Tips on Corporate Christmas Party Games

Everyone will look forward to the company Christmas party when you make plans to include these corporate Christmas party games!

Oh Come All Ye

When you need Christmas office party games that will not only allow guests to mingle but will also give them something to talk about, then how about giving this one a try?

Before the party, come up with several item categories.

At game's end, guests will be grouped into these categories so aim to have 3-5 guests per group (for small office parties) or as many as 20 each (for larger corporate gatherings). Within each category you'll need several items that fit the description.

Here are a few examples:

* Christmas song titles: "Jingle Bells," "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," "The First Noel," "Silent Night," "Away in a Manger"

* Christmas sweets: candy canes, sugar cookies, chocolate-covered cherries, ribbon candy, chocolate orange

* Christmas dinner: ham, turkey, yams, cranberry sauce, stuffing

* Christmas decorations: lights, tree, ornaments, garland, candles

Write all of the items on slips of paper without indicating their categories, but do keep a master list of all of the items and categories to avoid confusion later.

To play the game, have participating employees and guests draw a slip of paper from a Christmas stocking as they enter. Once everyone has arrived, explain that they each hold one item in an unnamed category.

During the office party, their task is to talk to other guests to determine both their category and which partygoers share the same group. The first group to find all of its members and correctly guess the category wins the prize!

Christmas Ornament Bowling

If you're looking for corporate Christmas party games that will have guests on their feet and cheering, this one is right up your alley! Christmas ornament bowling is full of unpredictable fun, and the built in comedy of rolling ornaments is a guaranteed ice breaker!

Setting up this game is easy. Use rolls of wrapping paper to make a lane to keep wayward ornaments from wandering too far out of line. Set up bowling "pins" at one end; miniature Christmas trees are the perfect accent for this holiday party game!

To play, collect several ornaments of various shapes – as long as they will roll (and not necessarily in a straight line), any shape will do. For safety reasons, avoid ornaments made from glass or those which are otherwise fragile. Have guests take turns rolling the ornaments down the lane. Award one point for each knocked over tree or pin, and the player with the most points wins.

This game is fabulous because it works for parties of any size, whether you need corporate Christmas party games for 10 employees or 100. Simply set up more lanes for bigger crowds and let the good times roll!

An office Christmas party doesn't have to be dull just because it's a corporate event. In fact, you can make this year's one of the most memorable yet when you put some of these corporate Christmas party games to work for you!