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How To Organise An Office Christmas Party

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There are several phases to go through to organise an office Christmas party for a company. It really depends on the organisation’s size and the number of people. Additionally, the structure of teams within an organisation is crucial to determining the best way to organise an office Christmas party.

The steps we propose below are applicable to small, medium, or very large organisations. Some or all activities might take longer, depending on the size and team diversity.

Note: Step 4 to 5 might not be sequential.

Please contact ApsisVR, and we can help you structure an event that will make this year’s office Christmas party unique for your team(s) and company.
Team Building
Step 1: Determine what success looks like.
Would you like to increase participation? Would you like to incorporate a unique theme to enhance participation? Or do you simply want it to be a relaxing activity? Or are you an ambitious organisation that wants to also increase staff moral for the new year ? Whatever the goal might be, knowing and setting this upfront will help guide you in planning the event properly.
Step 2 : Cost of office christmas party
First, identifying the allocated budget for each person, group, location, etc. is crucial. Assuming you know the budget or have a plan to determine it, you can follow the steps below.
Step 3: Select a theme.
Select a theme; most of the time, organisations choose Christmas as the theme itself, even if it is an end-of-year celebration. For example, at ApsisVR, we have an escape room for Christmas, and several organisations use it for team-building activities. We have several other games and escape rooms that allow you to create a theme for end of year celebrations.
Step 4: Create a Calendar Plan

Choose the format for this office Christmas party event.

  • Everyone attends a single event or
  • There are a few time slots available for individuals or groups to choose from or
  • Make it flexible for them to organise their time with the venue itself over a set period of time (i.e., 1-4 weeks).

If you are looking to establish leaderboard(s) for team building and increase staff participation then this is better done with flexible times,

Step 5: Identify the activities.
Plan the types of activities you want to include in your teams’ offerings. Is it going to be a river cruise, bowling, paint ball, laser tag, or escape rooms? Escape rooms, especially virtual reality escape rooms, provide a diverse range of room types. mysterious, intense, horror, mysterious

Unlike in physical escape rooms, with VR escape rooms, you can decide which escape room to select at the venue after you receive a briefing on all the games.

Adventurous games, Intense
Mysterious games

Additionally, the structure necessitates the participation of 4–6 people. Even if you have 24 people, you can divide them into multiple small teams so they can have a friendly competition.

It is also a wonderful opportunity for people in a large organisation to get to know each other, making it a wonderful team-building activity that encourages “working across teams,” not just “working within teams.” VR escape rooms are ideal for this activity because they offer a variety of escape rooms and let teams choose what to do on their day together. Proper execution of these corporate-wide office Christmas parties can positively influence broader organisational goals if they incorporate activities. By contributing to a larger organizational goal, you may be able to access other budgets from teams, HR, and others.

Step 6: Length of the activity
Would you prefer this to be an activity, followed by food and drinks? Or are you simply interested in the activity itself? If your budget is tight, perhaps a shared activity would be more beneficial. A VR escape room only takes 45 minutes.

For an activity-based Christmas party, you can consider VR escape rooms, go-karting, paintball, arcade games, and many more activities.
There are plenty of options in Melbourne CBD, a city that encompasses all seasons in a single day. It depends on how creative you want to be with work party ideas in Melbourne. ApsisVR is uniquely located close to the Yarra River, Southbank, Crown Casino, Eureka Towers, and some of the most amazing and wonderful restaurants and bars.

If you want some creative ideas to use virtual reality entertainment in the mix with food, drinks, and even trivia quizzes, then please feel free to contact us.

We believe an orgainisation should use the Christmas Party purely as an entertainment activity, but also as a strategic corporate team-building, team bonding, and cross-functional activity to encourage people to work across teams.

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