1. The Gift Wrap Challenge
Gifts are amazing and unwrapping them even more. Unwrapping and discovering what's inside is
an endless source of enjoyment. Not only do they raise excitement levels, but they also add an element of suspense. One such game is "The Gift Wrap" challenge, which you can opt to add to the list of Christmas party games.
Steps to play The Gift Wrap Challenge
Step 1. Bring in a nice present for the winner. A reward worth working hard for.
Step 2. Wrap the present in multiple layers of wrapping paper.
Step 3. Request all the employees to sit in a circle and pass the gift around while music is playing.
Step 4. When the music stops, allow the person holding the gift to unwrap a layer of paper. (Only one layer must be unwrapped at a time)
Step 5. Repeat the game until the last layer of paper is unwrapped.
Step 6. The participant who unwraps the last layer of the gift gets the opportunity to keep it.
2. Santa Hats Challenge
If you can get your hands on some Santa hats, you are ready for an amazing Christmas office game scene. Santa hat challenge is an easy-to-play game and is also perfect for office spaces. This game will surely break your employees into fits of laughter as it progresses. So, give the Santa hat game a try this Christmas.
Steps to play Santa Hat Game
Step 1. Provide Santa Hats to each guest as they enter the office.
Step 2. Appoint one employee as the captain or leader. Introduce the appointed leader to all participants.
Step 3. The captain of the game is in charge of taking the hat on and off. The rest of the participants must follow their captain's action.
Step 4. Ask all the employees to follow the captain and take the hat on and off as and when the captain does.
Step 5. If someone is not quick enough to follow the action, they lose.
Step 6. The one who properly follows the leader and is swift in undertaking the action wins the challenge.
3. Identify the Christmas Songs/ Guess the Movie
Introducing challenging games can make your office Christmas party amusing and engaging. Games that test employees' general knowledge will not only add a punch of positive competition but will also encourage learning. A few classic knowledge test game during Christmas is guessing the Christmas song or identifying the movies.
Steps to play Guess the Christmas Song or Identify the Movies
Step 1. Create a list of Christmas songs and movies. Ensure not to disclose it to anyone.
Step 2. Divide your employees into a group of 3.
Step 3. For Songs
Play the first few lines of the songs.
Step 4. For Movies
Play a few clips or popular scenes from the movie.
Step 5. Grant all the teams some time to make the guesses.
Step 6. Ask employees to raise their hands if they think they know the answers. Members from whichever team raise their hands first shall get the chance to answer.
Step 7. The team with the highest number of correct guesses shall win the game.
4. Funny Employee Awards
Christmas is a wonderful time to appreciate and nurture the culture of employee recognition at work. But it doesn't need to be a mundane ceremony. Rather it could be made interesting by adding some humor. The one amazing way to add humor to the Christmas get-together in the office is by uniquely awarding unconventional employees. Let's figure out how.
Steps to organize Funny Employee Award
Step 1. Arrange a few trophies or gift hampers. You can also provide sashes with unique titles printed on them.
Step 2. Jot down some unique and humorous titles for the awards.
Step 3. Conduct a poll and request all employees to vote for the candidates most deserving of the given humorous titles.
Step 4. Once the poll is done and the results have arrived, commemorate the unconventional employees in the ceremony with the trophies
Step 5. Request winning employees to give a one-minute speech. This will make it even more fun.
5. Find the Jingle Bells
Time for some adventure. And what better adventure game could there be other than jingle bell hunting? The popular jingle bell hunt is more fun than one could imagine, and employees can also play it with much ease. Their only challenge will be to be on red alert throughout and searching.
Steps to play Find the Jingle Bells
Step 1. Buy a few dozen of jingle bells.
Step 2. Hide a bunch of jingle bells around the office before the party begins.
Step 3. Ask someone to volunteer for the game.
Step 4. Once the party starts and employees are ready for the hunt, allot 5 minutes to each of them to search for the bells.
Step 5. Set the timer on and ask the employees to hunt for the bells around the office.
Step 6. After the allotted time ends, the employee with the highest number of jingle bells in their kitties wins the hunting challenge.
6. The Great Christmas Hunt
With Christmas Scavenger Hunt, the adventure will be at its peak. This game is not only engrossing but is tough too. After all, how good is a game if it is not a challenging one? So, if your team is up for some challenges, go for this hunt.
Items you'll require:
Prints of the list of items to hunt for in the office
Several holiday or Christmas items like balls, cookies, candies, candles, stockings, Santa hats, etc.
A Santa Bag
A timer or watch
Steps to play Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Step 1. Scatter or hide the items around the office.
Step 2. Divide the employees into groups of 5 and ask them to pick a name for their team.
Step 3. Distribute the list of items to hunt for to all employees.
Step 4. Ask the employees to put the items in their Santa bags and checkmark the boxes in the list when they find the items they're searching for.
Step 5. Allot 5-10 minutes to the participants and set the timer as soon as the teams are ready for the hunt.
Step 6. After the duration ends, ask the employees to stand with their respective teams along with the items they've collected.
Step 7. Request the volunteer to count the number of items hunted by each team. The team with the highest number of Christmas items pursued wins the challenge and gets to keep all of those.
7. Dangling Doughnuts
The dangling doughnut challenge will be a fun twist to the party. The game test not just how many doughnuts one can have at a given time. But it tests one's coordination, strategy, and willingness.
Items you'll require:
A few dozen of doughnuts
String rolls
A bar or ceiling to hang the doughnuts
Timer or watch
Steps to play Dangling Doughnut Challenge
Step 1. Hang the doughnuts on a bar or the ceiling at a height that is neither too high nor too low.
Step 2. Ask the employees to eat the doughnuts while keeping their hands behind their backs. They are not allowed to touch the doughnuts with their hands at any time in the game.
Step 3. Communicate to the players to raise their hands when they're done eating the doughnuts.
Step 4. After communicating the rules and ensuring that the participants are ready, set the timer.
Step 5. The game begins at the count of 1-2-3, and the player who eats the maximum doughnuts in less time and raises both hands wins the challenge.
8. Christmas Deck Up Challenge
