities You Can Do with Your Work Colleagues This Christmas

Christmas is the perfect time of year to relax. In the run up to the event, businesses use it as an opportunity to begin winding down at the end of a very busy and hectic year. But you might be wondering what you can do at Christmas with your employees to bring in the festive fun and Christmas cheer. In this article, we’ll be giving you a few ideas for some workplace Christmas activities, as well as explaining why you should give it a try in the first place. So, let’s delve deeper into the world of Christmas antics at work.

Why should we do Christmas activities with work colleagues?

There are many different reasons as to why we should take the opportunity to do something fun at Christmas with our work colleagues. Not only is it a great way for everyone to let their hair down after a years’ worth of hard work and determination, but it boosts morale and can ensure maximum productivity when it counts. So why else should we make sure that we’re having some festive fun in the workplace at Christmas? Let’s take a closer look:

• It boosts morale in the workplace
• It has the ability to increase productivity levels
• It improves workplace satisfaction
• It makes sure that everyone has fun and relaxes
• It fosters teamwork and collaboration, depending on the activity you choose to do
• It enables teams to come together who don’t ordinarily work together
• It allows workers to embrace some creativity

8 activities to do at Christmas in the workplace

Now that we’ve persuaded, or reiterated to you, the reasons why you should mark Christmas with your work colleagues by way of some festive fun, you might now be left thinking what you can do, exactly, that will have the whole place talking about it for years to come. But don’t worry, because we’re on hand to give you a few ideas for Christmas activities in the workplace this year. Which one sounds more up your street? Take a look at our list:

1. Have a Christmas-themed dress code for the day

If you’re looking to bring in the Christmas cheer as cost-effectively as possible, then having a themed dress-up day in the office is the perfect thing to get your employees into the festive spirit. Whether people want to whip out their most sparkly, sequined clothing items or dress up as an elf or Father Christmas, give them the creative freedom to come to work dressed in some sort of Christmas attire. You could even provide some Christmas-themed food to make the day stand out from the rest of the year. 

2. Take the team cocktail-making or wine-tasting

Christmas is a time for eating amazing food and drinking delicious beverages, alcoholic or otherwise. You should take the opportunity, during the festive season, to do something that’s both fun and in-keeping with the holidays. Cocktail-making and wine-tasting are a great way to make sure your workers let their hair down, as well as give them something tasty and refreshing to drink. In addition, it also helps if you want to foster some teamwork and collaboration, so it’s a win-win from a business perspective. 

3. Give an escape room a go

Escape rooms are all the rage, and they show no sign of letting up any time soon. Christmas is the perfect time of year to go and experience an escape room if you haven’t already. There are many different escape room themes to choose from. Whether you’re looking for something spooky and thriller-esque or fun and delightful, there’s bound to be an escape room near you that will meet your every need. 

4. Partake in ‘Secret Santa’

Another cost-effective Christmas activity to do in the workplace, ‘Secret Santa’ is a festive task that’s been set for many years, and it’s not something that people seem to be getting bored of yet. If you’re looking to make sure that your employees are having fun, with all of the anticipation and satisfaction that comes with gift-giving, then holding a ‘Secret Santa’ event is a great idea. It also gives your team members a chance to get to know other people who they might not work with already. 

5. Explore the local Christmas market

Almost every town and city across the country will be holding some sort of Christmas Market, whether it’s large and has all of the bells and whistles, or if it’s quaint with a few essential stalls, like mulled wine and crepes, there’s bound to be some sort of event on that you and the team can go and explore together. Another thing that is cost-effective to do, you have all of the freedom to either make some purchases or to just walk around and take in all of the hustle and bustle of the Christmas shopping crowds.

6. Have a gingerbread house-making contest

Building a gingerbread house is something that is super fun to do, but not many people seem to be taking up the activity these days. Seeing as it’s such a captivating Christmas activity with delectable results, why not bring the gingerbread house-making task back? You could provide one kit per team or department and then give out prizes for the team who can make the most amazing ones. 

7. Try a wreath-making class

Wreath-making classes are a popular Christmas activity, but it hasn’t been something that’s been around all that long. Why not take the opportunity to boost that popularity by taking your team to a wreath-making class? Not only is it something fun to do, but your team will get to learn a new skill as well as come home with a wreath that is completely unique. No other door in the country will be adorning the same wreath as your workers, which is partly why this Christmas activity has spoked in popularity in recent years.

8. Hold a festive quiz, with a prize for the winning team

An age-old Christmas activity that everyone anticipates each year, a traditional Christmas quiz in the workplace with a prize for the winning team is something that you can’t really go wrong with. Not only does it get those brains working, but it also makes everyone all the more competitive and eager to win, therefore ensuring bonds are made and morale is boosted along the way. 

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