Office Christmas Party

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I'm tasked with the Xmas office party.

We have talked about some funny awards but I'm drawing a blank! Needs to be fun and fill about an hour. Prizes will be awarded (some fun and some more special!).

Please help me!

Also any other good Christmas games etc.

There's about 20 of us. Mixed age group but all good fun people and we can take it quite close to the bone with humour

Glad I don't work there.

Snappiest dresser
Weirdest tie owner
Daftest mistake this year
Best gossip
Most pessimistic
Most optimistic
Holidays we are all jealous of
Most unusual hobby

Forced fun, what a lark

A pub quiz? Several rounds?

An hour of prizes sounds like a bit much imo.

Quizzes always went down well at my workplace. Or just spending the prize money on extra booze...

A pub quiz sounds so much safer.
Awards would be really hard to get the tone right and you risk upsetting someone (and getting the blame).

I personally hate office parties but for people who do (or if it were with my friends ) I like the awards mentioned upthread, I think if you can all take a joke it would be funny and the titles sound good.

A pub quiz sounds boring for a Christmas party IMO.

@Cruddles lol 😂

‘Funny’ awards are very risky. Feelings will be hurt.

Agree 'funny' awards aren't always funny. If you want them, make them all positive ones ie snappiest dresser.

Any with negative connotations; gossip, biggest mistake may not sit well with the recipient.

Activities are usually good quiz, or role the penny to hit the Prosecco bottle. Prizes that are booze always go down well

Funny awards are very unfunny.

You have to be in exactly the right mood and have had exactly the right amount of alcohol.

Get everyone to bring in photos of themselves with their worst haircut. Vote on which is the worst worst.

anonymous compliments?
Celeb look a like?
Who is most likely to...?

Omg. I wouldn't go. My work colleagues film everything then post it online.

Daftest mistake this year
That’s horrible, you should be able to learn from mistakes and move on, not have all your workmates laughing and herring and knowing you aren’t going to live it down.

Baby photos - guess who is who

An hour of the party given over to awards sounds painful. I think you will struggle to keep people's attention beyond 15 minutes.

@Sibello I like the celeb lookalikes. That could be really entertaining.

We will be keeping it all positive and the awards thing has been agreed with all members of staff who are keen to join in!