When you’re hosting a corporate event like an employee appreciation day, the activities you’ve planned can make the difference between a get-together that will be forgotten in a couple of weeks, or an experience that forms genuine connections and is reminisced over for years to come. It can be tough to come up with ideas that seem fresh and interesting, though, especially if you’ve planned lots of corporate meetings in the past and have already used and reused your favorite ideas. We’re here to help inspire you with three ways to plan activities that will surprise and delight your guests.

• Facilitate connections between people.

Relational connection always has the potential to be meaningful. Plan activities that get people to have some one-on-one interaction with someone else in the conference – even if it’s not face to face.

• Have a “thank you bar” where guests can pick from a selection of humorous or witty thank you cards and write a short note of appreciation to a colleague. Collect the cards, and mail them after the event.
• For the event catering, plan a company picnic (if the event is indoors, no problem – an indoor picnic is just as fun). Pack picnic baskets, each one holding a large picnic blanket and goodies for four or five people. Guests will need to find others to share their picnic with them.

• Tap into the inner child.

Corporate life is laden with adult pressures and responsibilities, so help your guests unwind by doing something whimsical. Something which they probably loved to do as a child, and possibly haven’t done for many years. 

• Give out adult coloring books and colored pencils. Guests can use them at the event, and take them home when it’s over.
• Set up badge decorating stations. Guests can dress up their badges and tap into their creativity with colorful beads, colored sand and some fast-drying craft glue.
• Suspend giant swings from the roof. Guests can enlist the help of their colleagues and revel in some childlike fun. Make sure safety requirements are met for this reminiscent activity!

• Break records.

If you’re hosting an event that’s going to be packed, make it truly memorable by trying for a mass participation world record. You can submit your record to the Guinness World Records, recordsetter.com, or any other recognized record keeper. To make sure you qualify, check out the rules before planning the activity. Here are some fun mass participation ideas.

• Hold up colored boards to create a message or an image.
• Form a massage train.
• Beat out a rhythm on paper cups.

If you’re planning a New York event, we do coffee catering in New York City. We arrive at your NYC event location and set up a mobile coffee bar.  Whether you’re planning breakfast catering for a small event or a large group, we can provide espresso drinks and breakfast smoothies made to order. Your guests can take their pick from our wide selection of menu options, relax, and enjoy the fragrant magic of our unique Hawaiian coffees.