Ideas for Virtual Company Christmas Parties
Guide
Are you looking for virtual company Christmas party ideas for your remote team members? Our event coordinators have created all-new themes and activities and even reinvented catering and entertainment for virtual holidays.
Here’s your company’s virtual Christmas party ideas beyond the usual gift exchange, virtual secret Santa, and virtual escape room.
First, we will look at popular options. Then, we will give you many more unique ideas to choose from and make your own.
If you need help with planning, production and logistics of your Christmas party, contact our agency. We’ve been producing virtual events long before COVID and can put our knowledge and experience to work for you.
Host a Virtual Luncheon
For remote employees, why not order from our appreciation luncheon options? Employees receive branded lunches in boxes or insulated lunchboxes delivered directly to them. Our lunch boxes for adults include fun gifts such as invisible ink pens or a gift of your choice. They also come with a variety of gourmet menu options for food and drinks. See a few of our favorite corporate holiday gift ideas for employees for more ideas about presents.
Add in sealed beverages and enjoy your meal while you cast votes for the best (or worse) ugly Christmas sweater. Lunches can include holiday classics, h’ors-deorves, or anythng else you dream of. Our team can even include small appretizers from global holidays, to make the meal even more meaningful. Learn more about our boxed luncheons on this page.
To prevent uncomfortable silence while eating at your computer, begin with ice breakers, games, and activities. These will help keep everyone engaged and having a good time. Place festive music in the background and be sure to include a host (or two) to keep everyone moving forward and entertained.
You can choose a theme from the list below or create your own to match your team and work environment. After all a meal alone is not a party.
Paint & Sip
Picture your team in their best sweaters, painting with a skilled artist while enjoying spiced wine or eggnog. Paint and sip is a fun activity that can help you relax, unwind, and showcase your team’s creativity. We can arrange not only the artist to present over Zoom or Teams, but mail the canvas, paints, brushes, and beverages to employees. This is one of our top entertainment ideas for corporate events that works perfectly in the virtual world.
Art gives one a sense of achievement and relaxation. Promoting activities like this is good for the mental health of remote workers who bring their work home with them. Mindfulness is important for remote workers, and painting is an amazing way to learn to be mindful. This virtual holiday party idea will teach your team a skill to relax and stay present during busy times, while they have fun.
Global Holiday Exhibit
The exploration, understanding, and acceptance of varied culture is crucial in a workplace. Why not celebrate the holiday season with an exhibit of winter holidays and traditions from around the world?
Your team can explore various traditions from around the world, even if they are not part of their own heritage. They can do this from the comfort of their home offices, on video call, and ensure an enjoyable experience. During the holiday season, sharing and being together are important. Celebrating different holidays and their traditions can help bring these qualities to your party.
Our event agency can set up a livestream with presenters from around the world sharing their traditional celebrations. Our team is expert at broadcasting, including events with multiple speakers, like Recovery Happens’ 17th annual event. Engagement is sure to be high, especially when you factor in having a Q&A session with the presenters!
Livestream Holiday Concert
What better way to celebrate the holiday season than with a private concert live-streamed just for your company? Whether it’s a band, artist, or Christmas carolers, our event agency has the best options for you! For BEHR’s virtual event, we brought in Katy Perry to perform for their team. We find musical portions, especially concerts, as a part of a virtual event make it even more exciting.
Our event coordinators will wow your team with top-rated production. Our technicians work hard to make sure your concert and virtual event run smoothly and are fantastic. No matter what sort of entertainment you look to have, we have connections with the world’s best musicians.
Virtual Employee Awards
Employee awards ceremonies are one of the most quintessential, exciting, and inspirational parts of the holiday season! Recognition shows value to employees and motivates them to go above and beyond their goals the next year.
We find that these ceremonies are all the more special when you tailor the awards to your employees. Inside humor based awards or personalized recognition for specific things are even more meaningful to your team. We’ve even gathered a list of some of the best award categories for corporate employees.
You can make the awards ceremony more fun by having your team vote before the event, turning it into a fun game. Sending emails with award categories and spaces for a colleague’s name can boost excitement and engagement before the event. Vote separately or as part of the RSVP process.
Virtual Space for Mingling
Setting up a virtual space that fits the mood of the season is important. Whether you’re looking to set the mood with a Yule log background or play festive tunes in the background, mood is everything. So, too, is it important to give colleagues time to mingle. By scheduling breaks for people to connect, you can bring the fun of an in-person Christmas party to the online world.
Consider sending out recipes for easy cocktails and mocktails for your team to sip while they bond. Alternatively, send cider and cocoa packets by mail for them. Some things that can make your virtual holiday space shine are:
- Backgrounds Made by Your Team
- A Remote Cocktail Mixer Portion
- Interactive Features Like Email Games & Polls
- Intermission Containing Playlist Made by Attendees
- “Hang Up” Ornaments Made by Team Members in the Virtual Space
- Mosaic Photo Collage/Photo Booth
Instead of DYI, a custom designed virtual venue can really elevate your holiday party. Add Easter eggs (hidden surprises) that can generate excitement. Gamification elements for both interacting with each other and the virtual environment with a scoreboard and winners podium can encourage participation.
After using different platforms like Teams, Zoom, or custom ones, make sure to ask for feedback through a poll. Ask what they liked and what they would like to see in the future. This information will allow you to make the next event even better for your remote workforce.
More Ideas for Virtual Company Christmas Party
Below are countless options, some modified classic experiences, and some digital-only. Feel free to select from the list below or contact us for personalized recommendations.
- Holiday Trivia
- Holiday Scavenger Hunt
- Name That Holiday Tune
- Digital Reindeer Decorating Challenge
- Virtual Cookie Decorating Contest
- Holiday Craft Competition
- Holiday Poem Contest
- Holiday Karaoke
- Holiday Mad Libs
- Holiday Themed Bingo
- Holiday Playlist Collaboration (tip: play it during the virtual party)
- Holiday Background Contest
- Creating Cards for Charity (see more charitable team building activities)
- Virtual Game Night (tip: add festive challenges in-game)
- Holiday Tradition Sharing (bonus: relate traditions from your culture or heritage!)
- Ugly Sweater Contest
- Favorite Holiday Memory Ice Breaker
- Online Holiday Character “What Am I”
- Livestream Concert or Carolers
- Hot Chocolate Tasting (mail mix packets)
- Printable Snowflake Design Contest
- Gingerbread House Decorating (with mailed kits)
- Garland Making with Popcorn & String
- Digital Wreath Design Contest
- Digital Cookie Decorating
- Holiday Themed Internet Scavenger Hunt
- Holiday Outfit/Character Costume Contest
- Holiday Word Association
- Holiday Word Search
- Holiday Song Word Scramble
- Holiday Movie Quotes Trivia
- Web-Based Snowball Fight
- Decorate a Virtual Tree
- Holiday Online Photo Booth
- At-Home Arts & Crafts
- Carol Charades
- Pictionary
Snowman story building is a creative activity where each person adds a sentence to a story about a snowman. Virtual drumming along to carols is a unique way to get everyone moving and grooving.
The ideas never end, but game designers create the best games, whether virtual or in person, with the people they will entertain in mind. Customize your event for your team and if you need help, our team is here.
Digital Gift Swap
For gifts that you can swap that cost nothing, but help connect remote employees consider these ideas that cost nothing but mean a lot!
- Winter Recipe Swap
- Make-You-Own Digital Holiday Cards
- Ask a Question/Get a Answer (i.e. Staff who are new ask establish staff a question that they will answer)
- Travel Guide (Give a gift of knowledge, with details about a destination only insight can give)
- Language (teach a new word or phrase in another language)
- Life Hacks (share a life hack)
Playlists (for added fun center them around a theme)
Ice Breaker Virtual Holiday Party Ideas
One fun idea for a virtual holiday party is to have an ice breaker activity. During this activity, everyone can share their favorite holiday tradition. This can help everyone get to know each other better and create a festive atmosphere. It’s a great way to kick off the party and get everyone involved. These are a classic example of Christmas holiday party games for the office, and help your group get in the holiday spirit.
Icebreakers help people loosen up and feel more comfortable interacting with each other, especially in new or unfamiliar situations. This is great for big events, networking, or team building when people don’t know each other well. When going virtual, many people have very limited chances to get to know each other. Ice breakers are valuable tool to help make connections that go beyond email communication.
Festive Ice Breaker Ideas for Virtual Events
- Winter Recipe Swap
- Carol Charades
- Winter “This or That”
- Holiday Pictionary
- Snowman Story Building
- Digital Reindeer Decorating Challenge
- Build a Cotton Ball Snowman
- Reflect on the Year Together
- Virtual Drumming along to Carols
10 HR Approved “Would You Rather” Questions
- Would you rather work from a beach for a month or a ski resort for a month?
- Would you rather win a free year of coffee or a free gym membership for a year?
- Would you rather build a snowman or have a snowball fight?
- Would you rather travel to see family for the holidays or stay home and relax?
- Would you rather eat cookies or gingerbread houses?
- Would you rather drink hot chocolate or eggnog?
- Would you rather receive the gift you always wanted or the gift you never knew you needed?
- Would you rather have the ability to fly or be invisible?
- Would you rather travel back in time or see the future?
- Would you rather be able to read minds or speak every language fluently?
Your Own Remote Christmas Party
These virtual event ideas are fun and bring people together, even when they are far apart, creating a sense of camaraderie.
Virtual Christmas parties will be different from in-person events. This creates opportunities for new, fun, and creative virtual-only ideas.
Above we discussed three virtual company Christmas party ideas, but they aren’t just for remote teams. They are great holiday party themes and ideas for hybrid and in person parties, once moved from the digital space to the real world.
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