The past year has seen many of us experience a dramatic change in how we work and interact with colleagues.
According to the Office of National Statistics, the proportion of working adults who did any work from home in 2020 increased to 37% on average from 27% in 2019.
With the grim news of the arrival of the Omicron variant in the UK and the threat of it wreaking havoc on any Christmas plans that have been made, here are some ideas if you decide to have an alternative Christmas party to accommodate colleagues who are self-isolating.
Macmillan Games Night
Charity Macmillan have created a range of online games that you can play while raising funds for people affected by cancer. You can choose from one of the following games:
- Trapped! Escape Rooms
- Horse Racing Night
- Quiz Night
- Whodunit
For more information, click here.
Online Escape Rooms
There are a wide range of online Escape Rooms to choose from for team building. One particularly appropriate one for the festive season is ‘Christmas Party Conundrum’, with the scenario of you having to race against the clock to delete an inappropriate email that you sent to your boss during the Christmas party that will definitely get you fired!
More information can be found here
Online Bingo
If you fancy something a but more subdued, how about a game of online bingo? Create your own virtual bingo cards.
Online Quiz
Lockdown quizzes became all the rage during 2020/21, so if you decide to do this for your Christmas party, here’s a neat guide on how to be coolest host in town . You can also use game-based learning platform Kahoot to make the experience more interactive
Jackbox Party Games
If you are daring enough to try something a little bit more risqué, Jackbox Games are irreverent party games which include Quiplash, Fibbage, and Drawful. More information on the games, which are available on a wide variety of digital platforms, is available here
Whatever alternative virtual Christmas party you decide to go for, Aible wishes you a very safe and Merry Christmas and all the very best for 2021.
